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Lesson 9 Exercises

 

CIRCLE S

 

EXERCISE 9(A)

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

They had to sit in the shade and sip the tea.

We have had to search the shops for the set of books.

Sarah said she was sorry the book was so sad.

They sought to stay at the factory jobs for two days.

Tom stays in the car or sits in the park.

Jenny said we have no teas or cakes in the shop today.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

We saw the lads tease the apes in the zoo.

It pays to do all the jobs for them at cheap rates.

On Sundays they have pasta, cheese and juice for lunch.

They will soon have the soups ready for Paul's meal.

We saw many large weeds in the city parks and roads.

We bought the skis today and we shall use them tomorrow.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

She says she weighs all the envelopes in the despatch office.

Joe had two passbooks to take to the bank.

We saw long rows of casks at the back of the pub.

We live opposite the two pubs in City Road.

They bought pasties, tomato soup and cakes for lunch.

Our task was to get the recipes and take them to the cooks.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

They are going to discuss the exam passage tomorrow.

The folks in the village are seeking justice and peace.

We think they will like to have a piece of cake to eat.

Larry makes a soup of peas, leeks and tomatoes.

We took the disks and we shall give them to Jack’s mum.

Mary was sick so we got the dosage of pills ready.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

Pamela said she was going to go for it in the exams.

We saw the dogs chase some wasps in the rose bushes.

Does the customer have a receipt for the packages?

The games may be a risk for Billy at the age of sixty-six.

We suppose Thomas may choose to do the task tomorrow.

Sid said, Yes, we can make space to stow the box.

 

EXERCISE 9(B)

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

If Barry repairs the windows soon, it will make things safe.

The firm pays a small salary to the odd job lad.

We are going to sing at Jason’s party in two months.

The lads are going to do the sums and pass the exams.

We wish to sell a rare vase in the village shop.

We had to wash the moss off the garage windows.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

We took the paths to the sea to get to the sailing boats.

The baths are on sale in the bathroom shop.

Sir Thomas had arisen at six to read the books.

The bank said the customer pushes to get the deal.

Mary eats large meals but she eats far less cake.

In the village are some inns at which we can stay.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

Jill had dozens of messages for the birthday on Sunday.

Sally knows the office and loves to go in on Wednesday.

We had to face up to the bills we owed to the business.

They are doing a slow job at the office and much fussing.

The absence of ready money was causing them to fuss.

Sid bought a dog which had small ears, face and nose.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

The lads are amassing loads of cash selling books.

Take any of the two paths to get to the maze in the park.

We have some massive bills for the repairs to the doors.

They say they think it was arson at the cinema.

The kids said we have to solve the book teasers for them.

She saw a small weasel which was rustling in the bushes.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

We have bought a red rose to give to Paula's mum.

We may receive a message in our office in Alaska today.

Joseph saw some snow geese on the large misty lake.

Gary had a nasty illness and had to take some pills.

We are chasing the bill and we shall receive the money soon.

We think the tale of the castle keys may deceive them.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

Tom’s job was fairly nasty but Sally’s was fairly easy.

The officer may have to give an answer to the judge.

She knows Sandie was sincere in all she was doing for them.

The racers' cars are skidding on all the small roads.

Are they users of our garage service for the cars they have?

They will be passing your message to your bank today.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

The cook may ask us to chop the sage for the soup recipe.

We have had slow sales of the special wedding shoes.

They will receive the money for the sales of beers and ales.

Sally had sore muscles and had to visit the doc’s office.

We have had such a load of snow since we came to the city.

Our small business does have a reason for the low sales.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

Mum saw our dismay at the bill for the disco mask party.

Barry’s dog, which had long ears, was missing for months.

We think they have misled us in the way they do the sales.

They think Jim and Bill may lose the jobs at the factories.

James Smith had to repair the gate which was far too loose.

The beer mix was fizzing in the bowl in the sink.

 

EXERCISE 9(C)

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

Tim is in the room and Tom is in the car.

Tim has a large dog and Tom has a small dog.

Tina is a cook and has some big long jobs to do.

Terry is a police officer and has seen many things.

Murray has a car and is going to take it to the disco.

Maggie is a lovely lady and she has a job in the village.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

We have a special way of doing our tasks at the office.

We have bought this specially for Jim’s birthday party.

Because of the exams, we are going to speak on physics.

The subject of his speech is the things to be seen in the city.

The bank has all its forms in several different colours.

We are subject to all the laws in the law books.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

The dog ate its food and licked its chops.

This bus has had its service at the City Garage.

We have several differences in the way we do our cooking.

The officer thanks them for doing the office teas on Monday.

She thinks she may have to do this job for many years.

Joe has a pale yellow car but ours is a shade of red.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

Sam goes to the park and gives some food to the ducks.

The boss puts up a notice of jobs for them to do each day.

She puts some sage leaves in the soup bowl.

The lad puts his things in this bag and goes to the city.

Those dogs are big and these dogs are small.

Those are yours, this book is Sam’s and these are Danny’s.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

The money in the envelope is for those customers.

The large notice on the door is for this office.

Is the customer asking for a receipt for the sale?

Do they know if this book is the same as the book Ted has?

Is the officer going to come in today and is the box ready?

Tom has the tools for this repair job which has come up.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

Danny has the car and Doug has the food box ready.

She is asking if the book is the same shape as the magazine.

It is a long way to the city office and it is rainy too.

Ask them if it is ready and if it is going to be a big bill.

It is the wrong thing to do to speak to us in such a way.

We think it is a small thing to ask them to do this for us.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

She is going to the shops tomorrow to get some raisins.

We think we know who is going to pass this exam.

Do they know who has the keys to the office safe?

We had to visit the bank because of the money they owed.

She thinks the repair bill for the gate was too big.

Tommy thinks the car is going to be ready tomorrow.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

Joseph had to pay for his damage to the cars.

Joe took a photo of us on the park seats on Monday.

Tina said she had some books of photos to give us.

Ask Jack's mum to make us some raspberry cakes.

Can they spare two hours on Wednesday to take us?

It is easy for us to pass exams if we have read all the books.

 

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