Cursive Words

Boy in Cursive

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

boy takes 1 stroke to write in cursive — b-o-y 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.

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

How to write boy in cursive

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

b is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. y drops below the baseline. o stays between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in boy connect

Follow the joins as you write boy: b ends on a checkstroke that carries into the downcurve opening of o; o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the overcurve opening of y.

The letters in boy

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

Trace boy 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 boy cursive worksheet

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

boy uses 3 letters: b, o, and y. b is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. y drops below the baseline. o stays between the baseline and the midline.

Follow the joins as you write boy: b ends on a checkstroke that carries into the downcurve opening of o; o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the overcurve opening of y.

boy starts with the letter b, which opens on an undercurve. Start there every time — the entry stroke is what the trace check on this page listens for first.

Practice writing boy 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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