Cursive Words

Apple in Cursive

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

apple takes 1 stroke to write in cursive — a-p-p-l-e in one continuous stroke. The animation below draws it on the writing lines exactly the way children practice it in Scribble; trace it after, then take the worksheet to paper.

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

How to write apple in cursive

  1. 1Write a, p, p, l, e as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.
Strokes: 1Pencil lifts: 0Letters: 5

Keep a and e small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let l climb toward the topline. p dips under the baseline before swinging back up.

How the letters in apple connect

Follow the joins as you write apple: a ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of p; p ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of p; p ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of l; l ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of e.

The letters in apple

Shaky on a, p, and l or any of the others? Open the letter's own guide below for its stroke order, joins, and practice sheet.

Trace apple in cursive

Trace it the way children do in the app: start on the green circle and pull it along every stroke without straying off the word.

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

Free printable apple cursive worksheet

Print the free apple in cursive worksheet to move from the screen to paper: trace apple 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: apple 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 — apple is a single unbroken stroke from start to finish.

apple uses 5 letters (4 different ones): a, p, l, and e. Keep a and e small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let l climb toward the topline. p dips under the baseline before swinging back up.

Follow the joins as you write apple: a ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of p; p ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of p; p ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of l; l ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of e.

apple 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 apple 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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