Basic Keyboard Exercises 
Lessons 1/2 - 3 (HOME Row)

Please use this work sheet to work on your keyboard skills. You may print this page and practice in your space time!

Lesson 1/2 - Mastering Home Row Keys

Verbal Exercises – Teacher Says:
aaa sss ddd fff jjj kkk lll ;;; asdf jkk; asdf jkl; fdsa ;lkj
aaa sss ddd fff jjj kkk lll ;;; asdf jkk; asdf jkl; fdsa ;lkj

Review:
as sad as a fad; as sad as a fad; as sad as a fad; as sad as a fad;
a sad dad adds; a sad dad adds; a sad dad adds; a sad dad adds;

Practice:
lll ;;; lll ;;; lll ;;; lll ;;; lll ;;; lll ;;; lll ;;; lll ;;; lll ;;; lll ;;; lll ;;;

all all all all all fall fall fall fall fall falls falls falls falls falls

fall fall fall fall fall fall fall Fall fall fall fall fall fall fall
falls falls falls falls falls falls falls falls falls falls falls falls

lad lad lad lad lad lad lad lad lad lad lad lad lad lad lad lad
lass lass lass lass lass lass lass lass lass lass lass lass lass

sal sal sal sal sal sal sal sal sal salad salad salad salad
alas alas alas alas alas alas lads; lads; lads; lads; lads;

a sad salad; a sad salad; a sad salad; a sad salad; a sad salad;
a lass falls; a lass falls; a lass falls; a lass falls; a lass falls;

dad falls; dad falls; dad falls; dad falls; dad falls; dad falls;
alas a sad lad falls; alas a sad lad falls; alas a sad lad falls;

Lesson 3 Home Row - G & H

Verbal exercises: Teacher says:
fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg fg
jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh asdfg asdfg asdfg

asdfg asdfg asdfg asdfg asdfg asdfg asdfg
jhkl jhkl jhkl jhkl jhkl jhkl jhkl jhkl jhkl jhkl jhkl jhkl jhkl

Practice:
dad falls; dad falls; dad falls; dad falls; dad falls; dad falls;
alas a sad lad falls; alas a sad lad falls; alas a sad lad falls;
glad; had glad; had glad; had glad; had glad; had glad; had

a glad lad had a sad fad; a glad dad had a sad fall; sad lad;