Exploring

Machine
Shorthand

Igon-igon, Marie Carmeli I.

BBTE 4-1
 Exploring Machine Shorthand Lesson 12

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Ms. Joyce P. Dinas

Philippine Science High School
Central Luzon Campus, Pampanga.

Marie Carmeli I. Igon-Igon

BBTE 4-1
 Exploring Machine Shorthand Lesson 12

Exploring Machine Shorthand

Lesson 12

What is this module all about?

Hello, dear learners! It’s now time to study more new lessons from this module.
It contains reviews from our previous lessons, from lesson 9 to lesson 11. It has an
activity to check if you can still remember our past lessons. We will test your skill in
machine shorthand if you’re improving.

What you are expected to learn?

In this module, the learners will be able to:

1. practice what they learned from the previous lessons;

2. review lessons such as Initial P and Final P (-P), Consonant compounds: PR, SP,
-PS, First letter combinations: Vowel I and Final N, derivatives,Vowel I for Final
Y, Vowel E and Final N, Words ending ST, ses, sis and sus, Initial C and Final C,
phrases, abbreviation, and the use of asterisk;
3. apply what they have understood in the lessons.

How will you learn from this module?

1. Apply what you have learned in the previous lessons.

2. Always study your lessons so that you will understand the topics.
3. Read the directions carefully and answer the activity honestly.
 Exploring Machine Shorthand Lesson 12

PRE-TEST

1. Vowel E is depressed by what finger?

a. Left thumb b. right thumb c. left small d. right small

2. Final -N is represented by letter combination ______.

a. BP b. N c. PB d. BG

3. Final –C is represented by letter combination ______.

a. PB b. BG c. PL d. K

4. What letter is written by the left ring finger below letter T?

a. S b. T c. K d. H

5. Soft C (S) is written by what finger?

a. Left small b. right small c. left ring d. right ring

6. What letter is written by the right ring finger above letter G?

a. T b. –L c. K d. G

7. What letter is represented by letter combination HR?

a. –L b. L c. H d. R

8. Words beginning con and com are represented by what letter?

a. C b. K c. S d. N

9. We use ____ asterisk (*) to indicate a paragraph.

a. two b. one c. three d. four

10. Word ending ST is represented by _______.

a. ST b. S c. SS d. SIS
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REVIEW CORNER

Let’s review your home key positioning.

Vowel E and Final -N

Depress vowel E by using your right thumb. Final –N is represented by the letter combinations
PB. Write final-N by depressing it between the crack using your right middle finger.

Initial C and Final –C

Hard C (K) is written by the left ring finger below letter T and soft C is written by the left small
finger. Final -C is represented by the letter combination BG. These keys are written by the right
middle and ring fingers below homekeys PL.

Initial L and Final –L

Initial L is represented by letter combination HR. It is written by depressing the crack between H
and R with the left index finger. Final -L is represented by letter L and it is written by the right
ring finger in the home position.
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LET’S HAVE SOME PRACTICE

Practice writing the following words.

Vowel E and Final -N

set SET S E T
sea SE S E
near NER T P H E R
tan TAN T A PB
pan PAN P A PB
site SEUT S EU T

Initial C and Final –C

cart CART K A R T
coat COT K O T
cat CAT K A T
cease SIS S S
Circe SIRS S EU R S
city SITI S EU
T EU
pack PAK P A B G
stock STOK ST O B G
take TAK T A B G

Initial L and Final –L

lot LOT HR O T
lie LI HR EU
like LIK HR EU B G
seal SEUL S EU L
soul SOL S O L
tool TUL T U L
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REVIEW ON ABBREVIATIONS

opinion P EU PB
principal / principle P R EU PB
and A PB
Sunday S U PB
he E
interest TPH T
necessary TPH E S
can , could K
company K O
character K A RBG
ask S K
October O BG
success S U BG
island EU S
will, well HR
lawyer HR UR
latin HRA
particular T EU BG
reply P HR EU
always A L S
already HR R

WORDS ENDING “ST” & WORDS WITH “SES, SIS AND SUS”
pest P E S
cast K A S
sustain S S
T A P B
sister S S
T E R
cases K A S
S

WORDS BEGINNING CON, COM, EN, IN & UN

contra K
T R A
compute KP U
T E
enter T P H
T E R
insert T P H
S E R T
undo T P H D O
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ACTIVITY

Cross word puzzle.

1 2 3 4

7 8

Horizontal Vertical

1. SSPEUR 1. SUPB
5. KIK 2.SPASS
6. DEUS 3. RABG
7. SEUPB 4. TABG
9. TPHSERT 8. EUSS
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SELFCHECK

Matching Type: Match column A with column B.

I. ABBREVIATIONS

A B

_______1. Opinion a. HRA

_______2. Island b. HR
_______3. Particular c. KO
_______4. Necessary d. TPHES
_______5. Company e. TEUBG
_______6. Will, well f. EUS
g. PEUPB

II.

_______1. PES a. contra

_______2. S b. pest
_______3. KTES c. ants
_______4. KTRA d. sauce
_______5. TPHSTOL e. install
_______6. ATPHTS f. counter
g. contest
 Exploring Machine Shorthand Lesson 12

PRE-TEST

1. Vowel E is depressed by what finger?

a. Left thumb b. right thumb c. left small d. right small

2. Final -N is represented by letter combination ______.

a. BP b. N c. PB d. BG

3. Final –C is represented by letter combination ______.

a. PB b. BG c. PL d. K

4. What letter is written by the left ring finger below letter T?

a. S b. T c. K d. H

5. Soft C (S) is written by what finger?

a. Left small b. right small c. left ring d. right ring

6. What letter is written by the right ring finger above letter G?

a. T b. –L c. K d. G

7. What letter is represented by letter combination HR?

a. –L b. L c. H d. R

8. Words beginning con and com are represented by what letter?

a. C b. K c. S d. N

9. We use ____ asterisk (*) to indicate a paragraph.

a. two b. one c. three d. four

10. Word ending ST is represented by _______.

a. ST b. S c. SS d. SIS
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ANSWER KEY

PRE/POST – TEST

1. A 6. B
2. C 7. B
3. B 8. B
4. C 9. A
5. A 10. B
ACTIVITY
1 2 3 4
S U S P I R E T

U P A A
5
N A K I C K
6
D I C E E E

A E
7 8
Y S I G N

E
9
I N S E R T

SELFCHECK
I. II.
1. G 1. B
2. F 2. D
3. E 3. G
4. D 4. A
5. C 5. E
6. B 6. C