Basic Keyboard Exercises 
Lessons 4 - 9 (Top Row)

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

Lesson 4 K Goes to I

Oral Review
asdf jkl; asdf jkl; fgf fgf jhj jhj fgf jhj asdf jkl; fg jh

The k finger goes up to strike i.

Oral exercises:
kik kik kik kik kik kik kik kik kik kik kik kik kik kik

Practice:
kiss kiss kiss; kill kill kill; skill skill skill;
silk silk silk; ail ail ail; sail sail sail; fail fail
jail jail jail; skill skill skill skill skill
fill fill fill; sill sill sill; dill dill dill dill dill
kid kid kid; skid skid skid kid kid kid; skid skid skid
aid aid aid; said said said; laid laid laid laid laid
dais dais dais; dial dial dial; slide slide slide;
dad dials; dad dials; dad dials; dad dials; dad dials;
a lad dislikes jail; a kid slides; a silk sail fails;

Lesson 5 D goes to E

Oral Review:
asdf jkl; fgf jhj asdf jkl; fgf jhj kik kik kik

The D finger goes to E.

Oral Excercises:
ed ded ded ded ded ded ded ded ded
deed deed deed deed deed deed deed

Practice:
get let set jet; get let set jet; get let set jet;
aid aid aid; said said said; laid laid laid
fed sad dad lad led said fed sad dad lad led said

get let set jet; get let set jet; get let set jet;
aid aid aid; said said said; laid laid laid
fed sad dad lad led said fed sad dad lad led said

a sad salad; a sad salad; a sad salad; a sad salad;
a lass falls; a lass falls; a lass falls; a lass falls;
fed sad dad lad led said fed sad dad lad led said

Lesson 6 F reaches to R and T

Oral Review:

asdf jkl; fgf jhj asdf jkl; fgf jhj kik kik kik
dead dead dead deed deed deed deed

Oral Excercises:
frf frf frf ftf ftf ftf fgf fgf fgf frftfgf frftfgf
frtf frtf frtf frtgf frtgf frf ftf fgf frf ftf fgf

Practice:
far far far far far far far far far far far far far far
fat fat fat fat fat fat fat fat fat fat fat fat fat fat
gaff gaff gaff gaff gaff gaff gaff gaff gaff gaff gaff

raft raftraft; graft graft graft; rift rift rift;
drift drift drift; sift sift sift; gift gift gift;

sag lag flag rag drag jag tag; sag lag flag rag jag tag;
eat seat feat great; get let set jet; eat seat feat;

fig dig jig gig; fig did jig gig; leg keg; legs kegs
ear fear tear dear gear rear sear lear; art start tart

did all lads register; did all lads register; register
it is a gift; it is a gift; it is a gift; a great gift;

Lesson 7 S reaches to W

Oral Review:
deed deed deed
treat treat treat peter peter peter

Now stretch S to W

Oral Exercises:
sws sws sws sws sws sws sws sws sws sws sws sws sws sws
saw saw saw saw; was was was was; waste waste waste waste

Practice:
swell swell swell swell; sweet sweet sweet; west west west;
raw raw raw; straw straw straw; jaw jaw jaw; jaws jaws;

sew sew sew; stew stew stew; grew grew grew; few few few
wear wear wear; swear swearswear; wrist wrist wrist;

jewel jewel jewel; sweater sweater sweater; will will
saw raw jaw law daw; wet wed well were wedge weak weeds;

we saw a few large jewels;
we will wear sweaters; we will write a few letters;

Lesson 8 J to U and Y

Oral Review:
asdf jkl; fgf jhj asdf jkl; fgf jhj kik kik kik
dead dead dead deed wet water; wise laws;

Now stretch J to U and Y

Oral Excercises:
juj juj juj juj juj juj juj juyj juyj juyj juyj juyj
juj jyj juj jyj juj jyj juj jyj juj jyj juj jyj juj
jhj jhj jhj jhj jhj jhj jhj juj jyj juj jyj jhj
jujyjhj jujyjhj jujyjhj jujyjhj jujyjhj jujyjhj jujyjhj

Practice:
just just just; jug jug jug; jugular jugular jugular;
us us us; use use use; usual usual usual; judge judge;

jay jay jay; jury jury jury; truly truly truly; day day
yes yes yes; yesterday yesterday yesterday; yell yell

key key key; usually usually usually; urge urge urge
day say lay gray tray jay fray stay stray flay ray gay;

hajj hajj hajj hajj hajj hajj hajj hajj hajj hajj hajj
hall hall hall; shall shall shall; hull hull hull;

Lesson 9 L to O and ; to P

Oral Review:
asdf jkl; fgf jhj asdf jkl; fgf jhj kik kik kik
dead dead dead deed wet water; wise laws;
day say lay gray tray jay fray stay stray flay ray gay;

Now stretch L to O and ; to P

Oral Excercises:
lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol ;p; ;p; ;p; ;p; ;p; ;p;
lol ;p; lol ;p; lol ;p; lol ;p; lol ;p; lol ;p; lol ;p;

Practice:
look look look; loss loss loss; load load load; loaf
old old old; sold sold sold; fold fold fold; gold gold

pal pal pal; poll poll poll; pool pool pool; poke poke
pay pay pay; hope hope hope; lap lap lap; lip lip lip;

please please please; pleasure pleasure pleasure; pot
joke joke joke; happy happy happy; party party party;

to to to; for for for; four four four; pour pour pour;
you you you; you’re you’re your; past past past; post post

we are pleased to go to your party; we are happy to go;
we hope to sell our house for a profit this year;