Chapter 11: Right hand compound clusters
Useful links
- Right hand -shun, -kshun, and -x words
- Right hand -ment and -let words drill
- Right hand
-BL
words drill - Right hand -shus and -shal words drill
- Chapter 11 test
Intro
All the chords covered so far represent single sounds. However, there are some chords (particularly on the right hand) that can represent multiple syllables. These are referred to as compound clusters.
Right hand -shun, -kshun, and -x
-GS
is “-shun” as in “ocean”
-BGS
represents two sounds:- “-x” as in “tax”
- “-kshun” as in “friction”
Examples
- motion
PHOEGS
- caution
KAUGS
- fax
TPABGS
- tex
TEBGS
-kshun and -x conflicts
Some words like “axe” and “action” conflict with the same outline: ABGS
. In these cases, the “-x” sound is given higher priority and “-kshun” sound is relegated to *BGS
(same chord, but with the asterisk key).
Examples
- faction
TPA*BGS
(sinceTPABGS
is already “fax”) - section
S*EBGS
(sinceSEBGS
is already “sex”)
Mnemonics:
Feel free to come up with your own or even suggest some!
- “mugs in the ocean”
-BGS
as the “-x” chord is simply just the combination of the “-k” chord-BG
and the-S
key-BGS
as the “-kshun” chord overlaps with the “-k” chord-BG
and the “-shun” chord-GS
Section practice
Right hand shun, kshun, and x words
Right hand -ment and -let
-PLT
is “-ment” as in “moment”
-LT
is “-let” as in “scarlet”
Examples
- garment
TKPWARPLT
- torment
TORPLT
- roulette
RAOULT
- wallet
WAULT
Mnemonics:
Feel free to come up with your own or even suggest some!
- Taking the middle out of “ment” gives “mt” which is what
-PLT
represents - Taking the middle out of “let” gives “lt” which is what
-LT
represents
Section practice
Right hand -ment and -let words
Unfortunately, there is not a lot of practice material for single stroke words containing these chords.
Right hand -BL
and -BLT
-BL
represents the “-bl” sound as in “global”- When this sound is preceded by a vowel, the
-BL
chord can be extended to represent the whole sound as in:- “pliable”
- “possible”
- When this sound is preceded by a vowel, the
-BLT
represents the “-bility” sound as in “stability”- When this sound is preceded by a vowel, the
-BLT
chord can be extended to represent the whole sound as in:- “capability”
- “feasibility”
- When this sound is preceded by a vowel, the
Examples
- rebel
REBL
- playable
PHRAEUBL
- terrible
TERBL
- mobility
PHOEBLT
- viability
SRAOEUBLT
Mnemonics:
Feel free to come up with your own or even suggest some!
-BL
already looks a lot like the sounds it represents, it just sometimes skips over an unemphasized vowel.-BLT
is just building off of-BL
with a “ity” sound.
Section practice
Right hand -BL
and -BLT
words drill
Right hand -shus and -shal
-RBS
is the “shus” sound as in “cautious”
-RBL
is the “shal” sound as in “social”
Examples
- nauseous
TPHAURBS
- precious
PRERBS
- facial
TPAEURBL
- special
SPERBL
Section practice
Right hand -shus and -shal words drill
Unfortunately, there is not a lot of practice material for single stroke words containing these chords.
Chapter 11 test
This chapter’s test consists of all the practice drills in this chapter. Make sure your settings are configured as such:
- Limit word count: 45
- Start from word: 1
- Repetitions: 3
- Sort: random
- Show hint for every word: unchecked
- Hide hint on last repetition: unchecked
- Show hint on misstroke: checked
Click here to access the chapter 11 test
Recommended completion goal
This is only a suggestion if you are unsure of when to move on to the next chapter; it is not a strict requirement!
Aim for 10–20 WPM with 90% accuracy.
You may use the test material as practice!
Chapter briefs
This section is completely optional, but recommended. If you prefer to learn these all at once, they will be covered in chapter 16.
Translation | Brief | Explanation |
---|---|---|
every | EFR | every |
first | TPEUFRT | Uses an inversion of steno order (-R and -F are swapped) with the -F representing “s” |
follow | TPOL | follow |
where | W-R | where |
could | KUD | |
would | WUD | |
should | SHUD | |
through | THRU | THRAOU is the word “threw” |
NOTE: remember that these are briefs; the explanations are not applicable to any arbitrary word.
Practice sentences
- should you follow them?
- could we first pass through?
- would you know every place?
- where are they?
Answers
SHUD/U/TPOL/THEPL/KW-PL
KUD/WAOE/TPEUFRT/PAS/THRU/KW-PL
WUD/U/TPHOE/EFR/PHRAEUS/KW-PL
W-R/-R/THE/KW-PL
Extra briefs
Brief | Outline | Explanation |
---|---|---|
everyone | EFRPB | EFR + -PB |
everywhere | WEFRB | EFR + W-R |
where the | W-RT | W-R + -T |
through the | THRUT | THRU + -T |