Lesson 26: How to Write Words That Start with Per- or Pro- and End in -ble or -ple in Gregg Shorthand
Learn how a single stroke can handle a whole syllable—and sharpen your recall with a full review assignment.
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For the following assignment:
Reread the list of words and phrases at the beginning of each assignment
After you understand each form, print out and trace the list of words and phrases at the beginning of each assignment
Read the connected matter in shorthand (the reading homework), and once you understand it, copy the forms into a lined notebook (or use the free Gregg-Ruled worksheet attached to each lesson)
Ready to write? Let’s dive in.
REVIEW: Let’s start by translating and tracing the forms from previous lessons:
Throughout the, to consider, to return, among the, to correct, to report, send the,
you will be able, to like, as much as, you should be able, upon them, I have read,
I told, with the, I cannot, as well as, I did not, he would not, to plan, to be.
The syllables per and pro can be represented by the Gregg strokes [p r]
(a) Permit, perform, performance, perhaps, pursue, persuade, persuaded.
(b) Promote, promotion, profession, promise, proper, approach, provision.
When a word ends in -ble, you can just use the [b] stroke in Gregg Shorthand to write it.
Sensible, available, humble, reliable, table, terrible,
valuable, respectable, remarkable, favorable, answerable.
When a word ends in -ple, you can just use the [p] stroke in Gregg Shorthand to write it.
Simple, sample, ample, example, scruple, disciple.
Read + Copy the following:
“The Power of a Smile” (440 Words + Bonus Letters Transcription)
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