Typing Practice Drills

Practice is not a test. Most drills have no clock unless you add one, mistakes are shown the moment you make them, and the aim is clean keystrokes before quick ones.

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Typing Practice for AdultsType an email, a form or a letter of 25 to 48 words, with no clock. Thank-you after an interview (41 words) · A meeting agenda (35 words) · A job application form (32 words)
Typing Practice ParagraphsType a paragraph of about 50, 100 or 200 words, untimed, to the last full stop. Rain on the Roof (51 easy words) · To Have a Friend (30 words) Emerson: Friendship · The Virtue of the Senses (60 words) Emerson: Prudence
10 Key PracticeType Lesson 1, the home keys 4 5 6, the first of twelve untimed 10 key lessons. Lesson 10: dates and 24-hour times · Lesson 7: all ten digits · Lesson 9: amounts with cents
Typing for Kids Free, One Keyboard Row at a TimeType each line in the box, one keyboard row at a time, with no timer. pour tea for us · bb nn bb nn bb nn · the kite is up
Typing Practice SentencesType short sentences, one after another, for 15, 30 or 60 seconds.
Typing Accuracy PracticeType lines built on neighbour keys, same-finger jumps, double letters and swapped pairs, with no clock. keep sleep street between · split spilt silver sliver · trial trail angel angle
Touch Typing LessonsType Lesson 1, F and J, the first of these interactive typing lessons with no clock. Lesson 1: F and J · Lesson 16: every letter with capitals · Lesson 9: W and O
Essay Typing PracticeType a whole essay of about 300 to 500 words, from its first line to its last. Of Innovations (399 words) Bacon: Essays 1625 · A Bench on Every Street (311 words) · Mend It First (514 words)
Right Hand Typing PracticeType words that use only the 11 letters of the right hand. ply · million · hmm
Math Typing PracticeType the words of math and expressions with their plus, minus, star and slash signs. proportion equivalent mixed simplify · 7 < 9 and 12 > 8 · addend factor multiple remainder
Typing Words PracticeType the 50 most common English words, five to a line in rank order, with no timer. which one of you has it · is is is is · on on on on
Code Typing TestType the snippet line by line, with Enter at the end of each line. Check an address with a pattern · Count down with async and await · A small class with two methods
Home Row Typing PracticeType the drills and real words, all on the middle row, timed or untimed. a;a; a;a; a;a; a;a; · glad · flash
Left Hand Typing PracticeType words that stay on the keyboard's left side, timed or not. beaver · qaz qaz qaz qaz · afterward
Keyboard Speed PracticeType th the think with other, then more common letter runs, against a 30 second clock. ti time until still native · te write often system better · or for work story world
Mobile Typing PracticeType short lines sized for a phone screen, from plain letters to numbers, symbols and whole messages. Is it $5 or $15? · See you at 3:30, ok? · Car's at the garage until 5; I'll walk & meet you there.
Number Row Typing PracticeType the ten digits above the letters one finger at a time, starting with a1a1. 67890 09876 68097 79068 · page 218 of 304 · j6j6 j6j6 j6j6 j6j6
Pinky Finger Typing PracticeDrill lines and words that keep both little fingers working, timed or untimed. pajama · gasp · palace
Keyboard Practice for GamingType wasd wasd wasd wasd with your left hand, with the space bar under your thumb. qe12 rf34 zx51 cv23 · 1w 2w 3w 4w · wasd 1234 qe rf
Typing LettersPick the letter that trips you and type its key drill and twenty words built round it. W: left ring finger (top row) · E: left middle finger (top row) · F: left index finger (home row)
Typing Facts LessonsType one short fact, with no clock, to its last period. Where the Tab Key Got Its Name (40 words) · The Fastest Animal on Land (28 words) · Words That Read Both Ways (28 words)
Typing Practice StoriesType The Gift of the Magi from its first line, one part at a time. The Gift of the Magi (8 of 8) · The Gift of the Magi (7 of 8) · The Lumber Room (6 of 9)
Advanced Typing LessonsType central celebrity platinum fortune, words where one finger types two keys in a row. attention caught midnight thereby · Radio Primary Survey Marine · pharmacy plaza floppy paramount
Daily Typing PracticeOne short set to type each day for a month, starting with Day 1. Day 26: a picnic · Day 3: the bus · Day 8: baking bread
Top and Middle Row Keyboard PracticeType drills and words that never leave the top and middle rows, timed or untimed. wipeout · typist · pry
Typing Speed Warm UpType one ordered routine that moves every finger and presses every letter before a test. Warm up 4: with the number row · Warm up 3: long · Warm up 5: with capitals and punctuation
Capital Letter Typing LessonsType lines of proper names; each note says which Shift key the capitals take.
Spelling Typing PracticeType words that are often spelt wrong, one trap at a time, starting with double letters. successful · questionnaire · occasionally
Typing Practice Numbers and Symbols, Punctuation TooType the lines: digits, shifted symbols, prices and punctuation, with no timer. 4 * 6 = 24 and 9 - 3 = 6 · 2026 1999 1066 2001 · ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( )
Typing Lesson Bottom RowType drills and words that reach down to the bottom row, timed or untimed. fvfv fvfv fvfv fvfv · vmvm vmvm vmvm vmvm · ashcan

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Pick the drill that matches what slows you down. Paragraphs give you full sentences with capitals and commas: 60 passages of 30 to 241 words, 14 of them easy and 46 from Thoreau, Emerson and Muir. Home row keeps your fingers on A S D F and J K L ;, with 16 drill lines and 110 real words. The left-hand and right-hand drills use only words typed by one hand on a QWERTY keyboard: 140 for the left hand's 15 letters and 132 for the right hand's 11. For a typing warm up, two exercises are enough: a minute or two of home row drill lines with no timer, then one short paragraph. When a drill starts to feel easy, measure the difference on the typing speed test.

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