Cursive Words

Beautiful in Cursive

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

In cursive, beautiful is written in 3 strokes with 2 pencil lifts: b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l in one continuous stroke; then go back to dot the i and cross the t. Press play to watch it drawn on the writing lines, then trace it yourself and print the free worksheet.

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

How to write beautiful in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
  2. 2Last, return to dot the i and cross the t — always after the body of the word is done.
Strokes: 3Pencil lifts: 2Letters: 9

b, t, f, and l are tall letters that reach toward the topline. f drops below the baseline. e, a, u, and i stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in beautiful connect

7 of beautiful's 8 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exception is b-e, where b ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of e.

The letters in beautiful

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

Trace beautiful 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 first stroke.

Free printable beautiful cursive worksheet

The free printable beautiful worksheet follows the same order as this page: a trace row with dashed models, a green-dot row to start each attempt, a copy row beside a solid model, and blank lines to fill on your own.

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Frequently asked questions

Write b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l in one continuous stroke. Finish by going back to dot the i and cross the t. Keep every letter slanting the same direction and resting on the baseline.

beautiful takes 3 strokes: b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l in one continuous stroke; then go back to dot the i and cross the t.

The pencil lifts 2 times: to dot the i and to cross the t.

b, t, f, and l are tall letters that reach toward the topline. f drops below the baseline. e, a, u, and i stay between the baseline and the midline.

7 of beautiful's 8 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exception is b-e, where b ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of e.

Practice writing beautiful 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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