PRACTICAL MACHINE SHORTHAND 2010

By.
Emerson Ray R. Aguinaldo
Prof. Sheryl R. Morales
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MACHINE SHORTHAND LETTER DISTRIBUTION

LETTERS INITIAL FINAL

A A A
B PW B
C C C
D TK D
E E E
F TP F
G TKPW G
H H
I EU EU
J SKWR PBLG
K K BG
L HR L
M PH PL
N TPH PB
O O O
P P P
Q KW
R R R
S S S
T T T
U U U
V SR F
W W
X S BGS
Y KWR EU
Z S S
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WHAT IS THIS MODULE ABOUT?

Machine shorthand is one of the most valuable skills you will ever learn, It is an easy
skill course, All you have to do is to follow carefully all the instructions given in this module.
This module is designed to develop a machine shorthand keyboarding skill. It is a big help for
you for office application, especially to those who work in a courtroom.

WHAT YOU ARE EXPECTED TO LEARN

In this module you are expected to:
1. Be familiarized with the letters, consonant compounds and abbreviations.
2. Master the proper home key position.
3. Depress words and letters using the machine steno typing with speed and accuracy.

HOW TO LEARN FROM THIS MODULE.

Upon completing this module you will be able to memorize the proper depressing of
words and letters as introduced in this module and also develop your reading ability as it is
written in the tape notes. Be sure to find a place were you can execute all the lessons from this
module; by proper practice. Definitely you will acquire the necessary machine shorthand typing
skill.
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NEW KEYS: Initial H and Final D (-D)

H is written by the left index finger in the home position. –D is located at the right hand corner
of the keyboard. Depress –D with the right small finger.

KEYBOARD PRACTICE:
Write the new words and sentences. Be sure to depress –D clearly for ease of reading.

here HER H E R Here is the dress.

hat HAT H A T Your hat is cute.
hope HOP H O P Do not lose hope.
sad SAD S A D The story is sad.
lead LED HR E D Lead the tour.
read RED R E Re Re
D Read the sign.

CONSONANT COMPOUNDS: -ND, -LD, -RB

-ND is written by the right middle and small fingers. PB D

Depress –LD with the right and small finger. L D
-RB is written by the right index and middle fingers. B

ND
land LAND HR PB D The land is dry
kind KIND K EU PB D The lady is kind.
bind BLIND PW EU PB D Bind the book.
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LD
old OLD O L D Lola is already old.
cold COLD K O L D He likes cold places.
told TOLD T O L D I told an old story

RB
herb HERB E R B Point the herb.
barb BARB PW A R B The cat has a barb.
curb KURB K U R B The horse has a curb.

NEW ABBREVIATIONS.
where WR W R
nowhere NOWR
T P H O
W R
under UND U PB D

Wednesday WED W E D

O D
Order OD
K O R
correspond/
correspondence KOR S EU R B G
circumstance SIRK
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NEW KEYS: Initial F and Final F (-F)

Initial F is represented by TP. Depress TP by the left ring and middle finger. Final F is written
by the right index finger.

KEYBOARD PRACTICE
Practice the following words and sentences emphasizing the new letters.

face FAS TP A S Her face is pretty.

fine FIN TP EU PB You are fine today.
phone FON TP O PB Phone your Papa.
HR E F Pick up a dry leaf.
leaf LEF S A F You are safe here.
safe SAF ST A F We are the office staff.
staff STAF

CONSONANT COMPOUNDS: FR, FL, -FS

FR is written by the left ring, middle and index fingers. T P R

Write FL by the left ring, middle and index fingers. T P HR
-FS is written by the right index and small fingers. F S

FR
free FRE T P R E Food is free on board.
freight FRAT T P RA T We see the freight car.
fruits FRUTS TP R U TS Few fruits are in season.
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FL
flat FLAT T P HR A T See the car’s flat tire.
flight FLIT TP HR EU T Your flight is at 6.
float FLOT TP HR O T The corks float on the water

-FS
laugh LAFS HR A F S The baby laughs is funny
cuffs KUFS K UF S Fabie’s cuffs are nice.
coughs KOFS K O F S Ray coughs at night.

