Ice cream in cursive
"ice cream" takes 3 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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Ice cream in cursive practice sheet
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How to write ice cream in cursive
- Start with the i (undercurve, slant, undercurve; dot): a short undercurve and slant, with the dot added after the word is finished.
- Swing up into the c (downcurve, undercurve): a single curve that opens to the right, like a print c with an undercurve out.
- Swing up into the e (undercurve, loop, slant, undercurve): a small loop between the baseline and the midline.
- 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 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 e (undercurve, loop, slant, undercurve): a small loop between the baseline and the midline.
- 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 m (overcurve, slant, overcurve, slant, overcurve, slant, undercurve): three humps made with overcurves, all the same height.
- After the word, dot the i.
How the letters in ice cream connect
- ic i to c: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the i swings up into the c.
- ce c to e: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the c swings up into the e.
- Lift the pencil and leave a gap about the width of an o before the next word.
- cr c to r: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the c swings up into the r.
- re r to e: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the r swings up into the e.
- ea e to a: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the e swings up into the a.
- am a to m: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the a swings up into the m.
The letters in ice cream
Ice cream questions
How many strokes does it take to write ice cream in cursive?
3 strokes: 2 continuous runs of 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 ice cream connected?
Yes. Every join in "ice cream" 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 ice cream capitalized in cursive?
Only at the start of a sentence or in a title. In running text "ice cream" is written in lowercase, all letters joined. The capitalized form Ice Cream is shown above for sentence openers and headings.
What is the hardest letter in ice cream?
The r. r is the letter most adults get wrong. The slide right is tiny: think of a small step, not a hump.