How to write the letter YY is for yak.
Watch letter Y being written, stroke by stroke. In Zaner-Bloser style, capital Y has 3 steps and lowercase y 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 Y 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 and to the right.
- 2Lift your pencil, start here and go down and to the left.
- 3Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go down.
- 1Start here and go down and to the right.
- 2Lift your pencil, start here and go down and to the left.
About the letter Y
Sound: The y sound in yak and yes. At the end of a word it often says ee or eye.
Words to practice: yak, yo-yo, yellow, yarn.
Tip: Short slant down, then a long slant from the top right down below the baseline.
Yy 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 Y: 3 steps · small y: 2 steps
- Handwriting Without Tears styleCapital Y: 2 steps · small y: 2 steps
- D'Nealian styleCapital Y: 2 steps · small y: 2 steps
Practice the word “yak”
More words: sight words, CVC words, or make your own sheet.
