Cursive Words

Courage in Cursive

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

courage takes 1 stroke to write in cursive — c-o-u-r-a-g-e 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.

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

How to write courage in cursive

  1. 1Write c, o, u, r, a, g, e as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.
Strokes: 1Pencil lifts: 0Letters: 7

Keep c, o, u, r, a, and e small — they live between the baseline and the midline. g dips under the baseline before swinging back up.

How the letters in courage connect

Follow the joins as you write courage: c ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of o; o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of u; u ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of r; r ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of a; a ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of g; the remaining 1 joins follow the same rhythm to the end of the word.

The letters in courage

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

Trace courage in cursive

Now write it yourself. Put your finger or mouse on the green circle and follow every stroke of courage — the check only advances while you stay on the line.

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

Free printable courage cursive worksheet

Print the free courage in cursive worksheet to move from the screen to paper: trace courage 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

1. Write c, o, u, r, a, g, e as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.

Yes — courage flows from the first letter to the last without a single pencil lift.

Follow the joins as you write courage: c ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of o; o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of u; u ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of r; r ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of a; a ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of g; the remaining 1 joins follow the same rhythm to the end of the word.

Keep c, o, u, r, a, and e small — they live between the baseline and the midline. g dips under the baseline before swinging back up.

courage starts with the letter c, which opens on a downcurve. Getting that first entry stroke right sets the slant for the whole word.

Practice writing courage 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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