Cursive Words

Like in Cursive

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

like starts with the letter l, 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 like worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

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

How to write like in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through l-i-k-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

Size is what makes like readable: tall l and k and midline-height i and e. Uneven heights are the most common mistake, so check each letter against its lines.

How the letters in like connect

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

The letters in like

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 like 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 like cursive worksheet

Take like 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.

Need a different word? Make a worksheet for any word — free, for any spelling.

Frequently asked questions

1. Keep the pencil down through l-i-k-e, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry. 2. Last, return to dot the i — always after the body of the word is done.

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

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

Size is what makes like readable: tall l and k and midline-height i and e. Uneven heights are the most common mistake, so check each letter against its lines.

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

Practice writing like 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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