May in cursive
"may" 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 may worksheet
May in cursive practice sheet
1 page · US Letter, prints on A4 · free
"may" 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 may in cursive
- Start with the m (overcurve, slant, overcurve, slant, overcurve, slant, undercurve): three humps made with overcurves, all the same height.
- 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 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.
How the letters in may connect
- ma m to a: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the m swings up into the a.
- ay a to y: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the a swings up into the y.
The letters in may
May questions
How many strokes does it take to write may 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 may connected?
Yes. Every join in "may" 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 may capitalized in cursive?
Only at the start of a sentence or in a title. In running text "may" is written in lowercase, all letters joined. The capitalized form May is shown above for sentence openers and headings.
Is may an easy word to write in cursive?
Yes. None of its letters (m, a, y) is among the tricky ones (r, s, f, k, b), which makes "may" a good early practice word.