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Free Year 2 Handwriting & Letter Formation Worksheets

3 free handwriting & letter formation resources for Year 2: 3 worksheets. Answers included.

Tracing and forming letters and words. Year 2 students count, order and add numbers to 20 and beyond, start to use place value (tens and ones), tell o'clock and half-past time and recognise coins.

Students will practise: sorting letters into tall, short and tail letters; keeping short letters the same size; letting tails hang below the line; tracing and copying words neatly; leaving finger spaces between words; copying a sentence neatly; starting a sentence with a capital letter; writing a simple sentence independently.

Recommended learning path

  1. 1Handwriting: Tall, Short and Tail Letters
  2. 2Handwriting: Copying Sentences with Finger Spaces
  3. 3Handwriting: Common Words

Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Handwriting: Tall, Short and Tail Letters

    Children learn that lowercase letters come in three sizes: tall letters (b, d, h, k, l, t) reach up high, short letters (a, c, e, o, s)…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    14 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Handwriting: Copying Sentences with Finger Spaces

    Children learn to leave a finger space between words so their writing is easy to read. They spot the sentence with good spaces, trace…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    9 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Handwriting: Common Words

    Children trace and copy twelve of the most common words in early readers (the, and, said, was, they, you, have, like, come, went, look,…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    15 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

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What do Year 2 students learn about handwriting & letter formation?

Tracing and forming letters and words. At Year 2, our resources focus on: sorting letters into tall, short and tail letters; keeping short letters the same size; letting tails hang below the line; tracing and copying words neatly.

Where should we start?

Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.

Are answers included?

Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.

How to use these resources

  1. Spend five minutes planning before writing.
  2. Use the success criteria as a checklist when editing.
  3. Compare the model opening with your child's opening — what makes each one work?

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