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Do you write so illegibly that others have trouble reading your Christmas cards? You are not alone - the UK postal system once reported that they destroyed more than 5 million illegibly addressed Christmas cards and letters! By the way, when was the last time you wrote a letter? Exactly! People text more than they write today, so cursive letters slowly become a thing of the past. But handwriting still influences our lives - every year, the United States government loses over thousands of dollars for handwriting-related reasons. At least 1 in 10 patients suffers because of the physicians' messy handwriting. And the 1965 NASA experiment failed for the same reason - an engineer had just misread instructions! If only somebody had better handwriting...
On the other hand, calligraphy and lettering are among the hottest trends nowadays. After all, beautiful handwriting has an unusual power to transform a plain piece of paper into a masterpiece, be it an inspirational quote or a birthday card. Writing anything down also makes us remember it better, while not writing important things down is just asking to forget. So dust off your pen, and next time you'll need to remember something, just take notes instead of typing. We promise it will help!
Do you still remember all of these cursive letters from school? Brush up on your handwriting skills with this exciting quiz!
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What capital cursive letter is this?
B
Did you know that the letter 'b' is over 3,000 years old? It used to be referred to as 'beta,' which is why people today sometimes use beta for something that is 'in second.'
z
A
l
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This capital letter is the last in the alphabet. Can you identify it?
r
Z
Z is an Etruscan letter. What does it mean to be Etruscan? The Etruscan civilization was a powerful civilization in ancient Italy.
j
J
n/a
This lower-case letter is the first of the 26 letters of the alphabet. Can you name it?
a
Did you know the letter 'a' is derived from an ox's head? Well, not the literal head, but a picture of the ox's head in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
L
m
o
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What capital letter is this?
Y
U
v
T
If you are ever playing hang-man or Wheel of Fortune, guess this letter! It is the most frequently used of all the English consonants.
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This is the fourth letter of the alphabet. What letter is it?
z
D
This letter has maintained its position as the fourth letter of the alphabet for all of its existence. Although the shape of the written letter is a bit different than it has been historically, it has always held a rounded shape.
e
w
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Which lower-case cursive letter is this?
q
E
e
This letter's origin is Epsilon, a Greek letter. There are many companies today named after Epsilon.
r
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This cursive letter describes its shape. What letter is it?
I
P
O
The Phoenicians gave this letter a vowel sound, and in regards to the written form, it has remained about the same since its origin.
y
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It's not a "k." What letter is it?
m
N
X
p
It may seem phonetically strange to English speakers that this letter is known as 'rho' in the Greek alphabet. It is the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
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Which cursive letter is this?
J
P
p
Y
This letter is also Greek, and is known in the Greek alphabet as upsilon. In historic Latin, is was rarely used.
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What cursive letter is the first letter of the word "cat."
H
g
C
This letter can be phonetically confusing due to similar sounds that the letters /k/ and /s/ make. It was originally used to transcribe a Phoenician sound, and has been kept since.
d
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Australians pronounce this one a bit differently. What letter is this?
H
Did you know that in the 1800s, it was common for people to not pronounce /h/ in words like hospital and herb without the beginning sound? In the U.S., people still pronounce herb without the /h/.
l
B
c
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This letter was often used for the letter "u" in ancient times. What letter is it?
w
r
T
v
Did you know this letter was not distinct from /u/ until the 1300s? In the 1500s, /u/ as a vowel, was finally formed, making /v/ the true consonant.
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This letter is like two "u"s. What is it?
W
Have you ever thought of transcribing this letter simply using two 'u's; /uu/? This is what people who wrote in Old German did.
U
p
I
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What cursive letter is this?
D
R
This letter has a correlation to dogs in ancient Latin, since it was thought of as a trill that made the same noise as a growling dog. Maybe that's why the canine name, 'Rover,' is so popular!
F
C
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This letter lives toward the end of the alphabet. What letter is it?
c
x
h
U
The Gothic alphabet shows the first /u/. It became its own letter, apart from the /v/ in the 1300s.
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This letter describes the noise a snake makes. What letter is it?
H
j
s
Sigma is the Greek letter and the original name for /s/. This is also a good letter to guess when playing guess-the-word games, as it is commonly used in English.
l
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Can you identify this lower-case cursive letter?
f
In 3000 B.C., the letter /f/ began as a picture of a snake. Over thousands of years, it has slowly changed to be the letter it is today in the English alphabet.
R
x
y
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This cursive letter is not used a whole lot. Which one is it?
U
X
Have you ever read the words like Xander or xylophone and wondered what the point of the /x/ is? This letter is said to be like a phonetic chameleon since it doesn't always have a distinct sound.
W
k
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Turn it upside down, and it could be a "w." What letter is this?
P
n
a
M
Greeks called this letter Mu, Phoenicians Mem. Either way, it is considered a sacred and powerful letter because it represents water.
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This letter lives next to the letter "m" in the alphaet. What letter is it?
w
s
R
N
In some languages such as Arabic, the letter /n/ is called 'nun.' 'Nun' also means fish in Arabic.
n/a
Do you know this letter?
g
Although this letter was related to the /c/ in the Phoenician alphabet, the Greeks used it for the guttural /ga/ sound.
h
Y
r
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This letter is all about you. Which one is it?
i
Did you know that /j/ came to be as a variation of /i/? /I/ was used as both a vowel and consonant until the 1500s.
