MACHINE SHORTHAND-LESSON 8

Machine Shorthand

Lesson 8

Improving your Understanding In Machine Shorthand

Prepared by:

ROSE ANALYN H. MAGCULANG BBTE 4-1

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What is this lesson all about?

Good day students! We are now on the Lesson 8 of Machine Shorthand. I hope you will find this lesson interesting. This lesson will be a new experience for you and let you learn more about it. It will practice or enhance your skills in machine shorthand. So what are you waiting for? Lets start to browse and study the module.

What to learn from this lesson

The student will be able to: 1. Review the different abbreviations, phrases and derivatives in machine shorthand. 2. Master the proper home key position. 3. Discuss the vowel I and Initial N. 4. Discuss the I for final Y.

How to learn from this lesson?

This lesson presented the lesson 8. It provides a review of different abbreviations and derivatives. It gives exercises that will helps you develop your reading ability and will be able to memorize the proper depressing of words and letters as introduced in this lesson. So dont hesitate to make strikes on keys!

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LESSON 8
This lesson will let you review your knowledge in machine shorthands abbreviations, phrases and derivatives. Here are some of them that will refresh your memory. Try to recall them.

8. 1 Phrases and Derivatives

Is, his At, the, it Take Takes Another Take the Are, hour, our On your S T T T A T R O UR A A O A T S

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8. 2. FIRST LETTER COMBINATION: Vowel I and Initial N

Initial N is represented by letter combination TPH.

Vowel I is represented by letter combination EU.

Vowel I is represented by letter combination EU. Write I by depressing vowel E and U with right thumb, EU appears at the center of the paper tape.

Initial N- is represented by letter combination TPH. Write letter N by depressing TPH together by the left ring, middle and index finger.

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EXAMPLES: I Sit Right Nice Know News Night TPH TPH O TPH TPH U EU S T S R EU E EU EU T T S

8. 3 USING I FOR FINAL Y Y at the end of a word that sounds I will be written as I like in try and city which will be written as tri and siti. EXAMPLES: Try City T S T Tasty T T Cry K R R EU E E A E EU S

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8. 4 ABBREVIATIONS: Abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase used chiefly in writing to represent the complete form. Here are new set of abbreviations which you should learn. They are use to make typing faster.

WORDS I IN, NO ANY TONIGHT NUMBER TPH TPH TPH

MS ABBREVIATIONS EU

E EU T

TPH O

ADVERTISE

EU

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SELF CHECK 1
Directions: Read each question and select your answer by writing the letter of your choice in your answer sheet. 1. Initial N is represented by the letter combination_________________. a) FPL b) TPH c) RBG d) LT 2. The abbreviation of the word advertise is? a) TPH O b) EU c) TPH EU T d) T EU S 3. Vowel I is represented by the letter combination_________. a) EU b) PB c) ST d) FP 4. The word right is depressed using what keys? a) R EU T b) R A T c) TPH O d) TPH EU T 5. The abbreviation of the word tonight is? a) T EU S b) R EU T c) TPH EU T d) TPH E T

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SELF-CHECK 2

Directions: Write the correct key letters or machine shorthand of the following sentence. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. She is right. Sasa knows the Street. His suit is nice. State the news. I respect art.

SELF-CHECK 3
Directions: Transcribe the following machine shorthand into longhand. (2 points each) _________________1. TPH _________________2. T _________________3. T A R EU U EU S EU S

_________________4. TPH _________________5. K R

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ANSWER KEY

SELF-CHECK 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. B D A A C

SELF-CHECK 2 1. Sue is right. S S R EU T TPH U

2. Sasa knows the Street.

S S TPH T ST

A A O

TPH 3. His suit is nice S S S TPH

U EU

T S TPH

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4. State the news.

ST T THP

T U S TPH

5. I respect Art.

EU R S A RT TPH

SELF-CHECK 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ADVERTISE TAKE TRY NEWS CRY