typing lessons exercises - Lesson 1 - keyboard home row and QWERTY row practice

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Step-by-step typing instruction for touch typing across keyboard home row and QWERTY row. Explains how to position fingers at rest, which finger controls each key, and how to use the raised bumps on F and J to locate the home keys without looking. Provides posture and break guidance, encourages quiet key-naming, and includes multiple guided typing exercises using letter sequences for repeated practice. Lesson 2 further maps QWERTY row control and reinforces vowel coverage and accuracy.

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Pages10

Reading Time25 min

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Lesson 1: Home row

Finger positions and key control

Practice guidance and Exercise 1-10

Lesson 2: QWERTY row

Finger positions and key control

Practice guidance and Exercise 1-9

Lesson 1: The home row of the keyboard is the most important to the touch‐typist. When at rest the typist's fingers are positioned, lightly, on the A‐S‐D‐F keys for the left hand, and the J‐K‐L‐; keys for the right hand. • The left index finger will control the F and G keys, the right index finger will control the J and H keys. • The left middle finger will control the D key, the right middle finger will control the K key. • The left ring finger will control the S key; the right ring finger will control the L key. • The left little finger will control the A key, the right little finger will control the ; key. • The spacebar is controlled by the right thumb. | The home row.
LEFT HAND RIGHT HAND
LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | A | S | D | F | G | H | J | K | L | ; | | | | | | | | | | | | LF = little finger, RF = ring finger, MF = middle finger, IF = index finger The F and J keys often have small raised bumps on their tops, a physicial aid for the typist. The locations of all the other keys on the keyboard are learned in relation to these home keys so the typist must be able to find the home keys by touch. Using the raised bumps on the F and J keys as a guide, see if you can put your fingers on the home row correctly, without looking at the keyboard. No peeking. Make sure you are sitting up straight, your feet flat on the floor. Keep your elbows close to your body, your wrists straight and your forearms level, and remember ‐ take regular breaks. When you are ready to begin, start an exercise and strike the key requested. Try not to look at the keyboard. It will be difficult at first but as the exercise progresses you will find it becomes easier and your fingers will begin to move without you consciously deciding which finger is associated with which key. You may find it helpful to quietly say the name of the key as you strike it. Don't let your mistakes cause you to lose heart, typing is a skill that can be learned by practice. Lesson 1 Exercises: Exercise 1: Please type asdfg hjkl; asdfg hjkl; ;lkjh gfdsa asdfg hjkl; ;lkjh gfdsa ;lkjh gfdsa Exercise 2: Please type ah had lag slag ah had lag slag ah had ah had lag slag [http://www.typeonline.co.uk/ 1](http://www.typeonline.co.uk/ 1) Ann Tendijowski – February 10, 2011 Exercise 3: Please type hash flash ask has hash flash ask has hash hash flash ask hash Exercise 4: Please type dash gash lash dash gash lash dash gash lash dash gash lash Exercise 5: Please type lad sash flag lad sash flag lad sash flag lad sash flag lad sash Exercise 6: Please type fall gall hall lass fall gall hall lass fall fall gall hall lass fall Exercise 7: Please type glass alfalfa adds glass alfalfa adds glass alfalfa adds glass alfalfa Exercise 8: Please type sad shall salad sad shall salad sad shall salad sad shall salad sad shall Exercise 9: Please type ash glad alas ash glad alas ash glad alas ash glad alas ash glad alas Exercise 10: Please type all flask half all flask half all flask half all flask half all flask half [http://www.typeonline.co.uk/ 2](http://www.typeonline.co.uk/ 2) Ann Tendijowski – February 10, 2011 Lesson 2: The third row of the keyboard is the Q‐W‐E‐R‐T‐Y row. • The left index finger will control the R and T keys, the right index finger will control the Y and U keys. • The left middle finger will control the E key, the right middle finger will control the I key. • The left ring finger will control the W key, the right ring finger will control the O key. • The left little finger will control the Q key, the right little finger will control the P key. | The QWERTY row.
LEFT HAND RIGHT HAND
LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Q | W | E | R | T | Y | U | I | O | P | | A | S | D

FAQs

How should fingers be positioned on the keyboard for Lesson 1?

At rest, place the left-hand fingers lightly on A-S-D-F and the right-hand fingers lightly on J-K-L-;. This establishes the home row positions for touch typing.

What helps you find the home keys without looking?

Use the small raised bumps on the F and J keys as guides, then learn the rest of the key locations relative to these home keys.

What should you do to improve accuracy during typing exercises?

Sit up straight with feet flat, keep elbows close, wrists straight, and forearms level. Avoid looking at the keyboard, take regular breaks, and keep practicing even when mistakes happen.

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