U
r
w
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I'll give you a hint...It's not an M. What letter is this?
m
b
J
The letter was also used for both consonant and vowel sounds until the 1500s. However, it did not become popular in English for another hundred years.
H
n/a
This letter sounds like a "c." Do you know what it is?
r
p
k
The capital version of this letter is easier to write in cursive than the lower-case, since it has fewer loops. This sound is frequently used in English and in Germanic languages.
u
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Queen Elizabeth uses this letter a lot. Which one is it?
W
v
q
Perhaps you learned in elementary school that /q/ must be followed by a /u/. Have you ever wondered if there is a word with a /q/ but no /u/? There are a few, but most are derived from non-English words. 'Qintar,' for example, is the monetary unit of Albania.
f
n/a
"W"hat letter is this?
w
Did you know that if you search 'w facts' on the internet, you'll find results about former President George W. Bush? His middle initial must have made a mark!
A
h
E
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Tony the Tiger uses this letter. Which one is it?
i
g
G
The United States has had many presidents whose name began with this letter. From all the Georges to Gerald and Grover, this must be a presidential letter!
o
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Can you identify this cursive letter?
T
s
a
r
This letter is growing very popular in the tech-data world. It is 15th in all data programming languages.
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It looks a bit like a "k," but it's not. What letter is this?
V
h
H is also the symbol for hydrogen, an element in the table of elements. It is the most common element in the universe.
O
w
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This capital cursive letter lives near the end of the alphabet. Which one is it?
V
There is a pop singer from South Korea named 'V,' who is in the boy-band BTS. Check out their music videos today!
u
q
g
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O, say can you see what letter this is?
Y
o
This letter also describes a type of blood. O-negative blood is a rare blood type; only about 6 percent of people have it.
B
v
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This capital letter is the first of the 26. Which one is it?
p
A
Speaking of blood types, A negative is another rarity. About 6 percent of people also have this type of blood.
n
m
n/a
Which cursive letter is this?
z
E
'E!' is a T.V. show and network that broadcast news about the celebrity and entertainment world. If you want to know the latest Hollywood gossip, turn on this channel!
X
c
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This lower-case letter lives near the beginning of the alphabet. Which one is it?
o
L
J
b
B is also used in the medical world to describe the virus called 'Hepatitis B.' Don't worry, it's only contagious through contact with blood or bodily fluids.
n/a
Like many letters, this lower-case letter looks much like its upper-case counterpart. Which letter is it?
z
B
x
Have you heard of the new iPhone X? It has amazing new features, including face recognition as your password!
n
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Which cursive letter is this?
r
P
There are a lot of veggies that begin with this letter. And now, delicious latte drinks start with this letter too, thanks to the pumpkin latte!
v
Q
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You need to dot your "i"s and cross your ____. What letter is this?
t
Ford made its Model T car for about 20 years in the early 1900s. It was known as an affordable car for the common man.
k
U
Y
n/a
Can you identify this lower-case letter?
K
C
u
'U' is often used to abbreviate the name of a state university. Take 'U of M' for University of Michigan, or 'U Dub' for University of Washington for example!
c
n/a
Do you know what cursive letter this is?
z
How many words can you think of that start with the letter /z/? Zebra, zipper, zombies and zoology are a few ideas for those of you playing Scrabble!
j
H
h
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This lower-case letter lives next to one with only two humps. What letter is this?
d
F
f
m
The beloved candy, M&Ms, has made its mark on this letter. Did you know that it stands for the two last names of the chocolatiers who started the company? Mars and Murrie were their last names.
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Can you identify this lower-case cursive letter?
P
d
D is the name of a programming language created by Walter Bright. It is a high level language and was released in 2001.
r
e
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The word "no" starts with this letter. Do you know which one it is?
N
n
What's one of the first things that pops up when you internet search 'n'? Netflix! This internet movie rental system has changed the way our society finds entertainment, and probably put a few physical rental stores out of business.
M
X
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This letter looks a lot like a musical note. Which one is it?
a
A
S
This is the 19th letter of the English alphabet, and is also the initials of a children's T.V. show where they teach letters, "Sesame Street."
b
n/a
"A" is for apple, _____ is for Jacks. Can you identify this letter?
B
j
What is jade? Jade is a gemstone known for its green color and often used in Asian art.
v
C
n/a
This cursive letter can be a bit tricky. Can you identify it?
l
This is the 12th letter in the English alphabet and is used often in English spelling. In fact, it is one of the top ten most commonly used letters.
u
y
t
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Which cursive letter is this?
U
y
Being near the end of the alphabet, sandwiched by /x/ and /z/, this letter is a phonetic chameleon. It is sometimes a consonant and other times a vowel.
d
c
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This capital letter might fool you. Which one is it?
P
D
F
Want to know a fun fact about /F/? It is a historic letter that comes from Egyptian hieroglyphs.
G
n/a
Can you identify this capital cursive letter?
v
z
K
Where does the saying 'o.k.' come from? Some think it's an abbreviation for 'oll korrect,' but it is more likely that it became a part of English lingo when a political party named the O.K. Club began. This was actually an abbreviation for the president's hometown.
m
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