Free Word Chains Game

How to play

1. Your child reads the first word.
2. One letter changes. Ask: what changed?
3. Your child reads the new word, and the chain goes on.

What it teaches

Looking closely at every letter. A child who guesses from the first letter cannot do a word chain.

Which level?

Each level adds a few letter-sounds. Level 2 uses s, a, t, p, i, n, m and d. Higher levels add more. Every word in the game uses only the sounds of the level you choose. See the sounds in each level, or answer a few questions to find your child’s level.

Good to know

• It runs in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer. There is nothing to install.
• No sign-up and no ads. Stars and progress are kept on your own device.
• A grown-up sits with the child. The game cannot hear your child read, so you decide what counts as read.