Basic Skills: Keyboarding
Practice Assignments
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Use this memory trick to remember the home row keys. |
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ASDF = A Silly Dancing Frog
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JKL; = Jazzy Kangaroo’s Little Semi
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| Home Row and Space Bar Practice | |||
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Type the following exercise. Try not to look at your hands, however make sure that you are keeping your fingers on the correct keys. |
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a aa ; ;; s ss l ll d dd k
kk f ff j jj fdsa jkl; jf jf kd kd ls ls ;a ;a fj
fj dk dk sl sl a;a a; f a;fj a;sldkfj a;sldkfj
a;sldkfj a;sldkfj a’sldkfj a;sldkfj a;sldkfj ff jj dd kk ss ll aa ;; fj fj dk dk sl sl a; a; asdf ;lkj fj dk sl a; jf kd ls ;a fdsa jkl; a;sldkfj
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| Home Row Review | |||
| Use the first finger of your right hand to press the RETURN key. This will take you onto the next line and ready to type. | |||
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a lad has a
glad dad; dad had half a shad salad;
ask jag gas lag
fad half lash gash lass glass
ash sag gag hag
had sash fall hash dash slash
dad has a gag;
a lass has a sash; a lad has a lash as a fad; |
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| Home Key Mastery | |||
| When typing this assignment, make sure to double space between lines. | |||
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aaa ;;; sss lll
ddd kkk fff jjj |
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| Test Your Skills | |||
| Type the following lines. Make sure your fingers use the right keys! Leave one space after each group of three letters. Use your thumbs for the space bar. | |||
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aaa lll
aaa lll all all; ddd
aaa ddd dad dad dad sss aaa
ddd sad sad sad; aaa
sss kkk ask ask ask
a fad; ask dad;
ask a lad; jal asks; a lad falls;
all fads; alda
asks; a sad lass; jal asks a lass; |
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| Practicing H and E | |||
| Type the following lines. Remember to stay in the home row position and use the proper reaching technique. | |||
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jj hj hj ah ah ha ha had had has has ash ash hash hj hj ha ha ah ah hah hah had had ash ash has hash ah ha; had ash; has had; a hall; has a hall; ah ha Learning E d ed ed el el el led led eel eel eke eke ed fed fed ed ed el el lee lee fed fed eke eke led led ale ed
a
lake; a leek; a jade; a desk; a jade eel; a deed |
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| More Practice with H and E | |||
| Type the following exercise. Make sure to double space between each line of text. | |||
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he he she she shed shed heed heed held held he she shed he has fled; he has a sale; she has a sale; he as ash; ask ask has has lad lad all all fall falls a sash; had all; a fall jak; a lad sash; he he she she led led held held she she fell fell he he led led; she she had had; she she fell fell; a jade shelf; a jade desk shelf;; she had a shed; he sells desks; she sells desks; he sells jade; he led; she led; he as jade; she has jade; she asked a lad; he asked a lass; she fell; he fell; |
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| Practicing I and R | |||
| Type the following lines. | |||
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as if she is; he had a fir desk; she has a red jelly jar; he has had a lead all fall; she asked if he reads fall ads; she said she reads all ads she sees; his dad has had a sales lead as he said; TS (Triple Space) kid his lie aid aide; a kid; a lie; if he; he did; his aide; if a kid is; a jar; a rake; a lark; red jar; hear her; are dark; a fir; if her; a fire; is hair; his fire; if she is; he is; if her; is far; red jar; his heir; her aide TS (Triple Space) he he if if all all fir fir har har rid rid as ask she she elf elf her her eel eel shed shelf he has; had jack her jar; he had a shed; she has fled; she has had a jak sale; she said he had a red fir; |
