Cursive Words

But in Cursive

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

but starts with the letter b, which opens on an undercurve, and the whole word takes 2 strokes with one pencil lift. Watch it drawn stroke by stroke below, trace it on the lines, and print the free but worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

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

How to write but in cursive

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

b and t are tall letters that reach toward the topline. u stays between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in but connect

1 of but's 2 joins leave the letter on a checkstroke. The exception is u-t, where u ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of t.

The letters in but

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

Trace but 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 but cursive worksheet

The free printable but 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.

Need a different word? Make a worksheet for any word — free, for any spelling.

Frequently asked questions

1. Keep the pencil down through b-u-t, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry. 2. Last, return to cross the t — always after the body of the word is done.

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

1 of but's 2 joins leave the letter on a checkstroke. The exception is u-t, where u ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of t.

b and t are tall letters that reach toward the topline. u stays between the baseline and the midline.

but 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 but 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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