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Study habits that actually work

Short and regular beats long and rare. Fifteen minutes a day builds far more than two hours once a month.
Test yourself. Reading a rule feels productive; recalling it without looking is what makes it stick.
Space your review. Look at a rule again after one day, then three, then a week.
Learn in sentences, not lists. A word you met in a sentence is easier to use than a word from a list.
Keep an error log. Write down what you got wrong and why. The same mistakes repeat until you write them down.

A few rules that come up again and again in the tests.

for + a length of time (for two hours, for six years). since + a starting point (since 2015, since Monday).

fewer with countable nouns (fewer chairs, fewer mistakes). less with uncountable nouns (less water, less time).

Preposition	Used for	Examples
at	clock times, precise points	at 7 o'clock, at noon, at the door
on	days and dates, surfaces	on Monday, on 3 June, on the table
in	months, years, longer periods, enclosed areas	in July, in 2024, in the garden
by	deadlines and method	by Friday, by train

Words like news, information, advice look plural but are singular: the news is good.
Each / every one / neither take a singular verb: each of them has.
With either … or / neither … nor, the verb agrees with the subject nearest to it: neither Tom nor his brothers are coming.

Words	Meaning	Example
affect / effect	affect = verb, to influence · effect = noun, a result	The rain affected the match. It had no effect on the score.
its / it's	its = belonging to it · it's = it is	The dog wagged its tail. It's raining.
your / you're	your = belonging to you · you're = you are	Is this your book? You're early.
there / their / they're	place · belonging to them · they are	Put it there. Their bags are ready. They're here.
then / than	then = at that time · than = comparison	Finish this, then rest. Taller than me.
rise / raise	rise = go up on its own · raise = lift something	Prices rose. They raised prices.
accept / except	accept = receive · except = not including	I accept your offer. Everyone except me.

Learn word families. From rely you get reliable, reliably, reliability and reliance — five words for the price of one.
Meet words in context. Note the sentence you found the word in, not just the definition.
Use each new word within a day. Write a sentence, say it aloud, or message a friend with it.
Group by topic. Ten words about work, ten about food, ten about travel are easier to recall than thirty random ones.

Home row first. Rest your fingers on A S D F and J K L ; and return there after every key.
Accuracy before speed. Speed follows accuracy, not the other way round. Aim for zero errors at a comfortable pace, then push the pace.
Sit upright, wrists neutral. Keep your elbows close to your body and your wrists straight rather than bent upwards.
Look at the screen. Train by touch — it feels slower for a week and then it is much faster.
Measure, don't guess. Take the typing test once a week and compare numbers, not feelings.

Typing practice Vocabulary test