How to write the letter GG is for goat.
Watch letter G being written, stroke by stroke. In Zaner-Bloser style, capital G has 2 steps and lowercase g 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 G 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 up and to the left.
- 2Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go to the left.
- 1Start here and go up and to the left.
- 2Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go down.
About the letter G
Sound: The hard g sound in goat. Before e, i and y it can sound like j (giraffe).
Words to practice: goat, game, gift, gorilla.
Watch out: g and q look alike; g has a tail that turns left, q a tail that turns right.
Tip: Make a c, go up, then down below the baseline and hook to the left.
Gg 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 G: 2 steps · small g: 2 steps
- Handwriting Without Tears styleCapital G: 2 steps · small g: 2 steps
- D'Nealian styleCapital G: 2 steps · small g: 2 steps
Practice the word “goat”
More words: sight words, CVC words, or make your own sheet.
