Cursive Words

Perseverance in Cursive

Watch the word perseverance drawn in cursive stroke by stroke, trace it on the writing lines, and print a free practice worksheet.

In cursive, perseverance is written in 1 stroke without lifting the pencil: p-e-r-s-e-v-e-r-a-n-c-e in one continuous stroke. Press play to watch it drawn on the writing lines, then trace it yourself and print the free worksheet.

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

How to write perseverance in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through p-e-r-s-e-v-e-r-a-n-c-e, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
Strokes: 1Pencil lifts: 0Letters: 12

Keep e, r, s, v, a, n, and c small — they live between the baseline and the midline. p dips under the baseline before swinging back up.

How the letters in perseverance connect

10 of perseverance's 11 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exception is v-e, where v ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of e.

The letters in perseverance

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 perseverance 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 perseverance cursive worksheet

Take perseverance 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

1. Keep the pencil down through p-e-r-s-e-v-e-r-a-n-c-e, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.

Yes — perseverance flows from the first letter to the last without a single pencil lift.

10 of perseverance's 11 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exception is v-e, where v ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of e.

Keep e, r, s, v, a, n, and c small — they live between the baseline and the midline. p dips under the baseline before swinging back up.

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

Practice writing perseverance 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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