Typing sentences: capitals, commas and timed tries: typing worksheet for Grade 8, page 1 preview

Typing worksheet · Typing & Digital Skills

Typing sentences: capitals, commas and timed tries · Grade 8

Type longer original sentences exactly, with capital letters and punctuation, then record three one-minute timed tries. Practices accuracy first, then speed.

Grade 8 · ages 13 to 14
Hard
15 to 20 minutes
1 page
Free

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The typing lines

Directions: Type each sentence exactly, with its capitals and punctuation. Tick a box each time you type it without a mistake.

LP left pinky · LR left ring · LM left middle LI left index · RI right index RM right middle RR right ring · RP right pinky
Sentences
1 Our class voted to name the hamster Pepper.
2 Every morning, the baker lights the oven before sunrise.
3 Remember: return your fingers to the home row.
4 The robotics club built a rover that follows a black line.
5 Keep your wrists relaxed and your eyes on the screen.
6 Volunteers cleaned the river bank on Sunday afternoon.
7 Leaves change color in autumn because chlorophyll fades.
One-minute timed tries
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Words in one minute · Mistakes · Goal met?

What your child practices

Your child practices accuracy first, then speed. The skill is “Punctuation and capitals”: type sentences with capitals and punctuation.

Grades and ages: Grade 8, ages 13 to 14
Time: About 15 to 20 minutes
Subject: Typing & Digital Skills
Level: Hard for Grade 8
Answer key: No
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Sit at a keyboard with fingers resting on the home row before typing the first line. Accuracy first: speed comes once each line is typed without looking. It is one of the harder sheets for Grade 8, best once the basics of the skill are secure.

There is no separate answer key; talk through the answers together when it is done.

Tip for grown-ups: Short daily practice beats one long session: one or two lines a day is plenty.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.