Gary Custom Name Tracing - Fill-in-the-Blank Free Worksheet
Gary's missing-letter worksheet works well after a child can already trace and copy the name confidently — it shifts the task from motor copying to genuine spelling recall.
This is one of two new practice styles built on Gary's existing worksheet data — the other builds the name up letter by letter instead of blanking one. Both are available for Gary through the interactive editor too, under Style.
The rest of Gary's letters stay printed and visible on every row, so the exercise stays focused on one missing letter at a time rather than asking a child to reconstruct the whole word from memory.
Frequently asked questions
Gary is printed once per row with one letter left blank each time — a different letter blanked on every row — so the child fills in the missing letter by hand instead of tracing the whole word.
Yes — click Download PDF above for a free, print-ready missing-letter worksheet for Gary. No account or sign-up is required.
One row per letter in Gary, so every letter in the name gets a turn being the blank one by the bottom of the page.
This page's version uses fixed default options, but the "Customize this name" link above opens Gary directly in the interactive editor with the Missing Letter style selected.
Yes — the standard tracing worksheet asks a child to trace Gary directly. This version already prints the letters and only asks for the one missing each row, testing recall rather than motor copying.
