Free printable cutting practice worksheets: straight, zigzag, wavy and curved lines to cut along, 3, 4 or 6 to a page, in a thick, medium or thin line.
Class set
One copy for every student: type the first names and get one PDF, with each name on that student's own pages. Every student's pages use the same settings.
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This is the sheet as it prints. Change any option and it updates.
What is on each sheet
Each line runs across the page from a small pair of scissors at the left, so every line has a marked place to begin. Straight lines are the plainest; zigzag lines turn at sharp corners; wavy lines bend gently up and down; curved lines are a row of three round arches. All four kinds in turn puts one of each on the same page. Thick lines are 5 points wide, medium 3.2 and thin 1.8, dashed or solid. There is a Name line at the top, and Options has landscape for longer lines.
Three examples
Six zigzag lines at the medium thickness.
Three solid curved lines, each a row of arches, on A4.
Four wavy lines in the thin line.
One kind of line to a sheet
Each sheet is a one-page PDF with four thick dashed lines on US Letter; the last has six medium lines of all four kinds in turn. For another number of lines, thickness or paper, use the generator at the top of this page.
Straight lines Four straight lines across the page.Download the PDF
Zigzag lines Four zigzag lines with sharp corners.Download the PDF
All four kinds Six medium lines: straight, zigzag, wavy, curved, then straight and zigzag again.Download the PDF
Questions and answers
What lines are on the cutting practice sheets?
Straight, zigzag, wavy and curved lines. Choose one kind for the whole page, or All four kinds in turn for one of each. Every line starts at a small pair of scissors at the left side of the page.
How thick are the lines?
Thick lines are 5 points wide, a little under 2 mm; medium is 3.2 points and thin is 1.8 points. A line keeps the same shape at every thickness, so the same sheet can be printed again in a thinner line.
Can a first name go on the cutting sheet?
Yes. Type a first name under Options to draw it on the Name line, or type up to 30 first names under Class set to get one PDF with a page for each student. The name is drawn on the sheet and is not kept.
Should the lines be dashed or solid?
Either. Dashed is the default: each line is a row of short dashes. Solid draws one unbroken line. The choice is under Options.
Can the cut lines run along the long side of the page?
Yes. Choose Landscape under Options. The lines then run across the long side of the page, so each one is longer, on US Letter or A4.
