MACHINE

SHORTHAND

ISLEY L. SOLOMON
BBTE 4-1
PROF. SHERYL MORALES
 Module 3

Machine shorthand fourth year

Improving Machine Shorthand Skills

What this module is about?

Shorthand skills are essential for recording quickly the reminders or important notes of our
company boss, or even in court trials. Now machine shorthand will be very beneficial to us since it doesn’t
require manual stenography. This module is about the more letters, abbreviations, phrases, derivatives and
sentences that could be done with the machine shorthand. This module will give more practice and skills
development among the students.

What you are expected to learn?

At the end of the module, students must be able to:
a) Learn new key combinations of letters, abbreviations, and derivatives.
b) Appreciate the importance of machine shorthand.
c) Improve accuracy in typing using the machine shorthand keyboard.

How to learn from this module:

I’d like the students to position their hands as there is real and authentic machine
shorthand keyboard in front of them and build in them the desire of doing so. Then as I
mention the letter/s or phrases, the students will strike the keys correctly.
One must be able to answer the self check and activities with honesty and ease.
 PRETEST:

1. The initial letter B is represented by key combinations:

a) PW c) BG
b) PB d) TPH
2. The final letter b is represented by key combinations:
a) B c) TPH
b) PW d) BG
3. The word baby is represented by the key combinations:
a) PWABEU c) BABI
b) BABY d) BABE
4. The word tube is represented by the key combinations:
a) TPHUB c) BGUB
b) PWUB d) TUB
5. The word bib is represented by the key combinations:
a) BEB c) PWEB
b) BIB d) PWEUB
6. The word bright is represented by the key combinations:
a) BREUT c) BREUPB
b) BRIT d) BRT
7. The abbreviation about is represented by the key combinations:
a) B c) AB
b) PW d) APW
8. The abbreviation upon is represented by the key combinations:
a) PON c) APAN
b) UPON d) POPB
9. The abbreviation opportunity is represented by the key combinations:
a) TUPBT c) OP
b) OPBT d) OPT
10. The word bill is represented by the key combinations:
a) BILL
b) PWEUL
c) BEUL
d) BIL
 LESSON 14
NEW KEYS: Initial B and Final B

Initial B is represented by letter combination PW. Write B by pressing the crack between
P and W keys with left middle finger.

Final B is reached by moving the middle right finger from its home position to the key
directly below.

KEYBOARD PRACTICE:

Bay PW A P W A
Bill PW EU L P W EU L
Buy PW EU P W EU
Cube KUB K U B
Cab KAB K A B
Bob PW O B P W O B
Cool KUL K U L
Cubes KUBS K U B S
Clean KLEN K HR E PB

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New consonant compounds: BL BR BL

Reach for BL by depressing PW and HR together with your left middle and index fingers.

BR is reached by the left middle and index fingers depressing PW and R together.

Write BL by depressing B and L by the right middle and ring fingers.

BL
Black PWHRABG PWHRA B G
Blow PWHRO PWHR O
Blue PWHRU PWHR U

BR
Brace PWRAS PW RA S
Brain PWRAPB PW RA PB
Bright PWREUT PW R EU T

BL
Able ABL A BL
Cable KABL K A BL
Table TABL T A BL

ABBREVIATION:

About PW PW
Be, been, B B
Remember REB R E B
Bring PWREU PW R EU
Business PWEUS PW EU S
Upon POPB P O PB
Opportunity TUPBT T U PB T

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 ACTIVITY:

Give the corresponding word or abbreviation represented by the underlined key

combinations.

1. Hey everyone, I am PWOB.

2. You have a nice BLAK, TABL.
3. Take a KAB, it’s getting late.
4. REB about these PLASS.
5. Grab this TUPBT.
6. Let’s start a new PWEUS.
7. This color is too PWREUT for our window.
8. PWHRO your candles.
9. PWEU a new dress for your birthday.
10. PWREU a new set of test papers here.

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 SELF CHECK:
Give the corresponding word or abbreviation represented by the key combinations.
Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. bake
a. BAK
b. PWABG
c. BAC
d. BAKE

2. bible
a. PWEUBL
b. BIBL
c. BABL
d. BIBLE

3. bribe
a. BRIB
b. PWREUB
c. BRIBE
d. BREUB

4. baby
a. PWABEU
b. BABY
c. BIBY
d. BIBI

5. About
a. PW
b. B
c. AB
d. APW

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 LET’S SUMMARIZE!

 Initial B is represented by letter combination PW. Write B by pressing the crack between P and
W keys with left middle finger.
 Final B is reached by moving the middle right finger from its home position to the key directly
below.
 Reach for BL by depressing PW and HR together with your left middle and index fingers.
 BR is reached by the left middle and index fingers depressing PW and R together.
 Write BL by depressing B and L by the right middle and ring fingers.

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 POST TEST:

Give the corresponding word of the key combinations below. Write your answer on
the space provided.
1. PWHRABG ____________________________
2. TUPBT ____________________________
3. KLEN ____________________________
4. PWREU ____________________________
5. REB ____________________________
6. TABL ____________________________
7. PWEUBL ____________________________
8. KUB ____________________________
9. KUBS ____________________________
10. PWABEU ____________________________

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 ANSWER KEYS

PRETEST: 10. Bring

1. A
2. A SELF CHECK:
3. A 1. B
4. D 2. A
5. D 3. B
6. A 4. A
7. B 5. A
8. D
9. A POST TEST:
10. B 1. BLACK
2. OPPORTUNITY
ACTIVITY: 3. CLEAN
1. Bob 4. BRING
2. Black, table 5. REMEMBER
3. Cab 6. TABLE
4. Remember, places 7. BIBLE
5. Opportunity 8. CUBE
6. Business 9. CUBES
7. Bright 10. BABY
8. Blow
9. Buy

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