Machine Shorthand Reviewer PDF

MACHINE SHORTHAND REVIEWER PUNCTUATION MARK: PERIOD To write the period depress the right home keys FPLT all-together. Repeat period a number of times until FPLT appear side by side on the right side of the paper tape. Punctuation Mark: COMMA To write comma, reach for the letters RBGS located below...

MACHINE SHORTHAND REVIEWER PUNCTUATION MARK: PERIOD To write the period depress the right home keys FPLT all-together. Repeat period a number of times until FPLT appear side by side on the right side of the paper tape. Punctuation Mark: COMMA To write comma, reach for the letters RBGS located below the right home keys. These are controlled by the right fingers. Punctuation Mark: Question Mark To write question mark (?) depress the left home keys all together (STPH). Example: Word Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand suits suts S U TS states stats ST A TS Machine Shorthand Abbreviations Words Machine Shorthand Abbreviation is, his S at, the, it T take T A Saturday S A T Street ST Derivatives Machine Shorthand takes T A S Streets ST S Phrasing  Phrasing in Machine Shorthand is writing more than one word in one stroke. Phrases Machine Shorthand is the S T is a S A at the T T take the T A T Letter U for Double Letter O Use letter U for words containing double letter O. Word Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand too tu T U soot sut S U T zoo su S U Correction Key: ASTERISK (*) New Letters: Initial R and Final R (-R) Depress Initial R by curving the left index finger and moving it towards the key below at home position. Depress final R (-R) by curving the right index finger and moving it towards the key directly below it. Example: Word/Name Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand Ray RA RA Race RAS RA S Rate RAT RA T Star STAR ST A R tour TUR T U R Store STOR ST O R New Consonant Compounds: TR, -RS, -RT To write TR straighten the left ring fingers and curve the index left finger and reach for letters T and R. Keep the other fingers close to homekey position. After writing the letters, return the fingers to homekey position. In writing –RS depress –R with the right index finger and –S with the small right finger at the same time. Keep the fingers naturally curved. Write –RT by curving the right index finger to reach –R and straighten the small right finger to –T and depress both simultaneously. Keep the other fingers close to homekey position. Word Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand tray TRA T RA trait TRAT T RA T true TRU T R U yours URS U R S stars STARS ST A R S Art ART A R T tart TART T A R T Machine Shorthand Abbreviations Word Machine Shorthand are, hour, our R railroad R R respect R S Phrases Word Machine Shorthand are you R U you are U R on the O T on your O U R  First Letter Combination: Vowel I and Initial N Vowel I- is represented by letter combination EU. Write I by depressing vowels E and U with the right thumbs EU appears at the center of the paper tape. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand i I EU in, not N TPH any NI TPH EU tonight NIT TPH EU T number NO TPH O advertise TIS T EU S Initial N- is represented by the letter combination TPH. Write Initial N depressing the 3keys TPH together by the left ring, middle and index fingers. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand i I EU sit SIT S EU T right RIT R EU T nice NIS TPH EU S know NO TPH O news NUS TPH U S Using I for final Y Y at the end of a word that sounds I will be written as I (EU). Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand try TRI T R EU city SITI S EU T EU tasty TASTI T A S T EU MS Abbreviations LESSON 8 Derivatives A variation of an abbreviation is derivative. A variation may be a prefix or suffix added to a word. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand Purchaser PURR P U R R Purchases PURS P U R S Advertises TISS T EU S S Advertiser TISR T EU S R Parts PTS P TS Apart APT A P T Pointer PTR P T R Points PTS P TS Appoint APT A P T Appoints APTS A P TS New Keys: Initial P and Final (-P) Initial P is written by the left middle finger in the home position. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand pray PRA P RA  praise PRAS P RA S prose PROS P R O S space SPAS S P A S spray SPRA S P RA sport SPORT S P O R T straps STRAPS ST RA P S stops STOPS ST O P S tops TOPS T O P S Final P is written by the middle finger in the home position. