Exercise guide
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Who it is used with
Sorting words into groups practises how words connect by meaning. Category practice is often used with:
Start on Match Category, Level 1: two groups to choose from.
How to use it
A word appears
With its picture. Tap 🔊 to hear it.
Find its group
Tap the group it belongs to, sort it, or find the one that does not belong, depending on the mode.
Tap Next
After 10 words the set is done.
Modes
With a free account, the numbered strip at the top switches the mode. Modes 1 and 2 are free.
Match Category
Tap the group the word belongs to. Free.
Sort to Categories
Tap a word, then tap its group (or drag it). Then tap Check. Free.
Find the Odd One
Three words. Tap the one that does not belong. Premium.
Name the Category
What do these words have in common? Type the group, or tap a choice. Premium.
Category Fluency
Type as many words in a group as you can before time is up. Pick 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Premium.
Ways to get through it
When a group will not come, there is help on the card.
Hint
Depends on the mode: wrong groups fade away, the right group glows, or the first letters of the group name appear. Category Fluency has no hint.
Levels
Free accounts practise on Level 1. With Premium, pick Level 1 to 4, or Auto, which moves you up when a set goes well.
Topics
Tap the topic button to sort words from your real life.
The method behind it
Semantic categorization. Sorting words by meaning, a task speech-language pathologists use for word-finding and understanding. Read how it works →
What comes after categories?
When groups feel easy, move one step up: