Cursive Words

Are in Cursive

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

There are 3 letters in are, but only 1 stroke: a-r-e in one continuous stroke. Play the animation to see how the letters flow together, then trace the whole word and download the printable practice sheet.

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

How to write are in cursive

  1. 1Write a, r, e as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.
Strokes: 1Pencil lifts: 0Letters: 3

a, r, and e stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in are connect

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

The letters in are

are is only as good as its letters. Each card links to the full guide — animation, joins, quiz, and worksheet — for that letter.

Trace are 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 are cursive worksheet

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

are uses 3 letters: a, r, and e. a, r, and e stay between the baseline and the midline.

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

are 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 are 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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