Thankful in cursive
"thankful" takes 2 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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Thankful in cursive practice sheet
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How to write thankful 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.
- Swing up into the f (undercurve, loop, slant, loop, undercurve): the only lowercase letter that uses the full range, with a loop above the midline and a loop below the baseline.
- Swing up into the u (undercurve, slant, undercurve, slant, undercurve): two undercurves side by side, the opposite motion of the n.
- Swing up into the l (undercurve, loop, slant, undercurve): one tall loop, the simplest tall letter.
- After the word, cross the t.
How the letters in thankful 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.
- kf k to f: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the k swings up into the f.
- fu f to u: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the f swings up into the u.
- ul u to l: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the u swings up into the l.
The letters in thankful
Thankful questions
How many strokes does it take to write thankful in cursive?
2 strokes: one continuous stroke for the letters, then 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 thankful connected?
Yes. Every join in "thankful" 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 thankful capitalized in cursive?
Only at the start of a sentence or in a title. In running text "thankful" is written in lowercase, all letters joined. The capitalized form Thankful is shown above for sentence openers and headings.
What is the hardest letter in thankful?
The k and the f. k is one of the hardest lowercase letters. Master h first: the k is an h whose hump collapses into a loop. Practice f right after l and g: the top half is an l, the bottom half is a mirrored g loop.