Practice Masters - Mansfield City Schools Home

1 Illustrations by Josh HaraCopyright Zaner-Bloser, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7367-6949-5 The pages in this book may be duplicated for classroom use. Zaner-Bloser, , Inc., Box 16764, Columbus, Ohio 43216-67641-800-421-3018 Printed in the United States of America10 11 12 13 14 13880 5 4 3 2 1 3 Practice MastersPractice MastersManuscript Review lL, iI, tT .. 1 Manuscript Review oO, aA, dD .. 2 Manuscript Review cC, eE, fF .. 3 Manuscript Review gG, jJ, qQ .. 4 Manuscript Review uU, sS, bB, pP .. 5 Manuscript Review rR, nN, mM, hH .. 6 Manuscript Review vV, yY, wW .. 7 Manuscript Review xX, kK, zZ .. 8 Writing Positions: Left-Handed Writers .. 9 Writing Positions: Right-Handed Writers ..10 Zaner-Bloser Alphabet .. 1 1 Basic Strokes: Undercurve ..12 Basic Strokes: Downcurve ..13 Basic Strokes: Overcurve ..14 Basic Strokes: Slant ..15 Keys to Legibility: Shape ..16 Keys to Legibility: Size ..17 Keys to Legibility: Spacing ..18 Keys to Legibility: Slant.

2 19 Keys to Legibility: .. 20i, t, u, w, e, l, b .. 2 1h, f, k, r, s, j, p .. 28a, d, g, o, c, q .. 35n, m, y, x, v, z .. 4 1A, O, D, C, E .. 47N, M, H, K, U, Y, Z, V, W, X .. 52I, J, Q .. 62T, F .. 65G, S, L .. 67P, R, B .. 70 Cursive Numerals .. 73 Cursive Numerals .. 74 School-to-Home Activitiesi, t .. 75u, w .. 76e, l .. 77b, h .. 78f, k .. 79r, s .. 80j, p .. 8 1 a, d .. 82g, o .. 83c, q .. 84n, m .. 85y, x .. 86v, z .. 87A, O .. 88D, C .. 89E, N .. 90M, H .. 9 1K, U .. 92Y, Z .. 93V, W .. 94X, I .. 95 J, Q .. 96 T, F .. 97G, S .. 98L, P .. 99R, B .. 100 Support MaterialsRecord of Student s Handwriting Skills ..101 Certificate of Progress ..102 Certificate of Excellence ..103 Zaner-Bloser Manuscript Alphabet and Numerals ..104 Zaner-Bloser Cursive Alphabet and Numerals ..105 Cursive Stroke Descriptions ..106 Cursive Stroke Descriptions ..107 Cursive Stroke Descriptions ..108 Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Grid.

3 109 Zaner-Bloser Story-Writing Grid ..110 ContentsClick entry to go to specific page .FinalPractice master 1 Copyright Zaner-Bloser, the lullaby icicleinside twist tabletLeslie Lancelot IrisIberia Tahiti Trevor MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP L L L LI I I IT T T TManuscript ReviewWrite the l l l l i i i it t t tCopyright Zaner-Bloser, master 2 Write the odd alohaagenda demand dazed Oslo Oscar AndreaAsia Dirk DeniseManuscript ReviewWrite the o o o oa a a ad d d dMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO PMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO PMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO PMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO PMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO PMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO P O O O OA A A AD D D DPractice master 3 Copyright Zaner-Bloser.

4 The crutch engineevening cliff fiftyCanada Carson EnidElvis France FaithMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO POPOPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO POPOPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO POPOPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO POPOPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO POPOPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO POPOP C C C CE E E EF F F FManuscript ReviewWrite the c c c ce e e ef f f fCopyright Zaner-Bloser, master 4 Write the engineer ejectjade square quiz Greece Gus JuneJesse Quincy QatarManuscript ReviewWrite the g g g gj j j jq q q qMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO PMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO PMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO PMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO PMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO PMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO P G G G GJ J J JQ Q Q QPractice master 5 Copyright Zaner-Bloser, the umbrella sunset bubble pulp Ulster SolonSavannah Bernice PeruMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOP MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP U U U US S S SB B B BP P P PManuscript ReviewWrite the MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP u u u us s s sb b b bp p p pCopyright Zaner-Bloser.