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| More Practice with I and R | |||
| Typing without looking at your hands is difficult, but you can do it! Go ahead, give it a try on this exercise. | |||
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jh jh jh jh hj hj hj hj hah hah has has had had sash sash ed ed led led fled fled sled sled ed led fled sled k k k k ik ik ik ik is is is is if if if if did did did did aid aid aid aid kid kid kid kid hail hail hail hail if if if if is is is is kid kid kid kid his his his his a kid; a lie; he did aide his lie; if a kid lied; fff rrr fff rrr fff rrr fff rrr frf frf frf frf rfr rfr rfr rfr jar jar red red her her far far red jar her fare rake lake lark jar hear her dark red air rake rake lake lake lark lark jar jar hear hear her her dark dark red red air air sir sir fir fir fire fire he is; she is; if her; if his; her aide; his aide; he he; if if; is is; ed ed; as as; she she; her her; hah hah; red red; air air; hair hair; shed shed; rake rake; hear hear; fare fare; lark lark; he if is ed as; she her hah red air; hair shed; rake hear; fare lark; if he is did fir jak all fall jak did he is if a red jak; he ask her; she ask her aide; if she fell; she did; he did; he led her; she is her aide; |
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| Practicing O and T | |||
| Type the following lines. Remember to use the correct reaching technique. | |||
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An the did oak she for off tie got an led jar all Go end air her gold his aid rid sit and fir ask jet talk Side jell gold fled sign stir fork high shall Key Phrases: To do; it is; of an; if he; is to; or do; to it; if he is; To aid; if she; he did; of the; to all; is for; is a tie; Is to ask; is to aid; he or she; to rig it; if she did; Key Sentences: Joan is to go to the lake to get her old red skis. Less asked for a list of all the old gold she sold. Laska said she left the old disk list on his desk. Nadia said she felt ill as the ski lift left to take the girls to the hill. Lang and she are going to sing nine songs at noon. Karla Kent is to go to London to see Laska Jolson.
Janet Harkins
sent the sales sheet to Jack Hansen. |
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| More Practice with O and T | |||
| Type the following lines. Remember to use the correct reaching technique. | |||
had a fall; as a fall add; a sad dad fall; a dad dad; he sees her aid; he irks her; a red fish; a red aid; he sells red desks; she had a jar fall; he sells desks; lll ooo lll ooo ooo lll ooo lll lol lol lol lol ol ol ol ol of of of of of or or or or for for for for or or or or for for for for oak oak oak oak off off off off do so; so do; of old; of old; of oak; of oak; of old red oak; fff ttt fff ttt ttt fff ttt fff ftf ftf ftf ftf ir ir ir ir at at at at tie tie tie tie the the the the fit fit fit fit tf tf tf tf fir fir fir fir sit sit sit hit hit kit kit tie tie too too toe tow hot hot lot lot too too toe toe hot hot lot lot sid kid jak kit old hit led is kid dot jak sit he led she led had see held fled has jade leads he asked her to lead the fled fit tie sit kit it fit tie sit kit its fits hits kits lit hit tie it a fir is kit sits it fits a dit a tie sits hits fits ooo rrr ooo rrr or or or or for for for for ore ore ore ore he rode; a rod; a door; a rose; a rod; a rod door; a rose door; or it do to of odd too for she the too of all she is or the to do if he do so it is it if if she asked a lad; the lad off to the lake; he or she; off the old jet; she left the jet; a red salad; |
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| Practicing N and G | |||
| Type the following lines. Remember to use the correct reaching technique. | |||
