Vocabulary Match
Grow your English vocabulary with a free, browser-based matching game. See a word, pick its correct meaning, and build retention through play.
WordsType the Word
One letter is missing and you must type the entire word back. Below: why typing a word is a better spelling test than circling it, and how to use the blank as a hint about length.
Choose your difficulty
Pick a level to start playing. You can switch at any time.
How to play
Type the complete word, including the missing letter, then press Enter.
Tip: your progress and best score are saved in this browser only.
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WordsWhat you are actually practicing
One letter is missing, and you have to type the whole word back. That sounds like a small step up from circling the correct spelling among four, but it is not: circling lets you recognise a word, typing makes you produce every letter of it.
Producing letters is where spelling errors actually live. Recognition and production are separate skills, and most spelling mistakes hide in the second one.
How the game works
You are shown a word with one letter replaced by a blank. Type the complete word — including the missing letter — and press Enter. A wrong attempt is revealed immediately.
Easy uses short, common words. Medium widens the set. Hard uses the full list, where the missing letter is often in the middle of a long word.
The habits that matter
Type the whole word, not just the letter. The answer is the full word, so typing one character is always wrong even when it is the right character.
Say the word first. Sound it out, then type it. Vowels and silent letters are much easier to get right when you have heard the word rather than seen it.
Watch the double letters. Words like letter and letter — no. Words with double consonants (summer, little) are where one letter gets dropped while typing.
Check the length. The blank tells you how many letters the word has, and the number of characters in your answer should match.
Strategies that actually raise your score
Use the blank as a length cue. A five-letter word with one blank is five letters; if your answer has four, you dropped something.
Type in one go. Fixing a typo means retyping the word, which is slower than getting it right the first time.
Break long words into chunks. A twelve-letter word is easier to type as three four-letter pieces than as one long run.
Do not correct mid-word. If you notice a slip, keep typing and fix it at the end. Stopping to backspace loses more time than the slip costs.