The Letter k

Here we have the letter k. The letter k is formed in the same way as we formed the letter h, so it starts off exactly the same way. We go up, we curve, and we come down dead straight, exactly as we did when we were making the letter h. In fact, it's like a variation of the h. And then, without lifting our pen, we pull our pen back up the line, and at the point where the two lines cross, we make what looks like a capital R. So we make a little bump, and then we give it its tail, just like a capital R. So it's like a capital R stuck to the bottom of the upright of the h.

This letter looks better when the upright part is a bit longer than just two lines. But what tends to happen in schoolrooms is that they put in the lines and say you have to write inside the lines, and so the letter looks a little bit too short. The b looks better when it's a bit taller, and so does the k.

Worksheet 31