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has a lad; a fall lad fad; has a red salad; do it; do it; a tot; a tot; do a lot; do a lot; it is hot; it is hot; to do; do to; a tot; tot a; do a lot; lot a do; dot it; it dot; her skis; her kid; his aide; it is far; is a kid; jjj nnn jjj nnn jjj nnn jjj nnn jnj jnj jnj jnj nj nj nj nj jn jn jn jn an an an an and and and and end end ant ant land land hand hand fan fan fff ggg fff ggg fff ggg fff ggg fgf fgf fgf fgf fg fg fg fg gf gf gf gf nj nj nj nj jn jn jn jn he got; to the fog; he got to jog; he got to golf; no nag ago gone long go on; a nag; no gain; long ago; log in so soon; a fine sing; led a hand; no gain; he got an old dog and she is gone; she jogs in the fog; she and he jog in the dense fog; she and he go to golf in dense fog; she and he golf a nine in the north area he has an oar; he jogs; do a log for her; she left a red jar; an an go go in in dig dig end end and and go go to to he did it for her; he is to take the old jet; |
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| Practicing Left Shift and Period | |||
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Type the following lines. Remember to use the correct reaching technique. |
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aa ;; ss ll dd kk ff jj gg hh ff jj dd kk ss ll aa ;; hhh eee iii rrr ooo ttt nnn ggg hh ee ii rr oo tt nn gg is he; an if; do or; go to; an oak; all of; J J J J Ja Ja Ja Ja K K K K Ka Ka Ka Ka L L L L La La La La Ha Ha Ha Ha Hal Hal Hal Hal Ja Ja Ja Ja Jan Jan Jan Jan Kal did it; Hans is red; Jan at the fig; I I I I Ia Ia Ia Ia Ian Ian Ian Ian lll … lll … lll … lll … l.l l.l l.l l.l fl. Ed. Ft. hr. in. I do too. Ian is not. Ola did it. Jan does this. Kent is gone. Hal did it. I shall get on a train and do this. J. L. Hanes skis on the lake. Larry also does it. I said ft. is for feet and rd. is for road and fl. is for floor. Lt. John let L. K. take the old gong to the lake. Larry asked the old store kid for a kit. I like Ike and John. Ike said to take the old road to get to the lake. if so it is to do it do to is he go do if it is to so if Lars sent the log to the ski lodge. do is the got if the for the ask the end O. J. lost one of the logs off the train.
Ja Ja Ka Ka La
La Ia Ia Oa Oa Ja Ja Ka Ka La Ia Ia Oa Oa |
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Capital Letters |
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Directions: Type this with capitals in the correct places. |
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1.
thomas edison was a brilliant scientist
who was born in america.
2.
michael jordon won many championships when
he played for the chicago bulls.
3.
our book is entitles keyboard mastery, and
it is orange.
4.
shakespeare wrote many great plays
including “much ado about nothing” and “romeo and juilet.”
5.
your dance audition with utah dancers is
on wednesday.
6.
the internet is not owned by bill gates,
but microsoft is owned by him.
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the blue chair was once owned by aunt
amber and uncle joe.
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my father took ann to provo grocery to buy
food.
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brian wants an english book to practice
his grammar.
10.
july 4th is my favorite
holiday, but ms. johnson likes halloween.
11.
the goldfish we bought at the store eat
“tetra-right” flakes.
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i went to timpagnogos with mary.
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neal armstrong was the first man to walk
on the moon.
14.
i wish that i would see the rings of
saturn in my telescope. 15. the chocolate is the best that europe has to offer. |
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| Practicing U and C | |||
| Type the following lines. Remember to use the correct reaching techniques. Also, don’t forget to have good computer lab posture! | |||
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ot ot o tot ng ng ng ng L. L. L. L. he ir ot ng L do so to go fan hen log tan son not sign and fan tan Olga and Jena has the first skate slot. jjj uuu jjj uuu jjj uuu jjj uuu uj uj uj uj ju ju ju ju us jug jug jug jug sue sue sue sue lug lug lug lug use use use due for us; the red fur; use it again; is it hers; ddd ccc ddd ccc ddd ccc ddd ccc dcd dcd dcd dcd cod cod cod cog cog cog tic tic tic can can can cot cot cot hot hot hot ice ice can can doc doc tic tic dock dock cue cue cut cut cues cues duck duck clue clue coat coat cut cut cake cake I found a fur coat that had cake on it.
