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Capitals and Punctuation typing lessons

This unit adds opposite-hand Shift and sentence punctuation. The exercises stay short enough to concentrate on coordinating two keys without losing the home position.

These related lessons appear at the levels where the skill is introduced or reinforced. This page is a skill guide, not a separate linear unit.

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Lessons for this skill

0/17 complete · 0/85 stars

  1. Lesson 10 · beginner

    Period and Comma

    Targets: 10 standard · 16 mastery WPM

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  2. Lesson 12 · beginner

    Add W, X, and Semicolon

    Targets: 11 standard · 17 mastery WPM

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  3. Lesson 14 · beginner

    Add Z, Slash, and Enter

    Targets: 11 standard · 18 mastery WPM

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  4. Lesson 17 · beginner

    Beginner Assessment

    Targets: 15 standard · 23 mastery WPM

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  5. Lesson 27 · intermediate

    Shift and Capitals

    Targets: 18 standard · 27 mastery WPM

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  6. Lesson 28 · intermediate

    Apostrophes and Quotes

    Targets: 19 standard · 28 mastery WPM

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  7. Lesson 29 · intermediate

    Sentence Punctuation

    Targets: 20 standard · 30 mastery WPM

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  8. Lesson 30 · intermediate

    Extended Punctuation

    Targets: 21 standard · 31 mastery WPM

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  9. Lesson 31 · intermediate

    Sentence Rhythm

    Targets: 23 standard · 34 mastery WPM

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  10. Lesson 32 · intermediate

    Short Paragraphs

    Targets: 23 standard · 35 mastery WPM

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  11. Lesson 34 · intermediate

    Intermediate Assessment

    Targets: 25 standard · 38 mastery WPM

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  12. Lesson 38 · advanced

    Shifted Symbols

    Targets: 15 standard · 23 mastery WPM

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  13. Lesson 40 · advanced

    Brackets, Slashes, and Hyphens

    Targets: 17 standard · 26 mastery WPM

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  14. Lesson 41 · advanced

    Advanced Accuracy Focus

    Targets: 27 standard · 40 mastery WPM

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  15. Lesson 43 · advanced

    Long Paragraphs

    Targets: 29 standard · 43 mastery WPM

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  16. Lesson 44 · advanced

    Practical Typing

    Targets: 28 standard · 42 mastery WPM

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  17. Lesson 45 · advanced

    Final Assessment

    Targets: 30 standard · 45 mastery WPM

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Keys and fingers

Keep every key tied to one responsibility

Use the Shift key opposite the hand typing the capital. Right pinky handles apostrophe, quotation mark, colon, semicolon, slash, and question mark; left pinky reaches exclamation mark with Shift+1.

What changes

The new skill in this unit

Letter placement is already known. The new work is coordinating Shift, punctuation, and the next character while maintaining a calm rhythm.

Common mistakes

Notice these before they become habits

  • Using the same hand for Shift and the capital letter.
  • Holding Shift through the next lowercase character.
  • Adding punctuation from memory before reading the exact passage.

Practice plan

Accuracy-first repetition

  1. 1Practise capital pairs slowly with the opposite Shift key.
  2. 2Release Shift fully before the next lowercase letter.
  3. 3Use quote practice for natural punctuation after the lesson drills feel controlled.

Reinforce this unit

Practise without changing lesson stars

Open capitals & punctuation practice