Cake in cursive
"cake" takes 1 stroke to write in cursive, all in one flow. Follow the letter-by-letter steps below and print the free worksheet to trace and copy it.
Lowercase
Capitalized
Free cake worksheet
Cake in cursive practice sheet
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"cake" on three-line guides in two sizes: a solid model, dashed copies to trace, and blank lines to write it on your own.
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How to write cake in cursive
- Start with the c (downcurve, undercurve): a single curve that opens to the right, like a print c with an undercurve out.
- Swing up into the a (downcurve, undercurve, slant, undercurve): a small oval closed at the midline, then a slant down and an undercurve out.
- Swing up into the k (undercurve, loop, slant, overcurve, loop, curve right, undercurve): a tall loop like an l, then a small loop at the midline and a kick-out stroke.
- Swing up into the e (undercurve, loop, slant, undercurve): a small loop between the baseline and the midline.
How the letters in cake connect
- ca c to a: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the c swings up into the a.
- ak a to k: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the a swings up into the k.
- ke k to e: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the k swings up into the e.
The letters in cake
Cake questions
How many strokes does it take to write cake in cursive?
1 stroke: one continuous stroke for the letters. Inside a word the pencil stays on the paper; dots and crosses are added once the word is finished.
Are all the letters in cake connected?
Yes. Every join in "cake" is a baseline join: each letter ends with an upward exit stroke on the baseline and the next letter starts from it. There are no bridge letters (b, o, v, w) in this word.
Is cake capitalized in cursive?
Only at the start of a sentence or in a title. In running text "cake" is written in lowercase, all letters joined. The capitalized form Cake is shown above for sentence openers and headings.
What is the hardest letter in cake?
The k. k is one of the hardest lowercase letters. Master h first: the k is an h whose hump collapses into a loop.