Cursive Words

Saw in Cursive

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

In cursive, saw is written in 1 stroke without lifting the pencil: s-a-w in one continuous stroke. Press play to watch it drawn on the writing lines, then trace it yourself and print the free worksheet.

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

How to write saw in cursive

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

Keep s, a, and w small — they live between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in saw connect

All 2 of the joins in saw leave the letter on an undercurve.

The letters in saw

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 saw in cursive

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

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

Free printable saw cursive worksheet

Take saw 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

Write s-a-w in one continuous stroke. Keep every letter slanting the same direction and resting on the baseline.

saw takes 1 stroke: s-a-w in one continuous stroke.

No — saw is one continuous stroke. Every letter flows into the next without lifting the pencil.

Keep s, a, and w small — they live between the baseline and the midline.

All 2 of the joins in saw leave the letter on an undercurve.

Practice writing saw with real feedback

Scribble teaches cursive this same way on iPad — watch, trace, write, and get feedback on shape, size, spacing, and slant.