Short connecting words typing practice
Pay attention to the small words that connect a sentence. Avoid skipping a, of, to or the while your eyes jump toward a larger noun.
Preview this exercise · 24 words · 93 characters
at the edge of a page in the middle of the room to the left of a card for the end of the note
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 short connecting words
Read phrases rather than scanning only for distinctive words. Short function words are easy to omit because the sentence can remain recognisable without them. This drill focuses on faithful copying, so preserve the exact preposition or article instead of improving the wording in your head.
What to check after a run
Review spaces and missing words before increasing speed. An omitted short word can shift several otherwise correct characters in the feedback.
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
at the edge of a page in the middle of the room to the left of a card for the end of the note
2. Connect the movement
Put the card on the table by the window. A line at the top of the page points to the title, while a small note at the foot explains the sample.
3. Apply it in context
The label is on the front of the folder, not on the back of the card. Read the words between the nouns before you type the phrase. Keeping those small connections intact makes the copied passage match the source without needing to guess from its overall meaning.
Original practice lesson added 26 October 2026. Educational transcription practice; no professional assessment or qualification.