5 master 6 Write the murmur nation memoryhatch Ross NetherlandsMexico Mike Holly MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP R R R RN N N NM M M MH H H HManuscript ReviewWrite the MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP r r r rn n n nm m m mh h h hPractice master 7 Copyright Zaner-Bloser, the remove younghungry window walrusVirginia Velma YemenYork Wabash WesMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO POPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO POPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO POPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO POPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO POPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO POP V V V VY Y Y YW W W WManuscript ReviewWrite the v v v vy y y yw w w wCopyright Zaner-Bloser, master 8 Write the flex knightticket fuzzy amazeXeres Xanthos KarenKevin Zach ZurichManuscript ReviewWrite the x x x xk k k kz z z zMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO PMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO PMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO PMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO PMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO PMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO P X X X XK K K KZ Z Z ZPractice master 9 Copyright Zaner-Bloser, Positions: CursiveSlant your paper as shown in the both arms on the desk.

6 Use your right hand to move the paper as you the pencil toward your left elbow when you you write with your left hand ..right handleft handHold the pencil with your thumb and first two your first finger on your thumb, and keep it on the not squeeze the pencil when you Zaner-Bloser, master 10 Writing Positions: CursiveSlant the paper as shown in the both arms on the desk. Use your left hand to move the paper as you the pencil toward the middle of your body when you you write with your right hand ..right handleft handHold the pencil with your thumb and first two fingers. Keep your first finger on your thumb, and keep it on the not squeeze the pencil when you master 11 Copyright Zaner-Bloser, MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPMNOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPZ aner-Bloser AlphabetA B C D E F G H IA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P QJ K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZR S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i ja b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z t u v w x y zCopyright

7 Zaner-Bloser, master 12 Trace the undercurve stroke at the beginning of these lowercase e i l j sUndercurveAn undercurve stroke swings the undercurve stroke at the beginning of these uppercase G L P R BWrite undercurve strokes. Begin at the MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPq Qq Qq Q Q q Write undercurve strokes. Begin at the Strokesq q q q q qq q q q q qMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO POPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO POPOPOPOPOPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO POPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO POPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP q q q q q qq q q q q qPractice master 13 Copyright Zaner-Bloser, the downcurve stroke at the beginning of these lowercase c d g o qDowncurveA downcurve stroke dives the downcurve stroke at the beginning of these uppercase C D E OWrite downcurve strokes. Begin at the Write downcurve strokes. Begin at the W w W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w W wMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPw Ww WBasic StrokesCopyright Zaner-Bloser, master 14 Trace the overcurve stroke at the beginning of these lowercase n v x y zOvercurveAn overcurve stroke bounces the overcurve stroke at the beginning of these uppercase J QWrite overcurve strokes.

8 Begin at the overcurve strokes. Begin at the MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP E w E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e E eMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPe Ee EBasic StrokesPractice master 15 Copyright Zaner-Bloser, the slant stroke in these lowercase d m h ySlantA slant stroke the slant stroke in these uppercase P R U X YWrite slant strokes. Begin at the the slant strokes. Begin at the MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP R R r r : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPr Rr RBasic StrokesCopyright Zaner-Bloser, master 16 Write the words.

9 Circle three letters you wrote that have good to LegibilityMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOP w d c hu There are four basic strokes in cursive writing. Be sure to write each letter with good basic each letter that has an undercurve beginning .MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO P a j p g sCircle each letter that has a downcurve beginning .MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO P b n r v zCircle each letter that has an overcurve beginning .MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPO P c k l m oCircle each letter that has a slant stroke .put bellsum tosskite filebaby leapShapePractice master 17 Copyright Zaner-Bloser, the words. Circle your three best tall letters. Underline your three best short to LegibilityMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOP b d h Look at the size of each letters touch the a m g uShort letters touch the letters have descenders that go below the baseline and touch the next f q yseek toss awaynew just bulblimit yellow riverbelow furry puppySizeCopyright Zaner-Bloser, master 18 Write the phrases.

10 Use and \ to mark the spacing between letters and to Legibility Look at the spacing between letters and should be space for between should be space for \ between oooo obirthday cardrosy red cheeksorange butterfly wingswarm summer sunword spacingletter spacingSpacingPractice master 19 Copyright Zaner-Bloser, slantWrite the words. Circle three words you wrote that have good to Legibility Look at the slant of your letters have a uniform forward dive helptall gulp flightnever camel taketable book pleasewolf today coughSlantCopyright Zaner-Bloser, master 20 SlantSpacingSizeShapeKeys to LegibilityMNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPW rite these phrases in no snowCircle your best letter that has good in the sunCircle a word you wrote that has good slant. MNOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOPOP OPOPOPOPhop to the topGood joinings make good spacing between letters.