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand pay PA P A pass PAS P A S pure PUR P UR wrap RAP RA P soup SUP S U P up UP U P CONSONANT COMPOUNDS: PR, SP, -PS PR is written by the left and index fingers. Write SP by the left small and middle finger. Depress –PS by the right middle and small fingers. MACHINE SHORTHAND ABBREVIATIONS Machine Shorthand purchase P UR part, point P T president, present, Public P R Relations superintendent S U P T plaintiff P important, importance P O R April A P New Letters: Vowel e and Final N (-N) Write E by depressing the inside key on the right side of the bottom keys with the right thumb. Final N is represented by letter combination PB. Write –N by depressing the crack between P and B with the right middle finger. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand see SE S E pet PET P E T net NET TPH E T Sun SUN S U PB Sign SIN S EU PB pan PAN P A PB MS Abbreviation Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand Opinion PIN P EU PB Principal/principle PRIN P R EU PB And AN A PB Sunday SUN S U PB He E E Interest NT TPH T necessary NES TPH E S Word Ending ST The final T is omitted in writing words ending ST. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand test TES T E S rest RES R E S nest NES TPH E S Words with SES, SIS and SUS In writing words with ses, sis and sus omit the middle vowel and write double S instead. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand Rose ROSES R O S S Spaces SPASES S P A S S Sister SISTER A S B E R suspire SUSPIR S S P EU R New Key: Initial C and Final C (-C) Note: there are two sounds of C- the hard C which is represented by K like car (kar) and the soft C which is represented by S like city (si/ti). Initial C. Hard C (k) is written by the left ring finger below letter T and soft C (S) is written by the left small finger. Sound Pattern Machine shorthand can K K could, company KO K O character KARK K A R BG ask SK S K October OK O BG success SUK S U BG Island IS EU S Final -C is represented by letter combination BG. These keys are written by the right, middle and ring fingers below home keys PL.  Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand cape KAP K A P court KORT K O R T cite SIT S EU T City SI/TI A EU B EU cake KAK K A B G Pick PIK P EU B G kick KIK K EU BG MS Abbreviations Word beginning CON, COM Words beginning con and com are represented by K. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand concert KSERT K S E R T contract KTRAK K T RA BG compare KPAR KP A R computer KPUTER KP U T E R Use of ASTERISKS (*) We use one asterisk (*) for correction, two asterisks (**) to indicate a paragraph and three asterisks (***) to separate two dictated letters or articles or materials. LESSON 11 New Letters: Initial L and Final L (-L) Initial L is represented by letter combination HR. write L by depressing the crack between H and R with the left index finger. Final L is written by the right ring finger in the home key position. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand late LAT HR A T low LO HR O let LET HR E T tell TEL T E L sell SEL S E L real REL R E L Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand enplane NPLAN TPH PHRA PB entrance NTRANS TPH T RA PB S increase NKRES TPH K R E S insert NSERT TPH S E R T until NTIL TPH T EU L unscrew NSKRU TPH SK R U Abbreviations Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand will, well L HR lawyer LAUR HR A U R literature LIT HR EU T already LR HR R always ALS A L S reply PLI P HR EU particular TIK T EU BG latin LAT HR A T New Sound: words beginning EN, IN and UN Words beginning EN, IN and UN are represented by N. LESSON 13 New Abbreviations Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand open OP O P accept SEP S E P account KT K T September SEPT S E P T satisfy, satisfaction, SAE S A E satisfactory consider KR K R enclose KHRO K HR O Derivatives opinionnaire – PI NAR principally – PRIN I accompany – AKO considers – KRS considerate – KRAT enclosure – KLOUR encloses – KLOS particularly – TIK LI accountant – K TANT satisfactorily – SAE LI necessarily – NES LI opinions – PINS acceptance – SEP ANS opens – OPS openly – OP LI replies – PLIS presently – PR LI importantly – POR LI partly – PT LI New keys: Initial B and Final B (-B) Initial B is represented by letter combination PW. Write by pressing the crack between P and W keys with the left middle finger. Final B is reached by moving right finger from its home position to the key directly below. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand bay BA PW A bill BIL PW EU L buy BI PW EU cube KUB KUB cab KAB KAB bob BOB PW O B New Consonant compounds: BL, BR and -BL Reached 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. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand black BLAK PWHR A BG blow BLO PWHR O blue BLU PWHR U brace BRAS PWR A S brain BRAN PWR A PB bright BRIT PW R EU T able ABL A BL cable KABL K A BL table TABL T A BL MS Abbreviations Sound Pattern Machine shorthand about B PW be, been -B B remember REB REB bring BRI PW R EU business BIS PW EU S upon PON P O PB opportunity TUNT T U PB T New Keys: Initial W and Initial D W is below the home key P. write W by moving the left middle finger from P to the key below it. Initial D is represented by letter combination TK. Write D by depressing with the left ring finger the crack between T and K keys. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand Way WA WA We WE WE Wet WET WET Day DA TK A Do DO TK O debt DET TK E T Consonant Compounds SW, TW, DR SW is written by the small finger and left middle finger. Write TW by the ring and middle fingers. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand today DA TK A with W W would WO WO did, defendant D TK December DES TK E S doctor DR TK R department DEPT TK E PT DR is written by the left and middle fingers. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand swear SWER SW E R sweet SWET SW E T sweep SWEP SW E P Sound pattern Machine Shorthand twin TWIN TW EU PB twice TWIS TW EU S twinkle TWINKL TW EU PB K L Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand dress DRES TK R E S drop DROP TK R O P drape DRAP TK R A P MS Abbreviation New Keys: Initial H and D (-D) H is written by the left index finger in the home position. -D is located at the right hand corner of the keyboard. Depress-D with the right small finger. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand Here HER HER Hat HAT HAT Hope HOP HOP Sad SAD SAD lead LED HR E D read RED RED Consonant compound: -ND, -LD, -RB -ND is written by the right middle and small fingers. Depress –LD with the right ring and small fingers. -RB is written by the right index and middle fingers. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand land LAND HR A PB D kind KIND K EU PB D bind BIND PW EU PB D Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand old OLD OLD cold COLD K OLD told TOLD T OLD Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand herb ERB ERB bard BARB PW A R B curb KURB K URB New Abbreviations Sound pattern Machine Shorthand where WR WR nowhere NO/WR TPHO WR under UND UPBD Wednesday WED W ED order OD OD correspond/ KOR K OR correspondence circumstances SIRK S EU R B G New keys: Initial F and Final F (-F) Initial F is represented by TP. Depress TP by the left ring and middle finger. Final F is written by the right index finger. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand face FAS TP A S fine FIN TP EU PB phone FON TP O PB leaf LEF HR E F safe SAF SAF staff STAF ST A F Consonant Compounds: FR, FL, -FS FR is written by the left ring, middle and index fingers. Write FL by the left ring, middle and index fingers. -FS is written by the index and small fingers. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand free FRE TPR E freight FRAT TPR A T fruits FRUTS TP R U TS Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand flat FLAT TPHR A T flight FLIT TPHR EU T float FLOT TPHR O T Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand laughs LAFS HR A FS cuffs KUFS K U FS coughs KOFS K O FS Abbreviations Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand if, for, of F F from, form FR TP R file FI TP EU after AFT A FT inform/information NFR TPH FR Friday FRI TP R EU February FEB TP E B Sound of AU and AW (AU) Sound Pattern Machine shorthand caught KAUT K AU T cause KAUS K AU S law LAU HR AU flaw FLAU TPHR AU New Keys: Initial G and Final G (-G) Initial G is represented by letters T,K,P and W. write G by depressing the crack between TK and PW keys with the left ring and middle fingers. Write TK and PW keys with the left ring and middle fingers. Write final –G by moving the right ring finger from the home position to the key directly below it. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand glass GLAS TKPWHR A S glance GLANS TKPWHR A PBS glee GLE TKPWHR E Sound Pattern Machine shorthand green GREN TKPWR E PB grass GRAS TKPWR A S great GRAT TKPWR A T G – TKPW -G – G Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand gate GAT TKPW A T gain GAN TKPW A PB good GUD TKPW U D bag BAG PW A G tag TAG TAG leg LEG HR E G Word Ending-ENG. Write final –G for words ending –ings Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand paying PAG PAG trying TRIG TR EU G gaining GANG TKPW A PBG The consonant Compounds: GL,GR,-GS GL is written by the left ring, middle and index fingers. Write GR by the left ring, middle and index fingers. -GS is written by the ring and small fingers. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand tugs TUGS T U GS brags BRAGS PWR A GS logs LOGS HR O GS MS Abbreviation Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand Go/gone G G August AUG AU G Suggest/suggestion SUG SUG Glad GL TKPWHR progress PRG PR G Organize/organization ORG O RG regular REG REG The sound of OU and OW (OU) Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand now NOU TPH OU bow BOU PW OU crowd KROUD KR OU D out OUT OU T loud LOUD HR OU D bout BOUT PW OU T New Abbreviations Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand follow FOL TP O L different DIF TK EU F regard REGD REGD answer ANS A PB S acknowledge NLG PBLG figure FIG TP EU G again GEN TKPW E PB Consonant Compounds: -FT, -FL, -LG -FT is written by the right index and small fingers. Write –FL by the right index and ring fingers. Depress –LG with the right finger on the crack between L and G Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand draft DRAFT TKRAFT left LEFT HREFT lift LIFT HREUFT Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand raffle RAFL RAFL stifle STIFL STEUFL trifle TRIFL T R E U FL Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand trailing TRALG TR A LG calling KALG KALG falling FALG TPALG Some Provinces in the Philippines Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand Aklan AK A BG Antique ANT APBT Capiz KAP K AP Catanduanes KAT K AT Cebu SE S E Cotabato KOT KOT Ilocos sur IS EU S Ilocos norte IN EU PB Iloilo IL EU L Isabela SAB SAB Lanao LAN HR A PB Sorsogon SOR SOR New Letters: Initial and M and final M (-M) Initial M is rep by PH. Write PH with the left middle and index finger. Final M is rep by PL. M- PH -M - PL Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand may MA PH A mile MIL PH EU L my MI PH EU came KAM K A P L ham HAM HA P L slam SLAM S HRA P L SM is written by the left small, middle and index finger. S P H Write –RM with the right index, middle and ring fingers. RPL Depress –MT with the right middle, ring and small finger. PLT Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand smart SMART SPHART smoke SMOK SP OBG small SMAL SPHAL Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand storm STORM STORPL farm FARM TPARPL term TERM T E RPL Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand prompt PROMT PROPLT tempt TEMT T EPLT attempt ATEMT A T EPLT MS Abbreviations Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand must MS PH S month MO PH O immediate -MD PL D am, many -M PL manufacture MFR PH FR morning MNG PH PBG recommended REM R E PL Word ending MENT: write final –MT for ment at the end of the word. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand cement SEMT S EPLT comment KOMT K OPLT document DOKMT TK OBG PLT New Letters: Initial J and final J (-J) Initial J is represented by SKWR all together by the four fingers. Final –J is represented by PBLG Write PBLG by depressing the crack between PB and LG together by the right middle and ring fingers. J-SKWR -J- PBLG Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand jar JAR SKWR A R June JUN SKWR UPB joke JOK SKWR OBG age AJ APBLG cage KAJ K APBLG edge EJ E P B LG Consonant Compounds: -RJ, -JD, -MS -RJ is written by the right index, middle and ring fingers. RPBLG Write –JD by the right middle, ring and small fingers. PBLGD Depress –MS by the right middle, ring and small fingers. PL S -RPBLG Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand large LARJ HRARPBLG urge URJ URPBLG purge PURJ P URPBLG -PBLG D Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand hedge HEDJ H EPBLGD caged KAJD K APBLGD pledge PLEJD PHREPBLGD -P L S Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand teams TEMS T EPLS dreams DREMS TKREPLS deems DEMS TK EPLS MS Abbreviations Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand January JAN SKWRAPB July JUL SKWRUL gentlemen JE SKWRE gentleman JA SKWRA general JEN SKWREPB subject SJ S PBLG judge J SKWR Initial CH and Final CH Word beginning CH is represented by KH, word ending CH is represented by FP Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand check KHEK KHEBG cheese KHES KHES chance KHANS KHAPBS each ECH EFP teach TECH T EFP Reach RECH R EFP New Abbreviations Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand help HE HE this TH TH they THE THE that THA THA There/their THR TH R Mr MR PH R Mrs MRS PH RS New keys: Number 2 and 7 Write by depressing the crack separating homekey T and numeral bar with the left ring finger. Number 7 is written by depressing the crack separating homekey P and numeral bar with the right middle finger. Consonant Compounds: SH, TH, WH Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand share SHAR SH A R shop SHOP SH OP short SHORT SH ORT these THES TH E S thick THIK T H EU B G throw THRO THRO what WHAT WH A T when WHEN W H E PB white WHIT WH EUT New Keys: Q, Number 1 and 5 Q is represented by letters KW. Reach KW by your left ring and middle fingers. Write number 1 by depressing the crack separating homekey S and numeral bar with the left small finger. Write number 5 by depressing the number bar and vowel A. For ease of writing, use the left index finger for the numeral bar and the left thumb for vowel A. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand queen KWEN KWEPB quiz KWIZ K W EU Z quite KWIT KWEUT 1 1 1 5 5 5 MS Abbreviations Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand question KWE KWE enthusiastic/enthusiasm THU THU think THI T H EU difficult DI TKEU finance FN TP PB Philippines FILS TPEU LS Notary Public NP TPH P Word Endings SHUN and THING SHUN at the end of the word is represented by GS. THING at the end of word is represented G. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand ocean OGS O GS fashion FAGS TP A GS session SEGS S E GS anything NIG TPH EU G nothing NOG TPH O G New Letters: Initial V and V (-V). Initial V is represented by SR. White SR by the left small and index fingers. Final –V is represented by –F. Write –F by the right index finger. V- SR -V - -F Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand vase VAS SRAS vague VAG SRAG view VU SRU drive DRIV TK R EU F save SAV SAF move MOV PHOF Consonant Compounds: -VD,-VS, -VG as – -FD, -FS, -FG -VD is written by right index and small fingers. F D Depress –VS by the right index and small fingers. F S Write –VG by the right index and ring fingers. F G -FD Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand lived LIVD H R EU F D saved SAVD SAFD braved BRAVD PW R A F D -FS Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand dives DIVS TK EU FS leaves LEVS HR E FS drives DRIVS TK R EU S -FG Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand leaving LEVG HR E F G proving PROVG PR O F G saving SAVG SAFG MS Abbreviations Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand have, very -V F November NOV TPH O F avenue AV AF govern GV TKPW F receive SEV SEF convenient VEN S R E PB envelope NV TPH F New Keys: Number 3 and 9 Write the number 3 by depressing the crack separating homekey P and numeral bar with the left middle finger. Number 9 is written by depressing the crack separating homekey T and numeral bar with the right small finger. New Phrases: Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand I have IV EU F I have gone IVG EU F G I have had IVD EU F D Have you VU SRU If you have FUV TPUF Have been VB SR B Have a VA SRA New Keys: Y, Number 0, 8 and cents Y is represented by KWR. Depress Y with the left ring, middle and index fingers below the left homekeys. Write number O by depressing vowel O with left thumb. Number 8 is written by depressing the crack separating L and the the numeral bar with the right finger. Cents is represented by final –S. Write –S with the right small finger. Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand yen YEN KWR E PB yield YILD KWR EU L D 0 O O 8 8 8 8 cents 8S 8S Abbreviations Sound Pattern Machine Shorthand why Y KWR year YR KWR R yesterday YED KWR E D invoice VOI SR O EU advantage VANG SR A PBG yours truly YT KWR T yours sincerely YS KWR S