4. Undercurve Family: u and w
Two letters made of nothing but undercurve swings.
Letters on this sheet
u w i t
What this lesson teaches
The letter u is two undercurve swings in a row. The letter w is three, finished with a small sideways tail at the midline.
The most common mistake is unequal cups — check that both halves of your u are the same width and depth.
What is on the sheet
-
The Letter u
uuuWrite three joined letters u. Both cups of each u should touch the baseline and be equally wide.
-
The Letter w
wwwWrite three joined letters w. Finish each w with the small tail at the midline — it is what joins w to the next letter.
-
Word: wit
witCombine everything from the undercurve family. Watch the join from w — it leaves from the midline, not the baseline.
How to use it
Print at 100% on US Letter — not “fit to page”. The ruling is classroom size, and scaling the page down makes every letter the wrong size. The 10 cm scale at the foot of the sheet is there to check against: if it measures short, the print was scaled.
The sheet holds 3 exercises, each with a model row in full ink, a pale row to trace over, and two empty ruled rows of your own.
Get AI Feedback on What You Write
Print a page, write it by hand and photograph your result — our AI scores letter formation, spacing and consistency instantly.
Start the Full Course Try AI Feedback Free