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THE MPH2ND GRADETYPING BOOK

BY KEITH E GATLING

My Name: ___________________________ For information about copying, pleasesend email to [email protected]

2003 by Keith E Gatling


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inside cover


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ContentsLesson 1: The Home Row .......................................................................page 1

Lesson 2: G , and H ..............................................................................page 2Lesson 3: E , and I ..............................................................................page 3Lesson 4: R and U ...............................................................................page 4Lesson 5: T and Y ...............................................................................page 5Lesson 6: W , and O ..............................................................................page 6Lesson 7: P , and Q ..............................................................................page 7Lesson 8: V , and M ..............................................................................page 8Lesson 9: C , and , ..............................................................................page 9Lesson 10: X , and . .......................................................................... page 10

Lesson 11:B

, andN

...........................................................................page 11Lesson 12: Z , and / .......................................................................... page 12Lesson 13: Right q ........................................................................ page 13Lesson 14: Left q .......................................................................... page 14Lesson 15: General Review of All the Letters! ............................ page 15Lesson 16: ' ......................................................................................... page 16Lesson 17: ? ......................................................................................... page 17Lesson 18: " ......................................................................................... page 18Lesson 19: Short Essay #1................................................................ page 19Lesson 20: Short Essay #2...............................................................page 20Lesson 21: Short Essay #3 ............................................................... page 21Lesson 22: Short Essay #4...............................................................page 22


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MPH 2nd Grade Typing Book Page 1

Lesson 1: The Home Row

The home row has that name because those are the

keys that your fingers always start out from andreturn to. Once you learn the home row keys,everything else is easy.

Left hand keys.aaa sss ddd fff aaa sss ddd fff b

Right hand keys.;;; lll kkk jjj ;;; lll kkk jjj b

Both hands togetheraaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj b

fff jjj ddd kkk sss lll aaa ;;; b

ddd kkk aaa ;;; fff jjj sss lll b

Some home row words (dont worry that theyre notproperly capitalized yet). No J words yet.

ask; dad; fall; fad; lad; lass; al; b

salads; alaska; as; all; flak; sal; b

alfalfa; sass; add; sad; alas; ads; b

Can you think of any other words that use these keys?


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Lesson 2: G and H

General Review: The Home Fingersaaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj b

fff jjj ddd kkk sss lll aaa ;;; b

al asks a lad; sal asks a lass; b

alaska salad; alas sad alfalfa; b

Letter G (use your F finger):fff fgf fff fgf fff fgf fff fgf b

Here are some words that use the letter G :flag; sag; jag; lag; gal; glass; b

Letter H (use your J finger):jjj jhj jjj jhj jjj jhj jjj jhj b

Here are some words that use the letter H :hall; has; had; half; flash; ha; b

Now try these words:gas has; sag ash; lag hag; had; b

al had a salad; sal has a gash; b

dad has a glass flask; add gas; b


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Lesson 3: E and I

General Review: The Home Rowaaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj b

fff ggg jjj hhh fff jjj ggg hhh b

dad had half a salad; al has gas; b

Letter E (use your D finger for this):ddd ded ddd ded ddd ded ddd ded b

Here are some words that use the letter E :jade fade; shade glade; she he; b

Letter I (use your K finger for this):kkk kik kkk kik kkk kik kkk kik b

Here are some words that use the letter I :

hill fill; slid hid; dig jig fig;b

Now try these words:alissa likes lakes; ed has a disk; b

she filled his flask; he is glad; b

she likes fish; he likes salad; b


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Lesson 4: R and U

General Review: (all the keys we know so far)aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj b

fff jjj ggg hhh ddd kkk eee iii b

she fell; he fled; she likes lakes; b

his fish had gills; he has sad legs b

Letter R (use your F finger for this)fff frf fff frf fff frf fff frf b

Here are some words that use the letter R :red real; rise rails; raid rid radar; b

