Cursive Words

Yes in Cursive

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

yes starts with the letter y, which opens on an overcurve, and the whole word takes 1 stroke without lifting the pencil. Watch it drawn stroke by stroke below, trace it on the lines, and print the free yes worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

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

How to write yes in cursive

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

Size is what makes yes readable: midline-height e and s and below-the-line y. Uneven heights are the most common mistake, so check each letter against its lines.

How the letters in yes connect

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

The letters in yes

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

Trace yes 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 yes cursive worksheet

Print the free yes in cursive worksheet to move from the screen to paper: trace yes along the dashed models, write it starting from each green dot, copy it beside the model, then fill the blank writing lines on your own.

Need a different word? Make a worksheet for any word — free, for any spelling.

Frequently asked questions

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

yes uses 3 letters: y, e, and s. Size is what makes yes readable: midline-height e and s and below-the-line y. Uneven heights are the most common mistake, so check each letter against its lines.

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

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

Practice writing yes 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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