Cursive Words

Godmother in Cursive

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

In cursive, godmother is written in 2 strokes with one pencil lift: g-o-d-m-o-t-h-e-r in one continuous stroke; then go back to cross the t. Press play to watch it drawn on the writing lines, then trace it yourself and print the free worksheet.

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

How to write godmother in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through g-o-d-m-o-t-h-e-r, 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: 9

Size is what makes godmother readable: tall d, t, and h, midline-height o, m, e, and r, and below-the-line g. Uneven heights are the most common mistake, so check each letter against its lines.

How the letters in godmother connect

5 of godmother's 8 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exceptions are g-o, where g ends on an overcurve that carries into the downcurve opening of o, o-d, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the downcurve opening of d, and o-t, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of t.

The letters in godmother

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

Trace godmother in cursive

Now write it yourself. Put your finger or mouse on the green circle and follow every stroke of godmother — 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 godmother cursive worksheet

Take godmother 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

Watch it drawn first, then trace it: godmother 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 cross the t.

godmother uses 9 letters (8 different ones): g, o, d, m, t, h, e, and r. Size is what makes godmother readable: tall d, t, and h, midline-height o, m, e, and r, and below-the-line g. Uneven heights are the most common mistake, so check each letter against its lines.

5 of godmother's 8 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exceptions are g-o, where g ends on an overcurve that carries into the downcurve opening of o, o-d, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the downcurve opening of d, and o-t, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of t.

godmother 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 godmother with real feedback

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