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Lesson 11 Exercises

 

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EXERCISE 11(A)

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

We have some yew wood ready to make the new pews.
I like all the different stews they do at the pub.
They have to pay dues to the tax office by Monday.
We have seen large queues outside the shop today.
They bought several cues and a box of balls for the game.
I bought a few bulbs and a fuse for the toolbox.
 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

She was asking for my views on the subject.
The views out of the office windows are nice and wide.
The lady said the animal mews for its food all day.
I live in The Mews* in the south of the city.
I saw on the early news the factory has a new boss.
The Matthews family have seen the news today.

* Not using Tick The, as it is part of a name
 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand
The signs on the bows of the ships are all the different names.
We saw the leaves on the boughs of the oak.
They will stay by the pews and say vows at the ceremony.
On the farm they have a big sow and several small sows.
The boy denies taking the things out of the shop.
If she renews the book, she can read it all slowly.
 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand
These issues have to be put in the business minutes.
You can use some of the tissues in the box.
The boy argues and a row ensues.
We have some new music venues ready for the autumn.
All the avenues in the city are fairly long.
They have some new menus at the pub now.
 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand
The shop lady values the items for the customer.
If she endows them, they will have enough to buy the car.
They have a facility at the factory for making repairs.
We have many facilities in the office which makes life easy.
We had to catch the loathsome animal and take it away.
The poor folk said, the king is going to enslave us.

Pitman's New Era Shorthand
This cake is toothsome, which is to say it is delicious.
A sophism is a different way to say a fallacy.
It is unseemly for them to speak in such a way at the office.
We shall be talking to the boys in some of the villages.
The smell of the factory was noisome to those on the farm.
Ed Smith had a job as a tinsmith many years ago.
 

EXERCISE 11(B)

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand
We have had snow and ice, and the roads are icy.
An ass is the same thing as a donkey.
Take us to the office and show us the rooms.
James is an ace at the game of golf.
I have to say to them all the things she said.
Chop the wood and saw it into small logs.
 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand
Write an essay and say some things on your games.
They will weigh and assay the item to get the value.
They saw the eyes of the large animal in the woods.
I will sit on the sofa and take my ease all day.
By now this firm owes us much money for the repairs.
They saw the milk ooze out of the tissue.
 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand
In the city zoo the kids saw loads of farm animals.

The kids are going to eat all the ices to cool them.
The boys may have to take the asses to the farm.
Bill says Tom has several aces up his sleeve today.
This sawmill facility saws all the wood into long logs.
The kids have to write essays on the zoo visit.
 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand
This new item eases the task for the office folk.
They said the oil oozes out of the long pipe.
They say they will zap the bugs using some soap.
His zeal for the job is going to go on for a long time.
They say the debts they had are now zero.
My book says the zenith is the top of the sky.
 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand
They are going to wash it in the big zinc bath.
Zack and Zachary are going to see Isaac today.
Ezra and Isabel are going to see the boys tomorrow.
The large asp on the path was the colour of sap.
Ask Tom for a sack to put the bag of dog food in.
I shall ask Barry to get some new socks for James.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand
The scope of this book on the spy escapes is wide.
Sid was sad because the acid had leaked onto the new bench.
Some of them may assume the boss has come to see them.
Ask the ladies if they will pose for the photos.
She had a lovely posy which she bought for the wedding.
I am going to have a lazy day and laze on the beach.
 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand
This lacy top belongs to Miss Mary Lacey.
We saw a big mess in the room,* these kids are so messy.
If you make a noise, they will think you are always noisy.
The small kids are always fussy at mealtimes.
We saw some fuzzy yellow chicks in the shed.
Jim is always making racy jokes at the office.

 

* Commas are not used in shorthand, use the shorthand dash to indicate the break if necessary
 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand
Rosie has a small face and rosy cheeks.
Check the size of the shoes for this customer.
Pam always sighs if we talk on this subject.
I will be sailing to the south seas for a year.
The boy sees the sheep on the village road.
They will have to seize the day and do it all right away.
 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand
They have to cease doing this job at the factory.
Pour the tomato sauce into the jug.
They have some saws to make the wood into logs.
Ask him to put a saucer by the soup bowl.
I will be asking them to put the saucers in the box.
Caesar came to these shores a long time ago.
 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand
Ask Cecil to buy some scissors at the shop.
Danny was a saucy boy who had many jokes in his book.
It is the season to put the seeds into the veg patch.
The boy’s ability for office tasks is so-so at this time.
The factory is ceasing to make this item soon.
The police are seizing the items out of the rooms today.
 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand
The sizing of the shoes is too big for our customers.
The boys rode on the see-saw in the big park.
This disease took many of our sheep this month.
I know sheep can get many different diseases.
The decease of the lady is making a big difference to us.
The time of his decease was at five on Monday.

 

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