Cursive th Connection Worksheet — Grade 2 Pair Tracing
Six pair-tracing exercises for second graders practicing the cursive th connection, from guided letter models through word copying and free writing.
The cursive th pair appears in some of the most common words in English — the, that, with, and this — so connecting these two letters fluently matters from the very first days of cursive writing. Both t and h are tall letters that start with an undercurve from the baseline and reach up to the topline, which means their strokes share a natural rhythm. This worksheet guides second graders through the connection step by step: first studying a model of the joined pair, then tracing lightly printed letters, then copying words independently, and finally writing freely. Work through each section in order and encourage students to check letter size and slant after completing each line.
Cursive th Connection Worksheet — Grade 2 Pair Tracing
Trace each th pair carefully, then copy it on the blank lines below. Keep your letters the same size and shape.
Study how t and h join — the exit stroke of t flows up into h.
Trace each th pair without lifting your pencil between letters.
Copy the th pair on the lines below, matching the model.
Trace each word, connecting t and h smoothly in every th pair.
Copy each word carefully, keeping your th connections smooth and even.
Write any words you know that contain th on the lines below.
How to form these letters
- Write t with an undercurve from the baseline to the topline, retrace down, and add a small exit stroke at the baseline.
- Write h with an undercurve from the baseline to the topline, loop back down, form a rounded hump, and end with an exit stroke.
- The exit stroke of t swings right and rises into the undercurve entry of h, joining both letters without lifting your pencil.
What the sheet asks the hand to do
Cursive th Connection Worksheet — Grade 2 Pair Tracing prints six blocks onto one side, with eight ruled lines. One of a model to study, two of tracing, two of copying and one of free writing. The order is deliberate: a model to look at, then a traced line where the shape is already there, then a copied line where it is not, and a final block with nothing printed at all. The support comes away one step at a time rather than all at once.
The words on Cursive th Connection Worksheet — Grade 2 Pair Tracing are the, that, with, then, path and both. They are short and they are ones a child at this grade can already read, which matters more than it sounds: a handwriting sheet that makes a student decode a word first is testing two things and reporting one.
Each block carries its own instruction rather than one set of directions at the top — the first reads "Study how t and h join — the exit stroke of t flows up into h.", the last "Write any words you know that contain th on the lines below.". That is what lets the sheet be handed to a student who is working alone.
The th itself
th is the 1st of the 30 connections this site teaches, and the join is the whole exercise — neither letter is new by the time a student meets it here. It starts on t, which exits at the baseline, so the entry into the second letter is the ordinary undercurve rather than a drop from the midline.
Where this one sits
Cursive th Connection Worksheet — Grade 2 Pair Tracing is one of two Letter Connections sheets here and one of three written for grade 2. It is pair tracing work, and it suits grade 2 and grade 3.
The closest things to Cursive th Connection Worksheet — Grade 2 Pair Tracing are Cursive "sh" Connection Worksheet (grade 2). Cursive is one of the few subjects where doing the next sheet the same day is usually wrong — the hand needs the gap more than the head does — so those are the ones for tomorrow rather than for the rest of this session.
Notes for the grown-up
- Watch that students retrace the downstroke of t cleanly — a loop at that point breaks the rhythm of the th connection.
- A common error is crossing the t before connecting to h. Have students write the full th pair first, then add the crossbar.
- Students are ready to advance when th appears consistent in size and slant across every word in the copy and freewrite sections.
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