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English words and grammar

Go from understanding English to using it.

Gradus works on the words and grammar you already recognize, until you can write them, and say the words out loud.

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Two tracks. One short session each.

Words and grammar are learned differently, so they’re kept apart.

Words

Every word has 5 tiers, from recognizing it to saying it.

  1. Recognize
  2. Understand
  3. Recall
  4. Write
  5. Say
See how words work

Grammar

Points from A2 to C1, in 37 families, opened when you need them.

  • Practice
  • Use
  • Keep
See how grammar works

Try 3 questions, one at each of the first 3 tiers.

No account needed. These are the first 3 of the 5 tiers every word has.

  1. RecognizeNow
  2. Understand
  3. Recall

Writing and saying your own sentence come after, graded by a model, and need an account.

Recognize

obstacle

Choose the meaning

A session, from gap to verdict.

One task per page. Every answer gets its own page that says what happened and what comes next. No timer, no score.

  1. Recall

    A meaning and a gapped sentence. The word is nowhere on screen.

  2. A plain verdict

    The question again, your answer against the correct one, and why a wrong one is wrong. A miss returns the word sooner.

  3. What moved

    The wrap states which tiers words moved to and how many you can now produce.

Grammar

Grammar, checked in sentences you write.

Points are grouped in families, from articles and the present perfect to conditionals and the passive. You only practice the ones that are open, and you can open or close any of them.

Practice
The point is named and taught on one card. Items built around it, then one sentence of your own.
Use
Nothing names the point. You choose the form, and a model reads what you wrote.
Keep
The point is correct in sentences you wrote for something else.

What Gradus leaves out.

No streaks or XP
A streak measures attendance. Gradus shows what you can do with a word.
No ready-made word lists
Every word is one you chose, from your reading or from a set of 3 offered after a session.
No card flipping
Every task has one answer the app can check. You never rate yourself.
No pronunciation grading
Speech recognition smooths over unclear sounds, so a grade would be a guess.
No grammar scores
A point shows its tier, named Practice, Use or Keep. The score behind it is never shown.
Not your only English
Gradus handles the timing. Your reading and conversation do the rest.

Free to use.

Recognizing, understanding and recalling need no model. Only the sentences you write and say are read by one.

See pricing

Free

At most 6 writing or speaking tasks in a words session

Every word and every grammar point is free.

Later

A paid plan may come later. Nothing can be bought.

Start with the words you half know.

Sort up to 30 words and Gradus sets the level your questions are written at.

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