Letter U (use your J finger for this)jjj juj jjj juj jjj juj jjj juj b

Here are some words that use the letter U :jug judge; juggle huge; fudge slug; b

Now try these words:a rugged rude dude; a rule; jugglers; b

alas; he fears a judge has her fudge; b

a rude dude slugged judge; has fudge; b


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Lesson 5: T and Y

General Review (all the keys we know so far)aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff b

jjj ggg hhh eee iii rrr uuu b

a judge judged her rude rugged dude; b

alfred lugged his luggage far; b

Letter T : (use your F finger)fff ftf fff ftf fff ftf fff ftf b

Here are some words that use the letter T :tree three; tug tell; talk trailer; b

Letter Y : (use your J finger)jjj jyj jjj jyj jjj jyj jjj jyj

Here are some words that use the letter Y :yell yes; day early; really fairly; b

Now try these words:she tells us he starts really early; b

the huge tree fell this day last year; b

it hit their trailer as it fell; b


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Lesson 6: W and O

General Review: (all the keys we know so far)aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj bggg hhh eee rrr uuu ttt yyy aaa b

he is sad that trees hit the trailer; b

she says the trailer is ugly; b

Letter W : (use your S finger for this)sss sws sss sws sss sws sss sws b

Here are some words that use the letter W :wet was were; wafer wiggle wake with; b

Letter O : (use your L finger)lll lol lll lol lll lol lll lol b

Here are some words that use the letter O :or other order; offer oily otter off; b

Now try these words:look; he is with the other sailors; b

she got the large hairy dog today; b

yesterday we were all at their house; b


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Lesson 7: P and Q

General Review (yup all the keys we know)aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj ggg b

hhh www ooo eee iii rrr uuu ttt yyy b

this really looks like a good idea; b

we saw those two together yesterday; b

Letter P : (use your ; finger for this);;; ;p; ;;; ;p; ;;; ;p; ;;; ;p; b

Here are some words that use the letter P :please parts; potty pears; plaid pigs; b

Letter Q : (use your A finger for this)aaa aqa aaa aqa aaa aqa aaa aqa b

Here are some words that use the letter Q :quit quiet; quote quilt; quake quark; b

Now try these words:would you please quit that already; b

she likes purple; he likes aqua; b

patty really has quite a lot of quilts; b


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Lesson 8: V and M

General Review (all the keys on the middle two rows)aaa ;;; sss lll ddd kkk fff jjj ggg hhh b

qqq ppp www ooo eee iii rrr uuu ttt yyy b

the sailors left for europe yesterday; b

ed plays guitar quite well; sally too; b

Letter V : (use your F finger for this)fff fvf fff fvf fff fvf fff fvf b

Here are some words that use the letter V :very verse; villa vote; velvet visa;b

Letter M : (use your J finger)jjj jmj jjj jmj jjj jmj jjj jmj b

Here are some words that use the letter M :moose meat; merry maps; mouse market; b

Now try these words:more people visit them every year; b

they really seem to like it there; b

we would like to go to the movies; b


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Lesson 9: C and ,

General Review:aqa ;p; sws lol ded kik frf b

juj ftf jyj fgf jhj fvf jmj b

the guy sewed a very good quilt for me; b

you heard me right; guys sew too; b

Letter C : (use your D finger for this)ddd dcd ddd dcd ddd dcd ddd dcd b

Here are some words that use the letter C :cow clear; close cooks; case carts; b

Symbol , (use your K finger)No space before a comma, always one space after.

kkk k,k kkk k,k kkk k,k kkk k,kb

Now lets use the , :close, calls, clever, clover, clog b

Now try these words:he could get two, three, four, or five; b

they came, quickly, to her, him too; b

lots of cows, dogs, duckies, geese too; b


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Lesson 10: X and .

General Review:aqa ;p; fgf jhj sws lol frf juj b

ded kik ftf jyj dcd k,k fvf jmj b

he drives her to school, work too; b

to sew quilts is her favorite task; b

Letter X : (use your S finger for this)sss sxs sss sxs sss sxs sss sxs b

Here are some words that use the letter X :fox, sox, lox, pox, fax, lax, sax; b

Symbol . : (use your L finger)No space before a period, always one space after.