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| Mastering U and C | |||
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Type the following lines. Try not to look at the keyboard while you are typing. |
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I said to use Kan. for Kansas and Ore. for Oregon. Nida is to get the ice. Jacki is to call for cola. Ira is sure that he can go there in an hour or so. Ken said he is to sign the list and take the disk. It is right for her to take the lei if it is hers. He said to enter Oh. for Ohio and Kan. for Kansas. L.N. is at the King Hotel. Carl is at the Leland. |
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| Practicing M and X | |||
| Don't look at your hands and remember to have proper posture. Try to increase your typing speed on this exercise. | |||
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bet you but bit dye fib yes by bye boy buy dye yes yet I can win the gold but I must set a higher goal. jjj mmm jjj mmm jmj jmj jmj jmj am am am am me me me me mj mj mj mj jm jm jm jm me me me me may may may may yam yam yam yam men men men men jam jam jam jam sss xxx sss xxx sss xxx sss xxx sxs sxs sxs sxs sxs sx sx sx ox ox ox ox fox fox fox fox fix fix fix fix nix nix nix nix a fox; an ox; nix it; fix it; hit an ax; by six; by fixing it me ox am ax jam ham hem men lax fox mix lox to lax; fix it; mix it; six men to fix; six men to hex; Mix a ham salad for six; Max can fix tea; Max can fix ham for six; |
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| Learning P and V | |||
| Type the following exercise. Remember to use the correct reaching techniques. | |||
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Have five live vie can view dive
jive
Vic has a plan to have the van pick
us up at five.
Violet said she had to key from a
book as one test she took for a top job.
Vivian can do well many of the
tasks she tries; she sets top goals and makes.
Dixon flew blue jets eight times
over a city park. |
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| Practicing P and V | |||
| Type the following assignment. Be careful, try for 100% accuracy. | |||
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| Practicing W and Right Shift | |||
| Type the following lines, try not to look at your fingers while you are typing. Keep your eyes on this page or the computer screen. | |||
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aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj he ir ot ng l. uc he ir ot us us cut cut sue sue cot cot nut nut lug lug ice ice can Janet took the lead in the race for the record. sss www sss www sss www sws sws sws sow sow sow sow wow wow wow lows lows lows lows shows how shows how cows cows now now row row own own tows tows how is; so low; to sow; to own; row now; go now; aaa A A A aaa A A A ccc C C C ccc C C C fff F F F ddd D D D Dan Del Dennis Fran Frank Francis Sue Stan Scott Rio Rip Run Willa Will Wanda Alan Ali Ariel Cat Chris Will left the show which he won the award Frank will go to Rio next fall. Dr. Rowe is in Tulsa now. Dr. Cowan will see Rolf. Gwenn took the gown to Golda Swit on Downs Circle. He is to sign for the urn to go on the high chest. Jan and Chris are gone, Don and Nick will get here soon. Doug will work for her at the new store in Newton. Jud is to cut the corn near the dock for his aunt. |
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| Learning B | |||
| This is a short exercise, type it three times. | |||
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F f bf bf fib fib rob rob but but
big big fib fibs
A kit low for jut led sow fob ask
sun cud jet grow
Roger bought a boat. |
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| Learning Z | |||
| This is another short exercise. Please type it three times and try to get faster each time you type it. | |||
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A a za za zap zap zap zoo zoo zoo
zip zip zag sag sany Zap it, zip it, an adz, to sap, the zoo, eight oz. A a za za zap zap zap zoo zoo zoo zip zip zag sag sany Za za zap zap zed zed oz. oz. zoo zoo zip maze
Zap it, zip it, an adz, to sap, the zoo, eight oz. |
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| Practicing Z and Colon | |||
| Remember to use the colon (:) key you have to press shift and then the key. | |||
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John won a diving trophy for six events at our state meet. to busy | down town | by the city | with us I have to go into town to sign a document with my mom. aaa zzz aaa zzz aaa zzz aaa zzz aza aza aza aza zap zap zap zap zoo zoo zoo zoo zip zip zip zip zag zag zag zag oz. oz. oz. oz. zoo zoo zoo zoo zip zip zip zip maze maze maze maze eight oz. twelve oz. twenty oz. fifteen oz. nineteen oz. ;;; ::: ;;; ::: ;;; ::: To: File: Shift: Reply to: Dear Alan: Leave two spaces after typing a colon. Shift in opposition when keying capital letters at the beginning of names. John, Jim, Larry, Ted, Janice, Steve, Paul, Tawna Zoe, Zen, Liza, Quigg, Paul, Olga, Ivan, Yoda You must shift with the left hand to get the colon to work. hazy quad quit zone quay zeal quote zap qt. zoo Zen Zelda Joey amazed us all when he won the state math contest. apt six fix flex flax next harp rip open drop the pen Lex and Lars are twin boys who like to fix apple pie for six friends. vamp vamp vamp vamp dive dive dive dive five five five five Glena made the dog work extra hard before putting him in the kennel. Six of the firms had to pay a large fee to the state. See the quick red fox jump over the lazy tan dog. Give me the six big tips to help me with my history quiz. |
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| Learning Q and Comma | |||
| The comma is an important mark of punctuation. Good luck on this exercise! | |||
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Jevon will fix my pool deck if the
big rain quite.
