Academic Collocation Game

This game uses words more commonly found in academic writing, chosen mainly from the Academic Word List (AWL).

All the headwords in the game (apart from the first example set) are taken from the Academic Word List. Most of the other words (the collocate sets and the distractors) are also from this list. Click on the information button to see how this game is scored. For more information about vocabulary and collocation see the vocabulary page and the collocation page. For more information about the words used in this game and how the game can help your vocabulary learning see the collocation game details page. For more information about features of the game see the the collocation games page.

There are 135 levels in this game. Each level consists of 8 sets of 5 collocates for which you have to select an appropriate headword. The headword must be suitable for all five collocates in each set. Once you have chosen the correct word for each five collocate set you can view further examples by clicking on the red collocate buttons. You can also view further possible collocates by clicking on the blue information button. You can dismiss this, and other information panels, by swiping up or clicking the close button. Level 1 is just an easy introduction to help you get familiar with the game. The headwords (and most of the collocates and distractors) in level 1 are not from the Academic word List. Levels 2 - 81 all contain headwords which are usually the most common words in each family in all the sublists of the Academic Word list.

• Level 1 : Easy introduction level
• Levels 2-11 : AWL Sublist 1
• Levels 12-22 : AWL Sublist 2
• Levels 23-32 : AWL Sublist 3
• Levels 33-40 : AWL Sublist 4
• Levels 41-47 : AWL Sublist 5
• Levels 48-55 : AWL Sublist 6
• Levels 56-62 : AWL Sublist 7
• Levels 63-69 : AWL Sublist 8
• Levels 70-79 : AWL Sublist 9
• Levels 80-81 : AWL Sublist 10

Levels 82 - 135 contain further examples from all sets including less common items from each word family. Once you have completed level 135 you can choose to restart the game from zero or continue. If you choose continue, items will be selected at random from the whole list. Your score will increase but no level will be indicated.

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