Cursive Letter T Worksheets

Cursive t is a tall stroke that stops short of the top line, crossed afterwards. Run the undercurve up from the baseline to a height between the midline and the top line, come straight back down to the baseline and exit forward. Then, when the whole word is finished, go back and add the crossbar as a separate horizontal stroke across the upper part of the stem.

t is shorter than l, and that is deliberate

The height of t is the detail that most often goes wrong. If it reaches the top line it reads as an l, and words like top and ten lose their shape. Traditional school cursive puts t at roughly three quarters of the ascender height, noticeably taller than i and u but clearly shorter than l, b, h and k. The three line guides on these sheets make the target visible.

Cross it at the end, with the i dots

Like the dot on i and the cross on x, the t bar is added after the word is complete. Crossing as you go interrupts the continuous stroke that cursive is built around. Teach the habit early: finish the word, lift once, then go back along the word adding every t bar and every i dot in one pass. The bar sits above the midline and crosses the stem, not the join.

What each of the three pages holds

The extra large sheet prints T and t with a solid model followed by three dashed copies on each of three bands, giving room to judge the height against the guides. The uppercase and lowercase page shows the pair at 96 point, then rows of seven capitals, seven lowercase and four Tt pairs, closing with two lines for unaided practice. The words page traces top, ten and tap, each above a free ruled row.

How tall should cursive t be?

About three quarters of the way to the top line, so it is clearly taller than i, u and n but clearly shorter than l, b, h and k. A full height t reads as l. On three line paper the useful instruction is to stop the stroke between the middle line and the top line rather than touching the top.