Learn the fundamentals.
A step-by-step path from finding the keys to typing the words you're learning. Lessons 1 to 5 are free; Vocabaura+ unlocks the full 28-lesson course.
Level 1: Keyboard Foundations
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Find the keys without looking and give every finger a home.
1. Meet Your Keyboard
What you'll learn: Find the letter keys without hunting, and learn what the space bar and shift keys do.
Next: Settle your fingers on the home row.
Start lesson2. Home Row Basics
What you'll learn: Type from the home row without moving your hands out of position.
Next: Give each finger its own keys.
Start lesson3. Finger Placement
What you'll learn: Give each finger its own keys so your hands stop wandering.
Next: Anchor yourself with the F and J bumps.
Start lesson4. The F and J Keys
What you'll learn: Use the small bumps on F and J to return home without looking.
Next: Build control in your left hand.
Start lesson5. Left-Hand Practice
What you'll learn: Type the left-hand keys cleanly at a comfortable pace.
Next: Do the same for your right hand.
Start lesson6. Right-Hand Practice Plus
What you'll learn: Reach the right-hand keys without dragging your hand across the keyboard.
Next: Start joining letters into common pairs.
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Level 2: Building Accuracy
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Type words, capitals and punctuation correctly before typing them fast.
7. Common Letter Combinations Plus
What you'll learn: Practice th, he, in, er and the other pairs that appear in almost every sentence.
Next: Join those pairs into short words.
Preview lesson8. Typing Short Words Plus
What you'll learn: Run through the most common short words in English.
Next: Slow down slightly and aim for a clean line.
Preview lesson9. Building Accuracy Plus
What you'll learn: Short words and sentences with repeated letter patterns.
Next: Practice capital letters with shift.
Preview lesson10. Capital Letters Plus
What you'll learn: Type names, places and sentence openings with clean capitals.
Next: Add commas, apostrophes and question marks.
Preview lesson11. Punctuation Plus
What you'll learn: Commas, apostrophes, question marks and quotation marks in real sentences.
Next: Start building a steady speed.
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Level 3: Building Speed
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Turn accurate typing into a steady, comfortable rhythm.
12. Building Speed Plus
What you'll learn: Familiar words typed in a continuous flow.
Next: Practice the letter patterns that repeat inside longer words.
Preview lesson13. Word Patterns Plus
What you'll learn: Type common endings such as -ing, -tion, -ment and -able.
Next: Move on to the hundred words you type most.
Preview lesson14. Common Words Plus
What you'll learn: A continuous run of high-frequency words.
Next: Put those words into full sentences.
Preview lesson15. Sentence Practice Plus
What you'll learn: Complete sentences with capitals, spaces and full stops.
Next: Try a timed speed challenge.
Preview lesson16. Speed Challenges Plus
What you'll learn: Longer passages typed at a steady, deliberate pace.
Next: Start typing the messages you send in real life.
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Level 4: Real-World Typing
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Practice the emails, notes and messages you actually write.
17. Emails Plus
What you'll learn: Openings, requests and sign-offs from everyday email.
Next: Practice fast, clipped note-taking.
Preview lesson18. Notes Plus
What you'll learn: Short note lines with colons, commas and numbers.
Next: Move on to longer school writing.
Preview lesson19. School Writing Plus
What you'll learn: Essay sentences, study notes and short answers.
Next: Practice the phrasing used at work.
Preview lesson20. Workplace Messages Plus
What you'll learn: Short professional updates and replies.
Next: Try a longer report passage.
Preview lesson21. Short Reports Plus
What you'll learn: Longer factual passages with numbers and punctuation.
Next: Finish with everyday personal writing.
Preview lesson22. Everyday Communication Plus
What you'll learn: Plans, lists and short personal messages.
Next: Start typing your own vocabulary.
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Level 5: Vocabulary Typing
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Type the words you are learning, with their meanings and examples.
23. Vocabulary Words Plus
What you'll learn: Type each vocabulary word on its own.
Next: Type what those words mean.
Preview lesson24. Definitions Plus
What you'll learn: Type the simple meaning of a word you are learning.
Next: Type the word inside a real sentence.
Preview lesson25. Context Sentences Plus
What you'll learn: Type example sentences that use the word naturally.
Next: Revisit the words you met most recently.
Preview lesson26. Recently Learned Words Plus
What you'll learn: Type the words from your recent searching and reviewing.
Next: Stretch into more advanced vocabulary.
Preview lesson27. Advanced Vocabulary Plus
What you'll learn: Harder words typed inside full sentences.
Next: Finish the level with a mixed challenge.
Preview lesson28. Vocabulary Challenge Plus
What you'll learn: A mixed run of words, meanings and sentences.
Next: Keep going with daily personalized practice.
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