May in cursive
This is how May looks in school cursive: 3 letters, and the parts to watch are that y goes below the line. Print the sheet below to practise it.
May 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 it, step by step
- Write capital M and carry its ending stroke straight into the a.
- Join the rest of the letters without lifting your pencil: a and y.
- Let the y drop below the baseline and loop back up through it.
All 3 letters, one by one
Tap a letter to see how it is written on its own.
Tips for each letter
- M
- Making the humps all the same height. In school cursive the humps of M are about even; keep them tall.
- a
- Leaving the top open, so a looks like u. Close the circle before you slant down.
- y
- Leaving the loop open below the line. Bring the tail back up so it crosses at the baseline.
All lowercase
may
Write it yourself
Questions parents ask
How do you write May in cursive?
Write capital M and carry its ending stroke straight into the a. Join the rest of the letters without lifting your pencil: a and y. Let the y drop below the baseline and loop back up through it.
How many letters are in May?
May has 3 letters: M, a, y.
Is May hard to write in cursive?
Most of it joins smoothly. The parts that need care: y goes below the line. Trace it a few times on the sheet and it soon feels natural.