English Typing Test
Type real English sentences and paragraphs. The kind of text you write in emails, essays and reports, from short and simple to long and punctuation heavy.
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Start typing to begin.
Practice typing with real English text
Random word lists are useful for warming up, but everyday typing is made of sentences. This English typing test uses natural writing with capital letters, commas, full stops and quotes, so your WPM reflects how fast you really type.
Choose Beginner for short sentences built from common words, or go up to Expert and Extreme for long paragraphs with advanced vocabulary and heavy punctuation. It is a simple way to build a typing speed that holds up outside the test.
Six difficulty levels
Start with short, common-word sentences and work up to dense paragraphs with semicolons, quotes and long words.
Timed or fixed length
Run a 1 minute typing test, a 2 minute typing test, or type a set number of words or characters.
Paste your own text
Switch to Custom mode to practice on your own essay, email or any paragraph you want.
English typing test questions
What is a good English typing speed?
For English sentences and paragraphs, 40 WPM is a good speed and 60 WPM or more is fast. Paragraph tests usually score a little lower than random word tests because of capitals and punctuation, so do not worry if your number drops at first.
Why is my WPM lower on paragraphs than on single words?
Paragraphs include capital letters, punctuation and longer words that need the Shift key and more finger travel. That slows everyone down. It is also exactly why paragraph practice is so useful, since it matches real writing.
Is this English typing test good for job applications?
Yes. Most pre-employment typing tests use a 1 to 5 minute passage of English text and report net WPM and accuracy. Practicing here with Time mode set to 60 or 120 seconds is very close to that format.
How do I practice typing punctuation?
Set the difficulty to Hard, Expert or Extreme. Those levels add commas, semicolons, colons, quotes and question marks, so you train the reaches to the right-hand punctuation keys.
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