Cursive Words

Old in Cursive

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

old starts with the letter o, which opens on a downcurve, and the whole word takes 1 stroke without lifting the pencil. Watch it drawn stroke by stroke below, trace it on the lines, and print the free old worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

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

How to write old in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through o-l-d, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
Strokes: 1Pencil lifts: 0Letters: 3

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

How the letters in old connect

1 of old's 2 joins leave the letter on a checkstroke. The exception is l-d, where l ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of d.

The letters in old

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

Trace old in cursive

Ready to try? Drag from the green circle through each stroke in order. If you drift off old, the cursor waits for you to come back.

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

Free printable old cursive worksheet

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

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

Frequently asked questions

Watch it drawn first, then trace it: old 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 — old is a single unbroken stroke from start to finish.

old uses 3 letters: o, l, and d. Size is what makes old readable: tall l and d and midline-height o. Uneven heights are the most common mistake, so check each letter against its lines.

1 of old's 2 joins leave the letter on a checkstroke. The exception is l-d, where l ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of d.

old starts with the letter o, 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 old 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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