ABBREVIATIONS
Write following abbreviations thoughtfully to easily remember each.

if, for, of F F
from, form FR TPR
file FI TP EU
after AFT A F T
inform/ation NFR TPH FR
Friday FRI TPH EU
. February FEB TP E B

SOUNDS OF AU AND AW
In machine shorthand vowels A and U are used in writing the sound of AU and AW like caught-
KAUT and law-LAU.

caught KAUT K A U T The boys caught the ball.

cause KAUS Know the cause and effect.
K A U
law LAU Obey the law.
S
flaw FLAU Know the flaw of the case.
HR A U
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NEW KEYS: Initial G and Final G (-G)

Initial G is represented by letters T, K, P, and W. Write G by depressing the crack between TK

and PW keys with the left ring and middle fingers. Write final –G by moving the right ring
finger from the home position to the key directly below it.

KEYBOARD PRACTICE
Write the following words and sentences emphasizing the new letters. Be sure to depress
accurately the cracks between the letters in writing initial G.

gate GAT TKPW A T The gate is open.

gain GAN TKPW A PB The business gains profit.
good GUD TKPW U D It is good to start eatrly

bag BAG PW A BG He buys a pretty bag.

tag TAG T A G The tag price is low.
leg LEG HR E G Peggy’s right leg is painful.

WORD ENDING – ING:

Write final –G for words ending in the –ing as in paying –PAG

paying PAG P A G Start paying your bill.

trying TRIG T R EU G He is trying to win the race.
gaining GANG TKPW A PB G He is gaining weight.
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THE CONSONANT COMPOUNDS: GL, GR, -GS

GL is written by the left ring, middle and index fingers. TKPWHR
Write GR by the left ring, middle and index fingers. TKPW R
-GS is written by the right ring and small fingers. G S

GL
glass GLAS T KP W H R A S The glass is big
glance GLANS TKPWHRA PB S Glance at the pretty sight.
glee GLE TKPWHR E She dances with glee.

GR

green GREN TKPW R E PB Green is his color

grass GRAS TKPW RA S Look at the green grass
great GRAT TKPW RA T He is a great leader.

-GS
tugs TUGS T U G S Peggy tugs the rope.
brags BRAGS PW R A GS Willy brags his pet.
logs LOGS HR O GS Beware of failing logs.

ABBREVIATIONS
Write these new abbreviations and sentences. Try to remember each as you write.

go/gone G G
August AUG A U G
suggest/tion SUG S U G
glad GL TKPWHR
progress PRG P R G
organize/tion ORG O R G
regular REG R E G
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THE SOUND OF OU AND OW

now NOU T P H O U See the race now.

bow BOU P W O U Take the bow.
crowd KROUD K R O U D The crowd is happy.

out OUT O U T Try out the car.

loud LOUD HR O U D The baby cries loud.
bout BOUT PW O U T He did a bout of floor
scrubbing. (SKRUBG)

This lesson 20 presents a review of past three lessons, namely; the lessons 17, 18, and 19.
Try to recall the words, abbreviations and consonant compounds you have learned and be able to
do the following exercises and activities for you to review and acquire the mastery skill in
machine shorthand.

READING EXERCISES

1. Initial H is written by the left index finger in the home position.

2. Final –D is depress with the right small finger and located at the right hand corner of the
keyboard.
3. Consonant compound –ND is written by the right middle and small fingers and it shows
in tape note as PB D.
4. Final –F is written by the right index finger.
5. Initial F is represented by TP.
6. The word fruits shows in tape note as TPR U TS.
7. Initial G is represented by the letters TKP & W.
8. Final –G is written by moving the right ring finger from the home position to the key
directly below it.
9. The word glad is abbreviated as GL and it shows in tape note as TKPWHR.
10. Vowels OU are used when writing the sound of OU and OW.

Get ready with your machine shorthand keyboard. Practice depressing the 10 reading
exercises slowly and surely.
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If you have read and you did not skip any lesson from this module you now have learned
many things in machine shorthand like letters, words, consonant compounds and abbreviations.
If you can recall all of these then you can continue with the lessons with ease, if not, you can just
repeat and review all the lessons given in this module. Good Luck!

