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Quick games. Real skills.

24 games with more than 870 questions, built around the skills IELTS and everyday English really test. Rounds take two to five minutes and every answer is explained.

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Heading Match

Read each short paragraph and choose the heading that best sums up its main idea. You have 40 seconds per paragraph.

40s each — 32 in the bankStart
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Paraphrase Hunter

IELTS questions rarely use the same words as the passage. Read each sentence from a text and choose the option that means the same thing. You have 20 seconds per item.

20s each — 33 in the bankStart
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TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN Sprint

Read each short text and decide whether the statement agrees with it (TRUE), contradicts it (FALSE) or is simply not covered (NOT GIVEN). You have 30 seconds per item.

30s each — 34 in the bankStart
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YES / NO / NOT GIVEN: The Writer's Views

Read each short opinion text and decide whether the claim matches the writer's view (YES), contradicts it (NO) or is not mentioned (NOT GIVEN). You have 30 seconds per item.

30s each — 34 in the bankStart
Listen & choose

Distractor Detective

Speakers in IELTS Listening often mention several options before they decide. Listen to each short extract and choose the FINAL decision, not the first thing you hear.

35s each — 34 in the bankStart
Dictation

Names and Postcodes Dictation

Listen to a surname, street name or postcode being spelt out and type it. This is exactly what happens in Listening Part 1 forms.

25s each — 36 in the bankStart
Dictation

Numbers Dictation

Listen to prices, dates, times, phone numbers, percentages and years said the way people really say them, and type the answer in figures.

25s each — 35 in the bankStart
Listen & choose

Signpost Listening

Listen to short lecture extracts and use the signposting language to predict what comes next or identify the speaker's main point. This is the key skill for Listening Part 4.

30s each — 33 in the bankStart
Dictation

Spelling Dictation

Listen to the word and type it with the correct spelling. These are words IELTS candidates often lose marks on in the Listening test, where a misspelt answer scores zero.

20s each — 38 in the bankStart
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Error Hunt

Each sentence contains a common learner mistake. Choose the fully correct version. You have 25 seconds per item.

25s each — 35 in the bankStart
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Letter Register: Formal or Informal?

General Training Task 1 letters are marked partly on tone. Read each situation and choose the phrase that fits it best. You have 20 seconds per item.

20s each — 34 in the bankStart
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Linking Words

Choose the linking word or phrase that correctly completes each sentence. Think about the meaning (contrast, result, addition, condition, example) and the grammar that follows. You have 20 seconds per item.

20s each — 34 in the bankStart
Type it

Trend Language for Task 1

Type the missing word or words to describe the chart data accurately: verbs of change, prepositions (by, to, of, from, at), approximations and comparisons. Follow the clue in brackets. You have 25 seconds per item.

25s each — 34 in the bankStart
Flashcards

Fluency Phrases

Flip the cards to learn phrases that keep you talking in the Speaking test: buying time, giving opinions, comparing, speculating and explaining a word you don't know.

46 cards — Self-pacedStart
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Idioms in Use

Natural idioms and phrasal verbs help your Lexical Resource score, but only when used correctly. Choose the meaning, or the expression that fits the situation.

20s each — 36 in the bankStart
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Natural Responses

Read the examiner's question and choose the answer that sounds most natural and developed: the kind of answer that earns Band 7. Avoid one-word replies, off-topic answers and memorised speeches.

20s each — 32 in the bankStart
Listen & choose

Word Stress Challenge

Listen to each word and choose which syllable is stressed (shown in CAPITALS). Correct word stress is part of your Pronunciation score in the Speaking test.

20s each — 39 in the bankStart
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Agreement and Accuracy

Choose the correct form: subject-verb agreement, countable and uncountable nouns, relative clauses and comparatives. These are the errors examiners notice most in Writing.

20s each — 36 in the bankStart
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Articles and Prepositions

Choose a, an, the or no article (–), and the preposition that naturally follows a verb, adjective or noun. Small words, big difference to your accuracy score.

20s each — 36 in the bankStart
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Conditionals, Passive and Reported Speech

Choose the correct form: zero, first, second, third and mixed conditionals, the passive voice, and reported speech. These structures show the examiner a wide grammatical range.

20s each — 35 in the bankStart
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Tense Trainer

Choose the correct verb form to complete each sentence: present perfect or past simple, simple or continuous, future forms and the past perfect.

20s each — 36 in the bankStart
Flashcards

Academic Word Flashcards

Flip through high-value academic words that appear again and again in IELTS Reading passages and earn credit in Writing and Speaking. Say the meaning before you flip, then check the example.

63 cards — Self-pacedStart
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Collocation Challenge

Collocations are words that naturally go together, such as 'make a decision' or 'heavy traffic'. Choose the word that a native speaker would use. You have 20 seconds per item.

20s each — 36 in the bankStart
Type it

Word Forms

Type the correct form of the word in capitals so that it fits the sentence: noun, verb, adjective or adverb. Check whether you need a plural, a negative or a past form. You have 25 seconds per item.

25s each — 35 in the bankStart

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