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🧩 Syntax Stack
The words of a sentence are jumbled. Tap them in order to build it; the capital letter and full stop are added for you.
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- Type
- Words
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Round length
- 60s+
- Ages
- 6+
- Controls
- Tap words · Arrows + Space · Backspace = Undo
What it practises
- Grammar & formal writing: Sentence structure, punctuation, register and building a clear paragraph.
- Language & vocabulary: Vocabulary, spelling, listening and reading for meaning.
This is the area games cover least well. Writing games are paired with untimed writing and review.
Quick lesson: Sentence order
Most English sentences go: who or what (the subject), then the action (the verb), then the rest. “The children laughed at the clown.” Questions often start with the verb or a question word.
Check question
Which is in the right order?
- Laughed the children at the clown.
- The clown the children laughed at.
- The children laughed at the clown.
- At the clown laughed children the.
Answer: The children laughed at the clown.. Subject (the children), verb (laughed), then the rest.
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- Agreement Alarm: Pick the verb that agrees with the subject. Find the real subject first; the traps are the words in between.
- Clause Builder: Join two ideas with the right connective, from because and although to nevertheless and in contrast.
- Sentence Surgeon: A sentence comes in broken: run-ons, fragments, “could of”, fewer and less. Pick the version that repairs it.
- Paragraph Order: Four sentences from one paragraph, jumbled. Put them in order, using signal words like First, However and Overall.