Lowercase o worksheet with an octopus picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides. — The complete worksheet, just as it prints.

LETTER FORMATION · COLOUR & PRACTISE

o for octopus: one round movement

An octopus gives a rounded picture cue for lowercase o. Follow the start point around the model, trace once and use the open guides; the longer picture word is optional.

Lowercase o · Colour, say and write

Choose your paper

A4210 × 297 mmUS Letter8½ × 11 in

One page · A4 · Black & white · 421 kB

A quick printing tip

Use portrait orientation and the same paper size in your printer settings. The PDF includes a white margin so the drawing stays inside the sheet.

With an adult

Round your mouth for the short o sound at the beginning of octopus, keeping your usual pronunciation.

Start near the top and travel all the way around the octopus shape to meet the start again.

Whole-word copying is optional. Model one movement and stop whenever a break would help.

Explore the separate Aa–Zz alphabet worksheets.

Try this with the picture

Colour the octopus. Trace a round o, then try your own.

Print copies for home or your classroom. See how you can use these pages.

Picture created with AI assistance. Letters, words and practice guides typeset separately.

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o for octopus: one round movement

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