How to write the letter DD is for dog.
Watch letter D being written, stroke by stroke. In Zaner-Bloser style, capital D has 2 steps and lowercase d has 2. Each number shows where a step starts and the arrow shows which way to go.
See it in the app
Watch the letter D come to life.
The same ZB style shapes as this sheet, as your child plays them in LetterSchool: three short games that teach where to start and which way to go.
- 1Tap the dots
- 2Trace the path
- 3Write it yourself
Step by step
- 1Start here and go down.
- 2Lift your pencil, start here and go to the right.
- 1Start here and go up and to the left.
- 2Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go down.
About the letter D
Sound: The d sound in dog.
Words to practice: dog, duck, door, dinosaur.
Watch out: Often swapped with b. In d the round part comes first, then the tall line.
Tip: Make a c first, then go up to the top line and straight down.
Dd in each style
The same letter is formed a little differently in each handwriting program. Numbers count the steps on the model letter.
- Zaner-Bloser styleCapital D: 2 steps · small d: 2 steps
- Handwriting Without Tears styleCapital D: 2 steps · small d: 2 steps
- D'Nealian styleCapital D: 2 steps · small d: 2 steps
Practice the word “dog”
More words: sight words, CVC words, or make your own sheet.
