Elizabeth in cursive
This is how the name Elizabeth looks in school cursive: 9 letters, and the parts to watch are that be is a high join and z goes below the line. Print the sheet below to practise it.
Elizabeth written once as a model, then in grey to trace, then on empty lines to write alone.
Prints on US Letter and A4, in black and white. Free for home and classroom use.
How to write the name, step by step
- Write capital E and carry its ending stroke straight into the l.
- Join the rest of the letters without lifting your pencil: l, i, z, a, b, e, t and h.
- Watch the high join (be): after b, o, v or w, the next letter starts at the midline, not the baseline.
- Let the z drop below the baseline and loop back up through it.
- When the name is finished, go back to dot the i and cross the t.
All 9 letters, one by one
Tap a letter to see how it is written on its own.
Tips for each letter
- E
- Making the middle loop too big, so E looks like a 3 backwards. Keep the loop small.
- l
- Making the loop so thin it disappears, so l looks like a tall i without a dot. Keep the loop open.
- i
- Stopping to dot the i in the middle of a word. Finish the word first, then dot.
- z
- Writing it like a print z with straight lines. Cursive z has a curved tail that loops below the line.
- a
- Leaving the top open, so a looks like u. Close the circle before you slant down.
- b
- Dropping the ending to the baseline. b ends high, at the midline, so the next letter starts from there.
- e
- Making the loop too big, so e looks like l. The loop stays below the midline.
- t
- Making t as tall as l, or adding a loop. Cursive t is shorter than the tall letters and has no loop.
- h
- Making the hump too narrow, so h looks like an l and an i. Give the hump some width.
All lowercase
elizabeth
Write it yourself
Questions parents ask
How do you write Elizabeth in cursive?
Write capital E and carry its ending stroke straight into the l. Join the rest of the letters without lifting your pencil: l, i, z, a, b, e, t and h. Watch the high join (be): after b, o, v or w, the next letter starts at the midline, not the baseline. Let the z drop below the baseline and loop back up through it. When the name is finished, go back to dot the i and cross the t.
How many letters are in Elizabeth?
Elizabeth has 9 letters: E, l, i, z, a, b, e, t, h.
Is Elizabeth hard to write in cursive?
Most of it joins smoothly. The parts that need care: be is a high join and z goes below the line. Trace it a few times on the sheet and it soon feels natural.