Cursive Words

Hurt in Cursive

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

hurt starts with the letter h, which opens on an undercurve, and the whole word takes 2 strokes with one pencil lift. Watch it drawn stroke by stroke below, trace it on the lines, and print the free hurt worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

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

How to write hurt in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through h-u-r-t, 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: 4

h and t are tall letters that reach toward the topline. u and r stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in hurt connect

All 3 of the joins in hurt leave the letter on an undercurve.

The letters in hurt

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

Trace hurt 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 hurt cursive worksheet

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

1. Keep the pencil down through h-u-r-t, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry. 2. Last, return to cross the t — always after the body of the word is done.

Not quite: the body of hurt flows in one continuous run, but it takes 2 strokes in all. The pencil lifts once: to cross the t.

All 3 of the joins in hurt leave the letter on an undercurve.

h and t are tall letters that reach toward the topline. u and r stay between the baseline and the midline.

hurt starts with the letter h, which opens on an undercurve. Getting that first entry stroke right sets the slant for the whole word.

Practice writing hurt 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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