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Tricky letters e f j s u — and every letter checked

The five irregular letters have no family pattern, so each is learned on its own — and then the whole alphabet is checked.

What it is

These five do not follow the families, so each has its own path. e is the only letter that starts in the middle with a line ACROSS. s changes direction twice. f and j are the two letters that go both above and below the line.

Watch it built

1
e: a short line across the middle first, then up and around.
e
2
s: over to the left, curve back right, then left again. Two turns.
s
3
f and j reach above AND below the line. u is down, around, up, and down again.
f   j   u
Remember
These five have no family. Learn each path on its own.
Ask yourself: “Which letter felt hard?”

Remember

If I can write all twenty-six, I can write anything.

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