lll l.l lll l.l lll l.l lll l.lb

Now lets try using the . :we ate. they sat. she walked. go away. b

Now try these:foxes are red. she got a fax. fix it. b

eat lox, it is good. she fixes taxis. b

the food maxwell cooks is very toxic. b


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Lesson 11: B and N

General Reviewaqa ;p; fgf jhj sws lol frf juj k,k b

ded kik ftf jyj sxs l.l fvf jmj dcd b

call or fax them later. come with me. b

people who had cowpox avoid smallpox. b

Letter B : (use your F finger for this)fff fbf fff fbf fff fbf fff fbf b

Here are some words that use the letter B:big bedbugs bit both bag boys badly. b

Letter N : (use your J finger)jjj jnj jjj jnj jjj jnj jjj jnj b

Here are some words that use the letter N:even nan knows nerds need no noodles. b

Now try these words:bring a box for the bunny in the barn. b

bonnie knew about my big can of buns. b

bethany thinks beans should be banned. b


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Lesson 13: Right q Key

I'm not going to tell you to press b after every

line anymore. I figure you should know that by now.General Review:

aq az ;p ;/ sw sx lo l. de dc ki

k, fr fv ju jm ft fg jy jh fb jn

we took a quick trip to the city zoo.

pick up that junk and throw it out.

he would eat it in a box; with a fox.

Right q : (for left hand capitals)aAa sSs dDd fFf gGg qQq wWw eEe

rRr tTt zZz xXx cCc vVv bBb aAa

Now try these:Ann, Bob, Chuck, Devra, Enzo, and Fred.

Gina, Quincy, Roxi, Sofie, Tom, and Val.

Wally, Xavier, Zachary, Andre, and Ben.

Syracuse, DeWitt, Solvay, and Cazenovia.

Fayetteville, Baldwinsville, and Fabius.

Theo and Sue went to the State Fair.

When you go to Canada, visit Quebec.

Devra and Schuyler are best friends.


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Lesson 14: Left q

General Review:aAa sSs dDd fFf gGg qQq wWw eEe

rRr tTt zZz xXx cCc vVv bBb aAa

Betty and Wilma are from Bedrock.

Their husbands are Fred and Barney.

Left q : (for right hand capitals)lLl kKk jJj hHh yYy uUu iIi

oOo pPp nNn mMm lLl kKk jJj

Now try these:Holly, Ira, Jael, Keith, Linda, and Max.

Nancy, Otis, Pierre, Ursula, and Yvonne.

Pompey, Manlius, Jamesville, and Otisco.

Marcellus, Otisco, Liverpool, and Minoa.

Katie and John drive a Plymouth Voyager.

Paula, Janet, and Karla are all cousins.

I have not seen Phil, Nathan, or Howard.

Linda, Jorge, and Molly want to see you.


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Lesson 15: General Review of All the Letters!aAa sSs dDd fFf gGg hHh jJj kKk lLl

qQq wWw eEe rRr tTt yYy uUu iIi oOo

pPp zZz xXx cCc vVv bBb nNn mMm aAa

Aaron, Betty, Carrie, David, and Ellen.

Fern, Gil, Howie, Irene, Joan, and Kim.

Larry, Martha, Nelson, Omar, and Patty.

Quincy, Rhonda, Samantha, and Theodore.

Uri, Val, Walt, Xavier, Yoshi, and Zak.

We saw Aunt Dottie and Uncle Albert.

He worked with Vince at Burger King.

He is from South Orange, New Jersey.

Mike has a friend in Delaware, Ohio.

Ms. Adams, Mr. Green, and Mrs. Lear.

Toronto is quite a way from Atlanta.

I saw John, Paul, George, and Ringo.


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Lesson 16: '

General ReviewaAa sSs dDd fFf gGg hHh jJj kKk lLl



That baby had a really stinky diaper.

I held my nose when they took it off.

It was really quite a messy one. Ick.

The ' : (use your ; finger for this);;; ;; ;;; ;; ;;; ;; ;;; ;;

Here are some words that use the ' :don't, won't, can't, doesn't, wouldn't.

John's, Sue's, Ted's, Mary's, Donald's.

Now try these:Darlene's car isn't running. It's dead.

Frank's father's friends wouldn't come.

She won't drive over Cortland's bridge.

It's not funny that Sarah's late again.

Kim's mom says that ain't ain't a word.


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Lesson 17: ?

General Review:aAa sSs dDd fFf gGg hHh jJj kKk lLl



I'll see Jim's folks at Jean's party.

