Thank you in cursive
"thank you" takes 3 strokes to write in cursive: the letters in one flow, then cross the t. Follow the letter-by-letter steps below and print the free worksheet to trace and copy it.
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Free thank you worksheet
Thank you in cursive practice sheet
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How to write thank you in cursive
- Start with 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 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 a (downcurve, undercurve, slant, undercurve): a small oval closed at the midline, then a slant down and an undercurve out.
- Swing up into the n (overcurve, slant, overcurve, slant, undercurve): two rounded humps made with overcurves.
- Swing up into the k (undercurve, loop, slant, overcurve, loop, curve right, undercurve): a tall loop like an l, then a small loop at the midline and a kick-out stroke.
- Start with 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.
- 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 u (undercurve, slant, undercurve, slant, undercurve): two undercurves side by side, the opposite motion of the n.
- After the word, cross the t.
How the letters in thank you connect
- th t to h: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the t swings up into the h.
- ha h to a: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the h swings up into the a.
- an a to n: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the a swings up into the n.
- nk n to k: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the n swings up into the k.
- Lift the pencil and leave a gap about the width of an o before the next word.
- yo y to o: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the y swings up into the o.
- ou o to u: a checkstroke join. The o ends at the midline, so the u starts from the top instead of from the baseline.
The letters in thank you
Thank you questions
How many strokes does it take to write thank you in cursive?
3 strokes: 2 continuous runs of letters, then 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 thank you 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 "thank you" look different from a word with only baseline joins.
Is thank you capitalized in cursive?
Only at the start of a sentence or in a title. In running text "thank you" is written in lowercase, all letters joined. The capitalized form Thank You is shown above for sentence openers and headings.
What is the hardest letter in thank you?
The k. k is one of the hardest lowercase letters. Master h first: the k is an h whose hump collapses into a loop.