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Free Letter G Tracing Worksheet: Uppercase G and Lowercase g
A c with a shelf for the capital. The lowercase g is a c that goes up, then straight down below the line and hooks under. The hook is where it goes wrong. The sheet shows capital G (one stroke) and small g (one stroke) with a numbered start dot on each, then 5 rows of letters to trace.
3 free sheets for G
Preview before you print
Each sheet is one page with 5 rows, a numbered stroke diagram and a name line. Click a sheet to download it. The paper size toggle above applies here too.
- Start here
- Pencil path
- Finish
Curly caterpillars: All begin with the same anti-clockwise c movement.
How to form the letter G
c first, close it, then hook under the line
Capital G (one stroke)
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Start near the top, on the right
Just under the top line, like a capital C.
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Curve anti-clockwise round the bottom
Keep going up the right-hand side to the middle.
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Draw the shelf
A short line pointing in towards the centre.
Lowercase g (one stroke)
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Start with a c
Just under the mid line on the right, curve anti-clockwise round.
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Go up to the mid line
Close the circle.
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Straight down past the base line
Keep going into the space underneath.
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Hook to the left
Curve under and finish pointing left, like a monkey's tail.
On the sheet: G is for goat. Say it out loud: "g-g-goat". Can you think of two more G words?
Common mistakes
What to watch for with G
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Tail hooks the wrong way
The hook on g points left. A hook to the right is a reversed g. Finish under the circle.
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g sits on the line
The circle sits on the base line and the tail hangs below it, like p, q, j and y.
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Capital G without a shelf
The shelf is what makes a G a G. Finish with the small line pointing inwards.
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Next steps after G
10 more free worksheets to print, each with stroke order and 3 PDFs.
Before and after
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Letters children reverse
All 26 letters or download the whole alphabet in one PDF.
Working on small letters? Every lowercase tracing worksheet is on one page. g is one of the 6 letters children reverse: that page has the fix for each one.