Primary 1 English Studies Flashcards: Writing: Clear Handwriting, Spacing and Letter Formation

Question 1

Writing clearly means making sure each letter can be easily ____ and understood.

Accepted Answer

seen

Question 2

Writing that anyone can read without difficulty is called ____ writing.

Accepted Answer

legible

Question 3

Good handwriting helps others to ____ what we wrote.

Accepted Answer

read

Question 4

To write clearly, letters should not be too small or too ____.

Accepted Answer

big

Question 5

The space we leave between words in a sentence should be about one ____ space.

Accepted Answer

finger

Question 6

Between words in a sentence we should leave a small ____.

Accepted Answer

space

Question 7

The letters inside a word should be close together but not ____ each other.

Accepted Answer

touching

Question 8

Letters that overlap or touch each other make writing ____ to read.

Accepted Answer

hard

Question 9

The letter 'b' has a tall stick that goes ____ above the main body.

Accepted Answer

up

Question 10

Letters with a tall part going up include b, h, k and ____.

Accepted Answer

l

Question 11

The letter 'h' has a top part that goes ____ above the main body.

Accepted Answer

up

Question 12

The letter 'g' has a tail that goes ____ below the writing line.

Accepted Answer

down

Question 13

Letters with a tail going below the line include g, j, p and ____.

Accepted Answer

q

Question 14

The letter 'y' has a tail that goes ____ below the writing line.

Accepted Answer

down

Question 15

Good spacing between letters and words makes writing easy to ____.

Accepted Answer

read

Question 16

Tall letters like b, d, f, h, k, l and t must be made tall enough so they are ____.

Accepted Answer

clear

Question 17

Handwriting is the way people write using their ____.

Accepted Answer

hands

Question 18

Copying a sentence neatly into your exercise book helps you practise your ____.

Accepted Answer

handwriting

Question 19

When you copy a sentence you should leave a space after every ____.

Accepted Answer

word

Question 20

The letter with a tail below the writing line is ____.

Accepted Answer

q

Strong work.