Friendly in cursive
"friendly" takes 2 strokes to write in cursive: the letters in one flow, then dot the i. Follow the letter-by-letter steps below and print the free worksheet to trace and copy it.
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Friendly in cursive practice sheet
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How to write friendly in cursive
- Start with the f (undercurve, loop, slant, loop, undercurve): the only lowercase letter that uses the full range, with a loop above the midline and a loop below the baseline.
- Swing up into the r (undercurve, slide right, slant, undercurve): an undercurve, a short slide to the right at the midline, then a slant down.
- Swing up into the i (undercurve, slant, undercurve; dot): a short undercurve and slant, with the dot added after the word is finished.
- Swing up into the e (undercurve, loop, slant, undercurve): a small loop between the baseline and the midline.
- Swing up into the n (overcurve, slant, overcurve, slant, undercurve): two rounded humps made with overcurves.
- Swing up into the d (downcurve, undercurve, slant, undercurve): the same oval as a, then an undercurve up to the topline and a slant back down.
- Swing up into the l (undercurve, loop, slant, undercurve): one tall loop, the simplest tall letter.
- Swing up into the y (overcurve, slant, undercurve, slant, loop, overcurve): an overcurve, a slant, an undercurve and a second slant that drops below the baseline into a loop.
- After the word, dot the i.
How the letters in friendly connect
- fr f to r: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the f swings up into the r.
- ri r to i: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the r swings up into the i.
- ie i to e: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the i swings up into the e.
- en e to n: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the e swings up into the n.
- nd n to d: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the n swings up into the d.
- dl d to l: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the d swings up into the l.
- ly l to y: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the l swings up into the y.
The letters in friendly
Friendly questions
How many strokes does it take to write friendly in cursive?
2 strokes: one continuous stroke for the letters, then dot the i. Inside a word the pencil stays on the paper; dots and crosses are added once the word is finished.
Are all the letters in friendly connected?
Yes. Every join in "friendly" 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 friendly capitalized in cursive?
Only at the start of a sentence or in a title. In running text "friendly" is written in lowercase, all letters joined. The capitalized form Friendly is shown above for sentence openers and headings.
What is the hardest letter in friendly?
The f and the r. Practice f right after l and g: the top half is an l, the bottom half is a mirrored g loop. r is the letter most adults get wrong. The slide right is tiny: think of a small step, not a hump.