Cursive Words

Give in Cursive

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

In cursive, give is written in 2 strokes with one pencil lift: g-i-v-e 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.

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

How to write give in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through g-i-v-e, 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: 4

g drops below the baseline. i, v, and e stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in give connect

1 of give's 3 joins leave the letter on an overcurve. The exceptions are i-v, where i ends on an undercurve that carries into the overcurve opening of v and v-e, where v ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of e.

The letters in give

Every letter guide below teaches the letter the same way Scribble teaches it in the app — stroke order, joins, a letter check, and a printable worksheet.

Trace give in cursive

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

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

Free printable give cursive worksheet

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

give uses 4 letters: g, i, v, and e. g drops below the baseline. i, v, and e stay between the baseline and the midline.

1 of give's 3 joins leave the letter on an overcurve. The exceptions are i-v, where i ends on an undercurve that carries into the overcurve opening of v and v-e, where v ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of e.

give starts with the letter g, 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 give 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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