Cursive Words

Work in Cursive

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

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

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

How to write work in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through w-o-r-k, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
Strokes: 1Pencil lifts: 0Letters: 4

k is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. w, o, and r stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in work connect

2 of work's 3 joins leave the letter on a checkstroke. The exception is r-k, where r ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of k.

The letters in work

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 work in cursive

Now write it yourself. Put your finger or mouse on the green circle and follow every stroke of work — 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 work cursive worksheet

Take work 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

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

work uses 4 letters: w, o, r, and k. k is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. w, o, and r stay between the baseline and the midline.

2 of work's 3 joins leave the letter on a checkstroke. The exception is r-k, where r ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of k.

work starts with the letter w, which opens on an undercurve. Start there every time — the entry stroke is what the trace check on this page listens for first.

Practice writing work 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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