You may not hear this elsewhere but here. Your challenge, if you're ready, is to identify the correct homonym or similar word that fits the sentence. We have selected 156 of the most commonly confused words and put them into our first release of WhichWord (link to iTunes). We are preparing and upgrade that changes the icon and mainscreen graphics, so our promotional push is waiting until that has been submitted. Before then, we would like to get WhichWord in the hands of as many reviewers as possible. We are looking for reviewers in one or more of the following categories: 1) adults with kids ages 9-14, 2) high-school students preparing for the PSAT/SAT/ACT, 3) adults interested in quizzing themselves on their homonym skills, or 4) anyone with a primary language other than American English WhichWord has 12 sets of cards. The sets are meant to roughly correspond to grades 3 through 14. So, hopefully, there are at least a few challenging words for everyone. We would like some help in determining which age groups receive the most value from this application. If you would be willing to review WhichWord and provide us with feedback from your experience, either in a PM, email, or (ideally) iTunes review, please send me a PM and request a WhichWord promo code. Thanks, Mason p.s. Here are a few screenshots for your convenience:
Wow, I'm very impressed with this application. The user interface is perfect, for big and small fingers, which makes it hard to accidentally select a wrong answer. A lot of users can play without destroying the progress of others. One thing I absolutely love is that when you make a mistake that question will come up again either in the same state or slightly changed. So you do have to pay attention to what you're reading. Then there is the progress report which says which words you've had most trouble with, which questions took you the longest to answer etc. Overall this is a great way to test your grammar skills, if that's what you are looking for.
We did not localize the app for British English. We did make an effort to choose words that have the same usage in American and British English. For example, raise vs. rise. We had a sentence about asking for a "raise in salary", but then realized that folks in Britain ask for a "rise in salary", so we chose a different sentence. If you find any cases where we missed a American/British usage difference, please let us know. Thanks!
This is an excellent app. So far I've gone through 4 sets and I've learned that I still can't tell the difference between "it's" and "its" sometimes. No noticeable American/British English differences yet though. Well done.
I think this app is great. The questions are short but clear. Feedback on right/wrong is immediate. If a wrong answer is selected, the app will return to that word over and over, reinforcing your learning of the correct spelling/grammar. Each set just takes a minute or so (depending on how fast you are, naturally). At the end, there is a colored scoreboard making it easy to determine the words you didn't know. This looks to be a -very- effective language drill tool. As a college educated adult, I did very well (I only did 5 sets before coming back to post my comments -- there are 16 in all). I'm curious to see how well my son does (age 9) and if he'll find it frustrating to not know all of the correct answers. Edit: iTunes store is acting up and won't let me log in. I'll try again later.
I have worked through the first 7 levels and am impressed. The questions are well phrased, concise and very clear. I too have done well but will be interested to see how my kids do. I will post a positive review in the app store. Hopefully further levels will be added.
