This is a sample unit from Deborah Anholt's text
currently in use at the ISALC,
Lewis & Clark College. The text contains 10 units of keyboarding
and language exercises as well as a section on using the Macintosh
computer. This book differs from standard keyboarding books in that
the words were chosen and the exercises designed in order to give
students practice with spelling and grammar patterns that are
particularly problematic for ESL students. Please contact the author
for further information.
New characters:
i,n,g
period
left shift
The I is typed with the finger that types K.
Watch your fingers as you type these lines .
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drill 3.1 ia ia ia ia is is is is id id id id if if if if ie ie ie ie it it it it ia ia ia ia is is is is id id id id if if if if ie ie ie ie it it it it ai ai ai ai si si si si di di di di fi fi fi fi ei ei ei ei ti ti ti ti ai ai ai ai si si si si di di di di fi fi fi fi ei ei ei ei ti ti ti ti il il il il ik ik ik ik ij ij ij ij ih ih ih ih il il il il ik ik ik ik ij ij ij ij ih ih ih ih li li li li ki ki ki ki ji ji ji ji hi hi hi hi li li li li ki ki ki ki ji ji ji ji hi hi hi hi |
Don't look at your fingers as you type this drill.
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drill 3.2 if if if if is is is is ill ill ill its its its did die die die died died died diet diet diet diet sit sat sit sat sit sat like like like like fill dill fill dill fill dill fill dill little life like little life like little life like this these this these this these this
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The N is typed with the same finger that types J and H.
Watch your fingers while you type the following drill:
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drill 3.3 na na na na ns ns ns ns nd nd nd nf nf nf ne ne ne nt nt nt nt na na na ns ns ns ns nd nd nd nf nf nf nf ne ne ne nt nt nt nt an an an an sn sn sn sn dn dn dn dn fn fn fn en en en tn tn tn an an an an sn sn sn sn dn dn dn dn fn fn fn en en en tn tn tn nl nl nl nl nk nk nk nk nj nj nj nj nh nh nh nh ni ni ni ni nl nl nl nl nk nk nk nk nj nj nj nj nh nh nh nh ni ni ni ni ln ln ln ln kn kn kn kn jn jn jn jn hn hn hn hn in in in in ln ln ln ln kn kn kn kn jn jn jn jn hn hn hn hn in in in in |
Don't look at your fingers as you type these words:
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drill 3.4 an an an and and and hand hand hand land land land in in in kind kind kind find find think thin thin think think than thank than thank than thank ten then ten then ten then finish finished finish finished finish finished |
The G is typed with the finger that types F and T .
You may look at your fingers while you type these lines:
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drill 3.5 ga ga ga ga gs gs gs gs gd gd gd gd gf gf gf gf ge ge ge ge gt gt gt ga ga ga ga gs gs gs gs gd gd gd gd gf gf gf gf ge ge ge ge gt gt gt ag ag ag ag sg sg sg sg dg dg dg dg fg fg fg fg eg eg eg eg tg tg tg ag ag ag ag sg sg sg sg dg dg dg dg fg fg fg fg eg eg eg eg tg tg tg gl gl gl gl gk gk gk gk gj gj gj gj gh gh gh gh gi gi gi gi gn gn gn gn gl gl gl gl gk gk gk gk gj gj gj gj gh gh gh gh gi gi gi gi gn gn gn gn lg lg lg lg kg kg kg kg jg jg jg jg hg hg hg hg ig ig ig ig ng ng ng ng lg lg lg lg kg kg kg kg jg jg jg jg hg hg hg hg ig ig ig ig ng ng ng ng |
Don't look at your fingers for these words with G.
drill 3.6
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again again eight eight get get sing sing thing thing king king light light height height fight fight |
Don't look at your fingers while typing these verbs. Type each line
three times.
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drill 3.7 ing sing sings is singing sang ask asks is asking asked fall falls is falling fell eat eats is eating ate fill fills is filling filled finish finishes is finishing finished find finds is finding tell tells is telling |
The Left Shift is for making capital letters with the right hand.
Hold the shift with your little finger while you type the letter.
Type the following drill twice:
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drill 3.8 Has Has Jet Jet Jet Kid Kid Let Let Let In In In Kiki Kiki Kiki |
The Period is typed with the finger that types L. Do not put a space before a period. Space twice after a period at the end of a sentence.
Type the following drill, spacing twice after each period.
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drill 3.9 a. s. d. f. g. l. k. j. e. t. h. i. n. g. Again. An. And. Did. Eight. Find. His. If. In. Is. Its. Its. Kind. This. Get. Light. Like. Little. Said. Sing. Sit. Ten. Thank. Their. Then. Think. This. Kiki. Than. Then. Fill. Fell. Finish. Seattle. Nine. |
Practice: Type each drill twice. If you make a mistake in a sentence, type it again.
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drill 3.10 Kiki likes it. The kids like it. He
thinks. She thinks. I think. He thanks her. She thanks her.
I thank her. She has a kid. I have ten kids. Dad is ill. Find the tea. Fill the jet. Get in the
jet. Kiki is sitting. She is singing. She is
sitting and singing. He is finishing the tea. The kid is
falling. The kid is asking his dad. Dad is eating again. He
is fighting. The jet is landing at eight. Ted is
talking. I ate. I did eat. I sang. I did sing. He fell. He did fall. She finished the pie at eight. Then she finished the tea. This thing died.
The king has a jet. The kind king has a
jet. The kind king has a fast jet. The kind king has eight
fast jets. The kind king has nine fast jets. The kind king
has ten fast jets. |
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drill 3.11 The kid has a hat. The little kid has a
hat. The kid has a little hat. The little kid has eight
little hats. A fish is in the sea. The fish is in the
sea. The fish are in the sea. The fish is in the dish. The
fish are in the dishes. If she eats I shall eat. I shall eat if
she eats. If he eats I shall eat. I shall eat if he
eats. He said that Dad is ill. She said that Kiki likes it. |
3.1. Alphabetize
Here is a list of ten words. Type them in one column in alphabetical order. Column means vertical column. Type a "return" after each word.
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3.2. Alphabetize
Here is another list of words. Type them in a column in alphabetical order.
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3.3. Numbers
Here is a list of numbers. Spell them correctly.
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3.4. Verb tenses
Below is a list of verbs. For each one, type the present
tense, the present tense with +s, the present
participle with +ing, and the past tense.
For example, you'll type:
light, lights, lighting, lit
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3.5. Punctuation and Capitalization
Below is a short paragraph, but it does not have any periods or
capital letters. Type it with correct punctuation and capitalization.
Use the TAB key at the beginning to INDENT the paragraph 1/2
inch.
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ann and keith had eight kids the fifth kid liked jets he had nine jets the eighth kid liked singing she sang and sang again and again ann and keith think kids are fine |
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