Feed the Monster: Real Words
Feed the monster real words you can read in a snap. Skip made-up words.
Learning Path · Meaning and fluency
Dedicated fluency practice. Fluency is also built into every earlier level.
5 games
5 games
5 games
5 games
5 games
5 games
5 games
5 games
Feed the monster real words you can read in a snap. Skip made-up words.
Bingo with high-frequency words: find each word as fast as you can read it.
A word search with high-frequency words like said, they, and could.
Follow the high-frequency words to the treasure. Made-up words block the way.
Whack only the real words, fast and accurate. Skip the made-up words. Accuracy first!
Choose where to pause when you read each sentence smoothly.
Choose the group of words that you read together as one chunk.
Build sentences from phrase chunks, then read them in chunks.
Bingo with phrase chunks: find a who chunk, a where chunk, or a when chunk.
Sort word groups: a chunk that makes sense to read together (in the park), or a jumble (the park in)?
Short stories to read smoothly after you fill in each word.
A memory game: match each sentence with the question it answers.
Choose the sentence that makes sense. Reading for meaning keeps you accurate.
Read each sentence smoothly, then answer a question about it.
Build sentences, then read each one smoothly out loud.
Choose the word with the right ending for each sentence to reveal a hidden picture.
Choose the small word that fits: saw or was? a or an? on or no?
Find the word with a missing or wrong ending, like jump for jumped, and fix it.
Build sentences with small words and endings, and read every word.
Whack only the words that end in -ed. Look closely at every ending!
Longer stories to fill in, then read aloud at a steady, talking pace.
A memory game: match each question about a passage with its answer.
Read a short passage at a steady pace, then answer a question about it.
A practice race with no leaderboard: read each sentence at a steady pace, like talking, then answer. Rate is best checked by listening; this game builds smooth, accurate reading.