Home row words
Lesson three. You know all eight home keys. Today you will type whole words. Keep your eyes on the screen, and let your fingers find their way home after every key.
Keys in this lesson:
- a
- s
- d
- f
- j
- k
- l
- ;
Tip: After each key, let your finger drift back to its home key. Home is where every journey starts.
Ready? Sit up tall with your feet flat, put your fingers on the home row, and look at the screen, not your hands. Have a break after about 15 minutes.
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For grown-ups
There are 4 short exercises. The tutor waits for the right key, so mistakes cannot pile up, and it shows accuracy and words per minute at the end of each one. The mini test is passed at 90% accuracy. Speed is not part of the pass mark unless you switch on Speed goals (goal for this lesson: 6 words per minute). Progress is saved only in this browser.
The practice text in this lesson:
- Warm-up:
asdf jkl; fjdk sla; fj dk sl a; - Words:
add all ask dad fad lad sad flask salad alas - Sentence:
dad asks a lad; a lass adds a salad - Mini test:
a sad lad falls; dad asks all lads; a lass adds salad; alas a flask falls