Cursive Words

Always in Cursive

The word always in cursive: stroke-by-stroke animation, letter joins, a trace check, and a free printable worksheet.

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

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

How to write always in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through a-l-w-a-y-s, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
Strokes: 1Pencil lifts: 0Letters: 6

l is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. y drops below the baseline. a, w, and s stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in always connect

3 of always's 5 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exceptions are w-a, where w ends on a checkstroke that carries into the downcurve opening of a and y-s, where y ends on an overcurve that carries into the undercurve opening of s.

The letters in always

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 always in cursive

Now write it yourself. Put your finger or mouse on the green circle and follow every stroke of always — the check only advances while you stay on the line.

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

Free printable always cursive worksheet

Print the free always in cursive worksheet to move from the screen to paper: trace always 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

Watch it drawn first, then trace it: always is 1 stroke without lifting the pencil, so learn where each stroke begins before writing freely. The worksheet on this page follows that exact trace-copy-practice order.

None — always is a single unbroken stroke from start to finish.

always uses 6 letters (5 different ones): a, l, w, y, and s. l is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. y drops below the baseline. a, w, and s stay between the baseline and the midline.

3 of always's 5 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exceptions are w-a, where w ends on a checkstroke that carries into the downcurve opening of a and y-s, where y ends on an overcurve that carries into the undercurve opening of s.

always starts with the letter a, which opens on a downcurve. Start there every time — the entry stroke is what the trace check on this page listens for first.

Practice writing always with real feedback

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

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