Paragraphs for typing practice
Single words train your fingers; paragraphs train your stamina. In a paragraph you meet capitals, punctuation, long and short words in the same line, and you have to keep a steady rhythm for a minute or more. This is the closest the course gets to a real typing test.
What you will type
The lesson draws from a set of original paragraphs written for TypeTails: a town library in the morning, how to read a recipe, a power cut that brought a street together, why pet rabbits nap in the afternoon, what employers look for in a typing test, the first train of the day, and more. Each paragraph is 50 to 60 words of plain, natural English using only keys on a standard keyboard, so you will never get stuck on a curly quote or a long dash you cannot type.
How to use typing paragraph practice
- Start with 60 words (the default here). That is about one full paragraph.
- Do not stop at the end of a sentence. Keep the rhythm going through the full stop and into the next capital letter.
- Fix mistakes only in the word you are typing. Leave earlier errors and keep going, just like in a real test.
- When 60 words feels easy, switch to 120 words or to Time mode for one or three minutes.
Paragraph practice vs a typing test
Paragraph practice is untimed by default, so you can focus on accuracy and posture. A test puts a clock on it. A good routine is three paragraphs of practice, then one 3 minute typing test to measure the result. Missed the same key twice? The results screen links to the lesson that trains it.
Keyboarding practice paragraphs for classrooms
Teachers can use this page as a ready-made paragraph station: there is no login, nothing to install, and each student's best score stays in their own browser. Students who finish early can try the 5 minute typing test or one of the typing games.