Good night in cursive
"good night" takes 4 strokes to write in cursive: the letters in one flow, then dot the i and cross the t. Follow the letter-by-letter steps below and print the free worksheet to trace and copy it.
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Good night in cursive practice sheet
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How to write good night in cursive
- Start with the g (downcurve, undercurve, slant, loop, overcurve): the oval of an a followed by a descender loop that crosses back on the baseline.
- Swing up into the o (downcurve, undercurve, checkstroke): a closed oval that ends with a checkstroke at the midline.
- From the checkstroke of the o, write the o (downcurve, undercurve, checkstroke): a closed oval that ends with a checkstroke at the midline.
- From the checkstroke of the o, write the d (downcurve, undercurve, slant, undercurve): the same oval as a, then an undercurve up to the topline and a slant back down.
- Start with the n (overcurve, slant, overcurve, slant, undercurve): two rounded humps made with overcurves.
- 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 g (downcurve, undercurve, slant, loop, overcurve): the oval of an a followed by a descender loop that crosses back on the baseline.
- Swing up into the h (undercurve, loop, slant, overcurve, slant, undercurve): a tall loop followed by a hump, like an l and an n joined together.
- Swing up into the t (undercurve, slant, undercurve; cross): a tall retraced undercurve and slant, shorter than the l, crossed after the word is written.
- After the word, dot the i, cross the t.
How the letters in good night connect
- go g to o: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the g swings up into the o.
- oo o to o: a checkstroke join. The o ends at the midline, so the o starts from the top instead of from the baseline.
- od o to d: a checkstroke join. The o ends at the midline, so the d starts from the top instead of from the baseline.
- Lift the pencil and leave a gap about the width of an o before the next word.
- ni n to i: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the n swings up into the i.
- ig i to g: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the i swings up into the g.
- gh g to h: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the g swings up into the h.
- ht h to t: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the h swings up into the t.
The letters in good night
Good night questions
How many strokes does it take to write good night in cursive?
4 strokes: 2 continuous runs of letters, then dot the i, cross the t. Inside a word the pencil stays on the paper; dots and crosses are added once the word is finished.
Which letters in good night are joined at the midline?
The o. This letter ends with a short bridge stroke at the midline, so the next letter starts from the top rather than from the baseline. That is what makes "good night" look different from a word with only baseline joins.
Is good night capitalized in cursive?
Only at the start of a sentence or in a title. In running text "good night" is written in lowercase, all letters joined. The capitalized form Good Night is shown above for sentence openers and headings.
Is good night an easy word to write in cursive?
Yes. None of its letters (g, o, d, n, i, h, t) is among the tricky ones (r, s, f, k, b), which makes "good night" a good early practice word.