Cursive Words

Make in Cursive

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

There are 4 letters in make, but only 1 stroke: m-a-k-e in one continuous stroke. Play the animation to see how the letters flow together, then trace the whole word and download the printable practice sheet.

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

How to write make in cursive

  1. 1Write m, a, k, e as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.
Strokes: 1Pencil lifts: 0Letters: 4

Keep m, a, and e small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let k climb toward the topline.

How the letters in make connect

Follow the joins as you write make: m ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of a; a ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of k; k ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of e.

The letters in make

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

Trace make 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 make cursive worksheet

Take make 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: make is 1 stroke without lifting the pencil, so learn where each stroke begins before writing freely. The worksheet on this page follows that exact trace-copy-practice order.

None — make is a single unbroken stroke from start to finish.

make uses 4 letters: m, a, k, and e. Keep m, a, and e small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let k climb toward the topline.

Follow the joins as you write make: m ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of a; a ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of k; k ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of e.

make starts with the letter m, which opens on an overcurve. Start there every time — the entry stroke is what the trace check on this page listens for first.

Practice writing make 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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