Cursive Words

Patience in Cursive

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

In cursive, patience is written in 3 strokes with 2 pencil lifts: p-a-t-i-e-n-c-e in one continuous stroke; then go back to dot the i and cross the t. Press play to watch it drawn on the writing lines, then trace it yourself and print the free worksheet.

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

How to write patience in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through p-a-t-i-e-n-c-e, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
  2. 2Last, return to dot the i and cross the t — always after the body of the word is done.
Strokes: 3Pencil lifts: 2Letters: 8

Keep a, i, e, n, and c small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let t climb toward the topline. p dips under the baseline before swinging back up.

How the letters in patience connect

All 7 of the joins in patience leave the letter on an undercurve.

The letters in patience

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

Trace patience 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 patience cursive worksheet

Take patience 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

Write p-a-t-i-e-n-c-e in one continuous stroke. Finish by going back to dot the i and cross the t. Keep every letter slanting the same direction and resting on the baseline.

patience takes 3 strokes: p-a-t-i-e-n-c-e in one continuous stroke; then go back to dot the i and cross the t.

The pencil lifts 2 times: to dot the i and to cross the t.

Keep a, i, e, n, and c small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let t climb toward the topline. p dips under the baseline before swinging back up.

All 7 of the joins in patience leave the letter on an undercurve.

Practice writing patience 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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