Cursive Words

Brother in Cursive

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

brother takes 2 strokes to write in cursive — b-r-o-t-h-e-r in one continuous stroke; then go back to cross the t. 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.

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

How to write brother in cursive

  1. 1Write b, r, o, t, h, e, r as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.
  2. 2Go back and cross the t.
Strokes: 2Pencil lifts: 1Letters: 7

Keep r, o, and e small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let b, t, and h climb toward the topline.

How the letters in brother connect

Follow the joins as you write brother: b ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of r; r ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of o; o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of t; t ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of h; h ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of e; the remaining 1 joins follow the same rhythm to the end of the word.

The letters in brother

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

Trace brother in cursive

Ready to try? Drag from the green circle through each stroke in order. If you drift off brother, the cursor waits for you to come back.

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

Free printable brother cursive worksheet

Take brother to pencil and paper — the free printable worksheet has dashed models to trace, green starting dots for guided writing, a model to copy, and open writing lines to finish.

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Frequently asked questions

1. Write b, r, o, t, h, e, r as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil. 2. Go back and cross the t.

Not quite: the body of brother flows in one continuous run, but it takes 2 strokes in all. The pencil lifts once: to cross the t.

Follow the joins as you write brother: b ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of r; r ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of o; o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of t; t ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of h; h ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of e; the remaining 1 joins follow the same rhythm to the end of the word.

Keep r, o, and e small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let b, t, and h climb toward the topline.

brother starts with the letter b, which opens on an undercurve. Getting that first entry stroke right sets the slant for the whole word.

Practice writing brother 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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