Merry christmas in cursive
"merry christmas" 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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Merry christmas in cursive practice sheet
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How to write merry christmas 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 e (undercurve, loop, slant, undercurve): a small loop between the baseline and the midline.
- 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 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 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.
- 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 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 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 s (undercurve, curve down, undercurve): an undercurve to the midline, a curve back down that closes on the upstroke, then an undercurve out.
- 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.
- Swing up into 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 s (undercurve, curve down, undercurve): an undercurve to the midline, a curve back down that closes on the upstroke, then an undercurve out.
- After the word, dot the i, cross the t.
How the letters in merry christmas connect
- me m to e: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the m swings up into the e.
- er e to r: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the e swings up into the r.
- rr r to r: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the r swings up into the r.
- ry r to y: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the r swings up into the y.
- Lift the pencil and leave a gap about the width of an o before the next word.
- ch c to h: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the c swings up into the h.
- hr h to r: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the h swings up into the r.
- ri r to i: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the r swings up into the i.
- is i to s: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the i swings up into the s.
- st s to t: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the s swings up into the t.
- tm t to m: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the t swings up into the m.
- ma m to a: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the m swings up into the a.
- as a to s: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the a swings up into the s.
The letters in merry christmas
Merry christmas questions
How many strokes does it take to write merry christmas 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.
Are all the letters in merry christmas connected?
Yes. Every join in "merry christmas" 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 merry christmas capitalized in cursive?
Only at the start of a sentence or in a title. In running text "merry christmas" is written in lowercase, all letters joined. The capitalized form Merry Christmas is shown above for sentence openers and headings.
What is the hardest letter in merry christmas?
The r and the s. r is the letter most adults get wrong. The slide right is tiny: think of a small step, not a hump. Cursive s is the most searched letter for a reason: it looks nothing like print. Write it as an upstroke with a little belly, not as a snake.