Compound words typing practice
Copy compound words as one unit when the target joins them. Avoid inserting an extra space between familiar parts.
Preview this exercise · 10 words · 91 characters
notebook bookshelf keyboard workshop doorway daylight bookmark postcard timetable paperclip
Type the displayed passage in order. Backspace corrects the last character. Paste is disabled. Escape pauses. Control or Command plus Enter restarts. Leaving the input pauses the timer.
How to practise compound words
Read the full word before typing its first half. Some English combinations are open, closed or hyphenated depending on usage, but this drill supplies one exact form at a time. You are copying the target rather than applying a universal spelling rule. Notice boundaries around the whole compound.
What to check after a run
Check for an extra space in the middle. If the first half is accurate, make sure your eyes still follow the second half instead of jumping ahead.
Read the three original exercises
Preview the exact targets before choosing a run. Counts include spaces and punctuation after whitespace normalisation.
1. Find the pattern
notebook bookshelf keyboard workshop doorway daylight bookmark postcard timetable paperclip
2. Connect the movement
A bookmark rested inside the notebook on the bookshelf. Daylight reached the workshop doorway, and a paperclip held the postcard beside the timetable.
3. Apply it in context
The fictional workshop keeps a notebook near the keyboard and a timetable beside the doorway. Each postcard has a small bookmark tucked behind it. Copy the joined words without adding spaces, then leave the normal space that separates one complete word from the next.
Original practice lesson added 26 October 2026. Educational transcription practice; no professional assessment or qualification.