Typing Worksheets: Free Printable Practice Sheet (PDF)
Free printable typing worksheet: six drills from the home row to full sentences, with boxes for time and errors. For self-study or a whole class, as a PDF.
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A typing worksheet works best as a sheet you read from while you type on the screen: your eyes stay on the paper, never on the keys. This one has six drills on one A4 page, from the home row (asdf jkl;) through the top and bottom rows to common words and two full sentences, with boxes for time and errors after each drill. Print one per day, or one per student.
What is on the sheet
- Name, class and date at the top, so a teacher can collect the sheets
- Six drills: home row, home row words, top row, bottom row, common words, sentences
- Two or three lines per drill, set in a clear monospace font
- After each drill: a box for the time and one for the number of errors
- Three rules for good practice at the bottom
How to use it
- Place the sheet next to the keyboard, fingers on A S D F and J K L ;.
- Type every line twice in any text program, without looking at the keys.
- Write down the time and the errors. The next day, beat one of the two, not both.
- For a class: hand out one sheet per student and repeat it on three days. The boxes show progress on paper, no accounts needed.
Pro tip
Errors before speed. A line typed slowly without a mistake trains the right finger. A fast line full of mistakes trains the wrong one.
Next step
Which finger takes which key is on the printable finger keyboard map. The same drills with live feedback are in the touch typing course, and real work texts to copy are in the typing practice paragraphs.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use the worksheet with a class?
Yes. Print one sheet per student. The name and class fields and the time and error boxes make it easy to compare across days.
How long should one sheet take?
About 10 to 15 minutes, typing every line twice.
Is there a version for other keyboards?
Yes. The German sheet is built for QWERTZ, the French one for AZERTY. Switch the language at the top of the page.
Sources
- Distributed practice in verbal recall tasks: A review and quantitative synthesis - Cepeda et al., Psychological Bulletin 2006: short practice spread over days beats one long session.
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