Climbing the Ladder

of
Machine Shorthand
Skill

Prepared By: Jocel D. Pascua

Lesson 17
Climbing the Ladder of
Machine Shorthand Skill

We've been gradually climbing the ladder of machine shorthand skill. We're not at the
top but we're getting there. Hang in there, more lessons left. Hello! You’ve already done with the
module 16, now let’s go now with the next module. Be sure you don’t miss the previous lesson and you
already learned from it. In this module you will learn new keys, consonant compound, and
abbreviations.

What you are expected to learn

In this lesson learners are expected to:

1. Familiarize with the keys initial H and final D, and consonant compound –ND, -LD, -RB.
2. Identity new abbreviations
3. Depress the key with ease and accuracy.

How to learn from this module

We will use a improvise machine shorthand keyboard. You will learn from this module by executing to
teachers instruction and participating in the activities. Using the machine shorthand keyboard, actual
depress the keys. Have also an advance reading on the next lesson.
Pretest
Direction: Read carefully and answer the following question.
Encircle the correct answer

1. The abbreviation for circumstance is

a. SIRK c. SEURE
b. SKM d. SRK
2. What finger is used to depress H?
a. Left middle c. Left ring
b. Left index d. Left small
3. Where does –D located?
a. Right hand corner c. Vowels
b. Left hand corner d. None of the above
4. In machine shorthand keyboard, what letter comes before H?
a. P c. S
b. T d. K
5. What fingers are use to depress –LD
a. Right middle and small finger c. Right ring and small finger
b. Right index and middle finger d. Right ring and index finger
6. It is depress by right middle and small finger
a. –ND c. –RB
b. –LD d. –NR
7. What finger is use to depress the abbreviation of where?
a. Left middle and index finger c. Right middle and index finger
b. Left ring and middle finger d. Right ring and middle finger
8. To depress –RB we use right index and _______finger
a. Small c. ring
b. index d. middle
9. What finger is used to depress –D?
a. Index c. Small
b. Ring d. middle
10. What letter comes before D in machine shorthand?
a. L
b. T
c. S
d. C
 Lesson 17
Let’s go now to the new lesson wherein you will have fun adding your skill in
machine shorthand.

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

Depress the following letters:

H HH HHH HH H HH

-D -D-D -D-D-D -D-D -D -D-D

H-D -D-D HH -DH -DH-D H-D

here HER H E R
hat HAT H A T
hope HOP

sad SAD S A D
lead LED HRE D
read RED RE D
Consonant Compound: -ND, -LD, -RB

Final ND (-ND)

-ND is written by the right middle PB D

and small fingers.

Remember, the final N(-N) is represented by the letters PB

Keyboard Practice
Depress the following words

Words (-ND) Sound Pattern

land LAND HR PB D
Kind KIND K EU PB D
Bind BIND PW EU PB D
bend BEND B E PB D
Final LD (-LD)

-LD is written by the right ring and L D

small fingers.

Keyboard Practice
Depress the following words

Words (-Ld) Sound pattern

Old OLD O L D
Cold COLD K O L D
told TOLD T O L D
Sold SOLD S O L D
Held HELD H E L D
Final RB (-RD)

-RB is written by the right index R B

and middle fingers.

-R is located just below the letter -F in the home key position while –B is located below the -P

Keyboard Practice
Depress the following words

Words (-RB) Sound pattern

herb ERB E R B
Barb BARB PW A R B
curb KURB K URB
carb KARB K A RB
 I'm not going to ring the bell on you, but when you're ready feel free to move
on to this topic and learn new abbreviations.

Abbreviations are shortened form of a word/phrase/law terms for easier writing

of it. In machine shorthand, this will help you to record dictations, and increase
your speed.

New Abbreviations
Words Sound pattern

where WR W R

Nowhere NOWR T P H O

W R

Under UND U PB D

Wednesday WED W E D

Order OD O D

Correspond KOR K O R

circumstance SIRK S EU R B G
 Activity
Direction: Find the abbreviation/sound pattern of the following words:
Correspond Circumstance
Where
Under
Wednesday
Order
Nowhere

W R E T Y U O I P
E O C B M K W S S
F N O N O W K H E
R K P O D E W O O
D O E W H D S G D
F E E R K R I C K
S U Y I K L N H L
G J L O S A H O K
D N U R T I W Q O
N H N A D F R A R
B V X Z S A M K

Self check Direction: Match the column A to column B

_______ 1. –ND A. Left index finger
_______ 2. –RB B. right middle and small finger
_______ 3. H C. right small finger
_______ 4. –D D. right side and middle finger
_______ 5. –LD E. right ring and small finger
 Summary of the Module
Let’s summarize what we have learn from this module

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.

-ND is written by the right middle and small fingers

-LD is written by the right ring and small fingers.

-RB is written by the right index and middle fingers.

-R is located just below the letter -F in the home key position while –B is located below the -P

Abbreviations

where WR W R
Nowhere NOWR T P H O
W R
Under UND U PB D
Wednesday WED W E D
Order OD O D

Correspond KOR K O R
circumstance SIRK S EU R B G
Post test
Direction: Read carefully and answer the following question.
Encircle the correct answer
1. The abbreviation for circumstance is
a. SIRK c. SEURE
b. SKM d. SRK
2. What finger is used to depress H?
a. Left middle c. Left ring
b. Left index d. Left small
3. Where does –D located?
a. Right hand corner c. Vowels
b. Left hand corner d. None of the above
4. In machine shorthand keyboard, what letter comes before H?
a. P c. S
b. T d. K
5. What fingers are use to depress –LD
a. Right middle and small finger c. Right ring and small finger
b. Right index and middle finger d. Right ring and index finger
6. It is depress by right middle and small finger
a. –ND c. –RB
b. –LD d. –NR
7. What finger is use to depress the abbreviation of where?
a. Left middle and index finger c. Right middle and index finger
b. Left ring and middle finger d. Right ring and middle finger
8. To depress –RB we use right index and _______finger
a. Small c. ring
b. index d. middle
9. What finger is used to depress –D?
a. Index c. Small
b. Ring d. middle
10. What letter comes before D in machine shorthand?
a. L c. S
b. T d. C
 Answer Key

Pretest /Post test

1. A
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. D
9. C
10. B

Activity
W R E T Y U O I P
E O C B M K W S S
F N O N O W K H E
R K P O D E W O O
D O E W H D S G D
F E E R K R I C K
S U Y I K L N H L
G J L O S A H O K
D N U R T I W Q O
N H N A D F R A R
B V X Z S A M K
Self Check
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. E