Vowel placement

BUSINESS STUDIES FOR JSS2 THIRD TERM

SUB-THEME: BASIC SHORTHAND SKILL

WEEK 10:

Vowel placement

Performance objectives:

Students should be able to:

1. 1. 1. Identify vowels in shorthand
      2. state the position of the vowels
      3. Write correctly the position of the vowels

Content:

Vowel placement

A vowel is placed to the sign of the stroke, in the beginning, middle or end. The vowels are therefore described a first, second and third place vowel.

• All the stroke of the outline or phrase must be completed before any unjoined vowel is written.
• The beginning of a stroke I counted from where the pen starts writing it. With stroke that can be written in either direction, the vowel will vary, and care should be taken when…