Cursive Words

Cousin in Cursive

How to write the word cousin in cursive — watch it drawn, trace every stroke, and take the free worksheet to paper.

In cursive, cousin is written in 2 strokes with one pencil lift: c-o-u-s-i-n in one continuous stroke; then go back to dot the i. Press play to watch it drawn on the writing lines, then trace it yourself and print the free worksheet.

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

How to write cousin in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through c-o-u-s-i-n, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
  2. 2Last, return to dot the i — always after the body of the word is done.
Strokes: 2Pencil lifts: 1Letters: 6

Keep c, o, u, s, i, and n small — they live between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in cousin connect

4 of cousin's 5 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exception is o-u, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of u.

The letters in cousin

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

Trace cousin 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 cousin cursive worksheet

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

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Frequently asked questions

Watch it drawn first, then trace it: cousin is 2 strokes with one pencil lift, so learn where each stroke begins before writing freely. The worksheet on this page follows that exact trace-copy-practice order.

The pencil lifts once: to dot the i.

cousin uses 6 letters: c, o, u, s, i, and n. Keep c, o, u, s, i, and n small — they live between the baseline and the midline.

4 of cousin's 5 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exception is o-u, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of u.

cousin starts with the letter c, which opens on a downcurve. Start there every time — the entry stroke is what the trace check on this page listens for first.

Practice writing cousin 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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