How practice works

Finding a starting point

When you first start the Word Game, you choose a description of how much you already know. That gives it a starting point. Your answers during practice help it adjust.

You can also start as a beginner without choosing a level.

Choosing words

The Word Game considers your previous answers and which words need review. Word frequency helps it choose useful new vocabulary.

Frequency comes from collections of language in use. Each collection reflects its source. A word that appears often in newspapers may be less useful in an everyday conversation, so frequency is one part of the decision.

Bringing words back

The site keeps track of your practice with each word. Successful recall generally increases the time before another review. A missed answer brings the word back sooner.

Different exercises tell it different things. Recognizing a word in a choice question is easier than recalling it without seeing the answer. The review system keeps those skills separate.

Understanding levels

Level labels help organize the material and guide practice. The Word Game also uses frequency to adjust difficulty within a level.

Your practice results describe how you have done on the exercises here. They cannot establish how comfortably you would speak with someone or follow a conversation outside the site.

Following Grammar Journey

Grammar Journey introduces patterns through explanations and practice. Lessons include review, and some courses include missions that use material from earlier lessons.

The course outline includes lessons that are still planned. The amount you can study today depends on the language.