Typing lesson 12: The 100 Most Common Words
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A small group of words makes up about half of everything we write. If you can type them in one smooth movement, your speed goes up quickly.
Words such as the, and, that and with come up again and again. Typists who know them well stop typing letter by letter and start typing "chunks". That is why practice with common words raises WPM faster than anything else.
Watch for this: Speeding up and then fixing many mistakes. A slightly slower, clean run is a better score.
Type the practice text above at 25 WPM or faster with 92% accuracy or better. When you reach it, the page tells you and the lessons page puts a tick next to this lesson. If you miss it, try again a little slower. A clean run beats a fast one.
This is lesson 12 of 15. Your progress is saved on this device only.
About ten minutes. Repeat it until you reach the goal. Most people need two or three tries.
Yes. Using each finger for its own keys is what lets you type fast without looking. It feels slower for the first few days.
No. Lesson results stay on this device. Only the normal typing tests can be saved to an account and ranked.