Cursive Words

Flower in Cursive

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

In cursive, flower is written in 1 stroke without lifting the pencil: f-l-o-w-e-r in one continuous stroke. Press play to watch it drawn on the writing lines, then trace it yourself and print the free worksheet.

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

How to write flower in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through f-l-o-w-e-r, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
Strokes: 1Pencil lifts: 0Letters: 6

f and l are tall letters that reach toward the topline. f drops below the baseline. o, w, e, and r stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in flower connect

3 of flower's 5 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exceptions are o-w, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of w and w-e, where w ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of e.

The letters in flower

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

Trace flower 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 flower cursive worksheet

Take flower 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

Write f-l-o-w-e-r in one continuous stroke. Keep every letter slanting the same direction and resting on the baseline.

flower takes 1 stroke: f-l-o-w-e-r in one continuous stroke.

No — flower is one continuous stroke. Every letter flows into the next without lifting the pencil.

f and l are tall letters that reach toward the topline. f drops below the baseline. o, w, e, and r stay between the baseline and the midline.

3 of flower's 5 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exceptions are o-w, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of w and w-e, where w ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of e.

Practice writing flower 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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