Cursive s: How to Write a Lowercase s
Watch how a cursive s is written, then print a sheet to practise it alone and joined in words.
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How to write lowercase s in cursive
- Watch the animation See where lowercase s starts and the order of its strokes.
- Follow the strokes Swing up to a point at the midline, curve down and around to the left, close at the bottom and swing out.
- Join it s ends with an undercurve on the baseline, and the next letter starts from that undercurve.
- Practise Print the sheet: trace the model, then the dotted copies, then the words sun, sock, bus.
Step by step
Swing up to a point at the midline, curve down and around to the left, close at the bottom and swing out.
How lowercase s joins
s ends with an undercurve on the baseline, and the next letter starts from that undercurve.
Common mistake
Close the bottom of cursive s against the upstroke, or it looks like an r.
Practice words
sun, sock, bus. Write each word without lifting the pencil, then go back to dot i and j and cross t and x.
See the full cursive alphabet, or compare with print letter Ss.
Frequently asked questions
How do you write lowercase s in cursive?
Swing up to a point at the midline, curve down and around to the left, close at the bottom and swing out.
Does cursive s connect to the next letter?
s ends with an undercurve on the baseline, and the next letter starts from that undercurve.
What is the most common mistake with cursive s?
Close the bottom of cursive s against the upstroke, or it looks like an r.
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