Intermediate Typing Practice
Sprint: Repeat the Same Line
Target: 58 WPM at 94% accuracy
The timer starts on your first keystroke. Press Escape to pause where pausing is allowed. Pasting is disabled.
- abc Correct
- abc Incorrect (wavy underline)
- abc Corrected (dotted underline)
- abc Missed (struck through)
Underlined keys are the home row. Use the opposite hand for Shift where you can. QWERTY layout.
You can practise on a phone or tablet, but a physical keyboard gives a far more accurate WPM measurement. On-screen keyboards add their own delay.
Detailed result
- Raw WPM
- 0
- Net WPM
- 0
- CPM
- 0
- Error rate
- 0%
- Correct characters
- 0
- Incorrect characters
- 0
- Corrected errors
- 0
- Uncorrected errors
- 0
- Total characters
- 0
- Total words
- 0
- Duration
- 0:00
- Completion
- 0%
- Vs. your best
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Typing consistency
- Consistency
- 0%
- Fastest stretch
- —
- Slowest stretch
- —
- Speed variation
- —
- Pauses
- 0
- Long pauses
- 0
Consistency describes how steady your speed stayed from second to second. A high figure means an even pace; a low figure means bursts and pauses. It is a descriptive measure of this one test, not a scientific or clinical measurement.
Mistake review
No mistakes in this attempt. Well done.
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The full intermediate lesson sequence
Each lesson builds on the keys introduced before it. Work through them in order for the fastest results.
Longer Sentences
Hold a steady rhythm across sentences of thirty words and more.
Start lessonColons and Semicolons
Use the right little finger for the colon and semicolon without stretching the hand.
Start lessonQuotation Marks
Open and close quotation marks accurately inside running text.
Start lessonThe Number Row: 1 to 5
Reach the left half of the number row without looking down.
Start lessonThe Number Row: 6 to 0
Reach the right half of the number row without looking down.
Start lessonDigits Inside Sentences
Switch between letters and digits without breaking rhythm.
Start lessonParagraph Typing: Description
Type a full descriptive paragraph without a rhythm break.
Start lessonParentheses
Open and close brackets as a pair without hunting for either key.
Start lessonCapitals in Titles and Headings
Type dense sequences of capitals without same-hand Shift errors.
Start lessonMixed Case and Digits
Handle reference codes that mix capitals and digits.
Start lessonDialogue and Speech
Combine quotation marks, commas and capitals in flowing dialogue.
Start lessonLists and Series
Type comma-separated series at a consistent pace.
Start lessonDates and Times
Type dates and times in the formats used in office work.
Start lessonTwo-Minute Endurance
Keep the same speed in the final minute as in the first.
Start lessonCommon Prefixes and Suffixes
Type frequent word endings as one motion instead of separate letters.
Start lessonReduced Guidance
Type accurately with the on-screen keyboard switched off.
Start lessonBusiness Correspondence
Type a complete short letter with correct punctuation throughout.
Start lessonAccuracy at Speed
Hold 96% accuracy while typing at a genuine working pace.
Start lessonMixed Text Review
Combine prose, digits, punctuation and capitals in one passage.
Start lessonIntermediate Course Test
Reach 45 words per minute at 95% accuracy on continuous prose.
Start lessonNumber Row Foundations
Strike every digit from the home row without looking down.
Start lessonTwo-Digit Numbers
Type pairs of digits as single movements.
Start lessonPrices and Money
Type currency amounts with decimal points accurately.
Start lessonDates in Numeric Format
Type numeric dates with slashes at a steady pace.
Start lessonTelephone Number Patterns
Type grouped digit sequences without losing count.
Start lessonDecimals and Measurements
Type decimal values of varying precision.
Start lessonPercentages
Combine digits with the shifted percent sign.
Start lessonLarge Numbers with Separators
Type thousands separators in the right places.
Start lessonCommas in Clauses
Place commas without hesitating before them.
Start lessonColons in Practice
Type the colon with Shift held by the opposite hand.
Start lessonSemicolons in Practice
Use the semicolon from its home position without a reach.
Start lessonApostrophes: Possessives
Handle apostrophes at the end of words as well as inside them.
Start lessonQuotation Marks in Dialogue
Open and close quotes with the punctuation correctly placed inside.
Start lessonParentheses and Brackets
Type opening and closing brackets as a matched pair.
Start lessonHyphens, Dashes and Slashes
Distinguish the hyphen from the slash in typing terms.
Start lessonCurrency Symbols
Type the dollar sign and other currency markers with digits.
Start lessonThe At Sign and Email Addresses
Type email addresses without a pause at the at sign.
Start lessonHash, Ampersand and Asterisk
Reach three commonly used shifted symbols in the middle of the number row.
Start lessonUnderscores and File Names
Type underscores inside continuous strings.
Start lessonPostal Address Blocks
Type multi-line addresses with correct capitalisation.
Start lessonAccuracy: Stop on Error
Practise with the caret refusing to advance past a mistake.
Start lessonAccuracy: Punctuation Precision
Place every punctuation mark exactly, including spacing.
Start lessonAccuracy: Capital Precision
Release Shift cleanly so no unintended capitals appear.
Start lessonSprint: Twenty-Five Words
Complete exactly twenty-five words as fast as possible.
Start lessonSprint: Fifty Words
Complete fifty words without the pace dropping.
Start lessonSprint: Common Words Only
Reach your ceiling on the two hundred most frequent words.
Start lessonSprint: Repeat the Same Line
Improve on a single line through pure repetition.
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