Cursive Months

May in Cursive

Watch the month May drawn in cursive stroke by stroke, trace it on the writing lines, and print a free practice worksheet.

In cursive, May is written in 1 stroke without lifting the pencil: M-a-y in one continuous stroke. Press play to watch it drawn on the writing lines, then trace it yourself and print the free worksheet.

May written in cursive on handwriting guidelines, with a green starting dot and a red stop sign

How to write May in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through M-a-y, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
Strokes: 1Pencil lifts: 0Letters: 3

The capital M fills the space between the baseline and the topline. y drops below the baseline. a stays between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in May connect

All 2 of the joins in May leave the letter on an undercurve.

The letters in May

Every letter guide below teaches the letter the same way Scribble teaches it in the app — stroke order, joins, a letter check, and a printable worksheet.

Trace May in cursive

Ready to try? Drag from the green circle through each stroke in order. If you drift off May, the cursor waits for you to come back.

Put your finger or mouse on the circle and pull it through the word.

Free printable May cursive worksheet

Print the free May in cursive worksheet to move from the screen to paper: trace May along the dashed models, write it starting from each green dot, copy it beside the model, then fill the blank writing lines on your own.

Need a different word? Make a worksheet for any word — free, for any spelling.

Frequently asked questions

1. Keep the pencil down through M-a-y, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.

Yes — May flows from the first letter to the last without a single pencil lift.

All 2 of the joins in May leave the letter on an undercurve.

The capital M fills the space between the baseline and the topline. y drops below the baseline. a stays between the baseline and the midline.

M is one of the connecting capitals, so May flows from its first letter without a lift.

Practice writing May with real feedback

Scribble teaches cursive this same way on iPad — watch, trace, write, and get feedback on shape, size, spacing, and slant.