Cursive Words

Was in Cursive

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

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

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

How to write was in cursive

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

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

How the letters in was connect

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

The letters in was

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 was in cursive

Now write it yourself. Put your finger or mouse on the green circle and follow every stroke of was — the check only advances while you stay on the line.

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

Free printable was cursive worksheet

Take was 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

1. Keep the pencil down through w-a-s, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.

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

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

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

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

Practice writing was with real feedback

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