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A1–C2 · ~10 min Free English Level Test

A real CEFR placement test that climbs level by level and checks reading comprehension — not just grammar guesses. Tells you plainly that speaking isn't tested.

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A1–C2 · Free Vocabulary Blitz

Beat the clock, keep your hearts, and level up through real English vocabulary — from your first words to native-level.

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Tap scrambled words back into the right order and earn stars. No clock, no pressure — just word order practice at your own pace.

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A picture-word memory game — flip cards and match each word to its picture. Great for young and beginner learners.

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Pick a word for each blank — noun, verb, adjective and more — and watch a ridiculous story come together. Great for sharing.

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Reading practice

14 short articles on interesting topics, each written at three levels — A2–B1, B2 and C1 — with comprehension and discussion questions.

Psychology Why We Procrastinate Putting things off is not really about being lazy — it is about how the brain handles difficult feelings. Read at A2–B1, B2 or C1 → Health How Vaccines Work A vaccine teaches your immune system to recognise a disease before you ever meet it. Read at A2–B1, B2 or C1 → Money What Is Inflation? Why the same money buys less over time, what causes it, and why a little inflation is considered normal. Read at A2–B1, B2 or C1 → Culture The History of Coffee From a hillside in Ethiopia to three cups a day for much of the planet — how coffee travelled the world. Read at A2–B1, B2 or C1 → Technology The QWERTY Keyboard The letters on your keyboard are in a strange order set by a machine from the 1870s that almost nobody uses any more. Read at A2–B1, B2 or C1 → Language Why Languages Disappear Around half of the world's 7,000 languages may not survive the century. They rarely die suddenly. Read at A2–B1, B2 or C1 →
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Guides

Practical, no-fluff answers to real questions about learning English online.

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