Aqua means water, Quen; also, it is
a unique blue.
Sandy said we ought to buy gifts at
her new store. |
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| Complete the Paragraph | |||
| Directions: Make all changes as instructed. Type all words and make corrections as you go. You do not need to type the instructions at the beginning of each section. | |||
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Fill in the missing vowels: - c-mpl-t- c-mp-t-r h-s m-ny phys-c-l p-rts. Th- p-rts -r- c-ll-d h-rdw-r-. Th-y -ncl-d- th-ngs s-ch -s th- m-n-t-r, k-yb--rd, -nd m--s-. Th-y -ls- -ncl-d- -th-r th-ngs s-ch -s th- pr-nt-r, sc-nn-r, -nd sp--k-rs. Th- t-w-r -s -ls- p-rt -f th- h-rdw-r-, b-t -ns-d- -f -t -r- m-ny -th-r -t-ms th-t m-k- -p th- “br--n” -f th- c-mp-t-r. Fill in the missing words: Writing -- a process. It is important ---- we do not ---- write something --- time and ---- it complete. We ---- self revise and ---- it as well. It is also very helpful to ---- someone else read --. Someone else may --- understand the ---- as the writer understands the text, --- ---- will --- questions. ---- helps the ------ recognize problem ----- and correct them. Delete the repeated words: Keyboarding is one of the most most important classes that a a student will ever take take. Keying is a skill that everyone will will need at some time in their lives. This is a skill that once once achieved will help students succeed in their other classes as well as well. It makes homework faster and easier. Everyone needs to to practice and master this skill! Change “Mom” to “Dad”—this means you will need to change the pronouns referring to “Mom” too.
My mom sent
me to the store. She told me to hurry and pick up some milk. She
needed it for dinner tonight. She told me that if I stopped
anywhere along the way, I would be in trouble. I didn’t see what it
would hurt to stop at Joe’s house so he could go with me to the
store. Unfortunately, my mom did not see it my way. I was grounded
for a month. |
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| Paragraphs | |||
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Read the story. Fill in your information. Then type these paragraphs. Remember to use ENTER to move to the next paragraph. Remember to use TAB to indent. |
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My name is _________________. I am a student here at
_____________. I am ___ years old. I have _______ hair,
____eyes , and I’m very _____ today because
This person’s last name is ___________. This person has
_________ There are ________ people in the room. We are all learning about _______________. Read the story. Then type these paragraphs. When you finish, you could change these paragraphs so that they are about you. Then type your story.
My name is Liz Devries. I am an instructor at Ottawa Technical
Learning Centre. I teach English to adults. I am also a mother
and I have three teenage children. I have a busy life. I’ve decided that I am going to try to be better organized in the future. I like to be busy, but I don’t like to go around with my clothes on inside out! I will make sure that someone checks my clothes before I go out the door every morning. Then I can be busy and happy too. |
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| Caps Lock Practice | |||
| You might recognize these nursery rhymes. Type them using the caps lock. | |||
| HEY, DIDDLE,
DIDDLE, THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE, THE COW JUMPED OVER THE MOON. THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED TO SEE SUCH A SPORT, AND THE DISH RAN AWAY WITH THE SPOON. HUMPTY DUMPTY SAT ON A WALL.
LITTLE MISS MUFFET, SAT ON A
TUFFET, YANKEE DOODLE CAME TO TOWN,
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