You are loved in cursive
"you are loved" takes 3 strokes 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.
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Free you are loved worksheet
You are loved in cursive practice sheet
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How to write you are loved in cursive
- 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.
- Start with 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 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.
- Start with the l (undercurve, loop, slant, undercurve): one tall loop, the simplest tall letter.
- 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 v (overcurve, slant, undercurve, checkstroke): an overcurve down to the baseline and back up, ending with a checkstroke at the midline.
- From the checkstroke of the v, write the e (undercurve, loop, slant, undercurve): a small loop between the baseline and the midline.
- Swing up into the d (downcurve, undercurve, slant, undercurve): the same oval as a, then an undercurve up to the topline and a slant back down.
How the letters in you are loved connect
- 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.
- Lift the pencil and leave a gap about the width of an o before the next word.
- ar a to r: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the a swings up into the r.
- re r to e: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the r swings up into the e.
- Lift the pencil and leave a gap about the width of an o before the next word.
- lo l to o: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the l swings up into the o.
- ov o to v: a checkstroke join. The o ends at the midline, so the v starts from the top instead of from the baseline.
- ve v to e: a checkstroke join. The v ends at the midline, so the e starts from the top instead of from the baseline.
- ed e to d: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the e swings up into the d.
The letters in you are loved
You are loved questions
How many strokes does it take to write you are loved in cursive?
3 strokes: 3 continuous runs of letters. Inside a word the pencil stays on the paper; dots and crosses are added once the word is finished.
Which letters in you are loved are joined at the midline?
The o, v. These letters end 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 "you are loved" look different from a word with only baseline joins.
Is you are loved capitalized in cursive?
Only at the start of a sentence or in a title. In running text "you are loved" is written in lowercase, all letters joined. The capitalized form You Are Loved is shown above for sentence openers and headings.
What is the hardest letter in you are loved?
The r. r is the letter most adults get wrong. The slide right is tiny: think of a small step, not a hump.