SELF- CHECK 1
DIRECTIONS: Read the sentences very carefully. Then write your answer in your answer
notebook.

____1. Letter H is written by the ___ index finger.

a. left
b. right
c. left middle
____2. Final D (-D) is located at the ___ hand corner of the keyboard.
a. left
b. right
c. right index
____3. What is the machine shorthand of the word LAND?
a. PW A RB
b. W E D S
c. HRA PB D
____4. ___ is the abbreviation of the word WEDNESDAY
a. WR
b. WED
c. WDS
____5. The sound pattern of NOWHERE is ____
a. WR
b. NOWR
c. KOR
____6. TP represents the letter___
a. F
b. D
c. B
____7. What word represented by machine shorthand TP HR EU T?
a. fruits
b. free
c. flight
____8. These vowels are used in writing the sound of AU and AW.
a. E & U
b. A & U
c. E & O
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____9. Final G (-G) is used in writing words ending in ___.

a. ing
b. ment
c. tion

____10. TKPWHR is represented by the word____

a. go
b. gone
c. glad

SELF- CHECK 2
DIRECTIONS: Analyze the sentences below. Then write WRONG if the statement is incorrect
and RIGHT if it is incorrect. Do it in your answer notebook.

____1. TP is the letter representation of Final –F.

____2. F is the sound pattern of it, for, of.
____3. Vowels OU are used in writing the sound AU and AW.
____4. Friday is represented by TP R EU.
____5. Initial G is represented by letters TKPW.
____6. The consonant compounds GL is TKPW R in tape note.
____7. S EU RBG is the machine shorthand of the word circumstance.
____8. –G is the representation of the word ending in ing.
____9. The sound pattern of the word file is TP HR.
____10. OD is the sound pattern of the word other.

SELF- CHECK 3
DIRECTIONS: Match column A to column B. Then write your answer in your answer notebook.

____1. Final D (-D) a. H

____2. Initial F b. D
____3. Number 3 c. TKPW
____4. Initial G d. TP
____5. Initial H e. 3P
____6. Number 4 f. 4H
____7. Final F (-F) g. F
____8. Number 2 h. G
____9. Final G (-G) i. 6F
____10. Number 6 j 2T
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SELF- CHECK 4
DIRECTIONS: Transcribe the following words into machine shorthand. (2 points each)

_______________1. Gaining
_______________2. Information
_______________3. Correspondence
_______________4. Phone
_______________5. February

SELF- CHECK 5
DIRECTIONS: Transcribe the following machine shorthand into longhand. (2 points each)

_______________1. S EU R B G
_______________2. TP HRA U
_______________3. P A G
_______________4. K R O U D
_______________5. TKPW R E PB

ASSESSMENT OF YOUR ANSWERS.

41 – 50 Excellent
31 – 40 Very Good
21 - 30 Good
11 – 20 Satisfactory
1 - 10 Needs Improvement

If you got scores between 41-50 it’s excellent, It shows that you understood and
remembered what you have studied. If you got scores between 31-40 it’s very good, and scores
between 21-30 it’s good, It means to say that you remember most of the lesson in this module. If
your correct answers were from 11-20 it’s satisfactory, I suggest you to read the lesson again and
try to answer the questions that you did not answer correctly. If you have a score between 1-10 it
needs improvement, Again, I suggest you to take the lessons again and try to answer the self-
check activity and see if your score will improve. I hope that after taking this module you will
build a rewarding machine shorthand skill. Congratulations and Good Luck!
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ANSWER KEY

SELF-CHECK 1

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. B

5. B

6. A

7. C

8. B

9. A

10. C

SELF-CHECK 2

1. WRONG

2. RIGHT

3. WRONG

4. RIGHT

5. RIGHT

6. WRONG

7. RIGHT

8. RIGHT

9. WRONG

10. WRONG
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SELF-CHECK 3

1. B

2. D

3. E

4. C

5. A

6. F

7. G

8. J

9. H

10. I

SELF-CHECK 4

1. TKPW A PB G

2. TPH FR

3. K O R

4. TP O PB

5. TP E B

SELF-CHECK 5

1. CIRCUMSTANCE

2. FLAW

3. PAYING

4. CROWD

5. GREEN