Teresa's a very quiet and shy person.

Symbol ? : (Shift / )No space before a question mark. Always one spaceafter it./// /?/ /// /?/ /// /?/ /// /?/

Try these words:Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?

Now try these:Did Robin and Jay have their baby yet?

When was it born? Is it a boy or girl?

What did they name her? Thats pretty.

Are you going anywhere for vacation?

Youre going to Disney World? Great!

Can I go with you? Im just kidding.


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Lesson 18: "

General Review:Did you take the ferry to Cape May?

How long did it take? Did you barf?

Did you see any dolphins or whales?

Symbol " : (Shift ' )''' '"' ''' '"' ''' '"' ''' '"'

Let's try using the quotation marks:"No." "Why?" "Come here." "Hello."

Mr. Bell said, "Watson, come here."

Marijke asked, "Whose bags are these?"

"Come over at six o'clock," Anna said.

My favorite show is "The Brady Bunch."

"How soon can you meet us?" asked Dan.

Sue said, "I'd like to give it a try."

"Would you do me a favor?" Paul asked.

She made new words to "Rockabye Baby."

Mark keeps asking, "Are we there yet?"


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Lesson 19: Short Essay

Now you're ready to type some short stories. From

now on, you only pressb

at the end of aparagraph or when you have a really short line.

A Trip to New York City

Let's take a three day weekend and visitNew York.

Friday night we'll drive to Parsippany,New Jersey and stay in a motel there.It's cheaper than staying in Manhattan.

Saturday we'll visit Ellis Island andthe Statue of Liberty. Then maybe we'llgo to the Liberty Science Center inJersey City.

Sunday we'll drive through the LincolnTunnel into Manhattan. We can visit theEmpire State Building, take a cruisearound Manhattan, and see Central Park.

Sunday evening we'll take the scenicroute up the Hudson River and cross theTappan Zee Bridge on our way home.


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Lesson 20: Short Essay #2

Remember, only press b at the end of each

paragraph or after a really short line.Going to Cape May

My favorite beach is Cape May, NewJersey. Let's go there for a few days.

On Saturday our first stop will be theCrayola Factory in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Then we'll drive down to Langhorne andspend the night there.

Langhorne is where Sesame Place is, sowe'll go there on Sunday. Then we'lldrive to Margate City, New Jersey to seeLucy the Elephant. She's a house.

Then we'll drive to Cape May, and staythere for a few days. We'll visit theboardwalk at Wildwood. Maybe we'll evenride the ferry to Delaware and back.

Thursday morning we'll start headingback so we can beat the weekend beachtraffic. We'll go to Philadelphia andstay there for the night.

Friday we'll head home. It'll be a greattime.


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paragraph, or after a very short line.A Midwest Vacation

It's time to load up the van and go onvacation for a week.

Friday night we'll drive to Cleveland,Ohio. On Saturday morning we'll ride a

barge on Lake Michigan.

That afternoon we'll drive to Chicago,Illinois, and stay for two days. Whilewe're there, we'll go to the top of theSears Tower.

Tuesday morning we'll head to Wisconsin

Dells for the water slides. We'll seethe big cow in Janesville on the way.

That night we'll take the ferry acrossLake Michigan to Ludington. It takesfour hours, but they show movies.

Wednesday we'll visit Cereal City USA inBattle Creek, and see how Kellogg's CornFlakes are made.

On Thursday we'll drive home throughCanada. We'll stop at Niagara Falls onthe way.


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paragraph, or after a very short line.A Trip To Walt Disney World

The longest trip we've even taken ourcar on was to Walt Disney World. It tookus two and a half days to get there.

On Thursday night we drove to Bethlehem,

Pennsylvania. Then Friday we had an allday drive through five states to SouthCarolina. We got there after eleven.

Saturday was another all day drive. Wewent through three states and finallygot to Walt Disney World after ten thatnight.

Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday we visitedthe four main parks. We saw The AnimalKingdom, The Magic Kingdom, Epcot, andDisney MGM, but not the water parks.

Since we had seen everything we wantedto see, we decided to start driving backon Wednesday morning. We didn't get backhome until Friday night.

Maybe we'll take the train next time.

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