FoundationsLesson 24 of 30 · Whole hands, whole words
One-hand words
Words typed entirely by the left hand or entirely by the right. The hardest kind of word, and a test of finger independence.
- New keys
- No new keys
- To pass
- Done when the check reaches 92% accuracy and 18 words a minute.
Lesson 24 is locked
It opens when you pass the check in lesson 23 (Capitals and punctuation together). Lessons open one at a time, in order.
The last unit of Foundations teaches no new keys at all. It is about the shapes that words make on the keyboard, because your fingers learn shapes, and some shapes are harder than others. The hardest of all is a word typed entirely by one hand. When the two hands alternate, one can be moving to its next key while the other presses; when one hand does all the work, every finger has to wait its turn, and a weak finger cannot hide behind a strong one.
The left hand owns Q, W, E, R, T, A, S, D, F, G, Z, X, C, V and B, and there are a surprising number of common words that never leave it: were, read, great, water, sweet, trade, fast, rest. The right hand owns Y, U, I, O, P, H, J, K, L, N and M, plus the punctuation, and has words like you, join, look, pull, milk, only, upon, him. Typing these slowly and cleanly is the best finger-independence exercise there is.
Expect your speed to drop on these drills. That is the point; they expose the finger that is slower than the rest. Watch for it. If the ring finger or the little finger is the one that stalls, the Weak Spot Drill at the end of the unit will very likely say the same, and the earlier Keys drills for that finger's keys are the remedy.
were read great water sweet you join look pull milk