Practice mode · From grade 1
What's the word?
Your speller is given the meaning and has to come up with the word — then spell it.
Why it works: Recalling a word from its meaning is the deepest kind of retrieval, and exactly what writing a sentence asks for.
Try it yourself
This is the real exercise with sample words. Nothing is saved and no account is needed.
In a real session this exercise reads the word and its example sentence aloud, so headphones are recommended. The sample below is silent.
Where this fits in a session
SpellABC.com mixes all fifteen modes automatically, matched to each speller's grade, so the same word is met from several directions across a week rather than copied out repeatedly. Every word and example sentence is recorded, with a different voice per grade.
See all fifteen modes