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A Pocketful of Rhymes v. 1.0 by Arden Davidson
Size: - ALL 17-Oct-2002

Improve your language skills with "Guess What?" and "Guess Who?" Read these very cool, very funny rhymes and then try to figure out what type of object or person is "speaking". Then try "Finish It Off" read the first three lines of the poem and create the fourth line yourself! Just try to make it rhyme with the last word on the second line of the poem.

Grammar Gorillas v. 1.0 by FunBrain.com
Size: - ALL 17-Oct-2002

Monkey around with your grammar skills. Our friends, the Grammar Gorillas, need help identifying parts of speech, if you click on the right word in the sentence, our friends get a banana, and you know, a gorilla with a banana is a gorilla with appeal. Two levels of difficulty; Beginner (nouns and verbs only); Advanced (all parts of speech)

Homonyms v. 1.0 by Alan Cooper
Size: - ALL 17-Oct-2002

Lots of words sound the same but do they mean the same thing? Some words look the same but you say them differently to change their meaning! A common second grade assignment is compiling a list of homonyms, here you'll find lots of help! Homonym: One of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning (as cleave meaning "to cut" and cleave meaning "to adhere" (coincidentally, also antonyms!)) Homophone: One of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or spelling (as the words to, too, and two) Homograph: One of two or more words spelled alike but different in meaning or pronunciation (as the bow of a ship, a bow and arrow)

Magic Dictionary & Magic Thesaurus v. 1.0 by Ryan Bliss
Size: 20 k Win95,Win98,WinNT 17-Oct-2002

The Magic Dictionary enhances your IE4+ web browser, allowing you to highlight words on any web page and look them up in Webster's Online Dictionary. The Magic Thesaurus works the same way, except that it returns synonyms instead of definitions. Since the definition/synonyms open in a new window, you never have to leave the page you are reading. Perfect for classrooms, libraries, school computer labs, and, well, anyone really.

One Day at a Time v. On Line by Merriam-Webster Online
Size: - ALL 17-Oct-2002

Take the first step toward expanding your vocabulary with Merriam-Webster OnLine's Word of the Day. Quite a lot of reading skill is needed here and some of the words will be too difficult for younger kids.

Spelling and Vocabulary v. On Line by Houghton Mifflin Company
Size: - Win95 17-Oct-2002

Here you will find a variety of engaging word games, exercises, and activities that allow students to practice and review spelling words. Houghton Mifflin Spelling and Vocabulary helps students learn appropriate spelling principles and patterns while introducing them to reliable strategies that they can apply to both familiar and unfamiliar words.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare v. - by Jeremy Hylton
Size: - ALL 17-Oct-2002

Welcome to the Web's first edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare. A complete reference library where you can find anything and everything you ever wanted to know about Shakespeare from the full text of a play to a popular quotation from it or even one word used in it.

Typing Tutor v. 1.6.0 by Chris Alcock
Size: 1.41 m Win95,Win98,WinNT 17-Oct-2002

The program is very simple, and only reports on accuracy (that was the spec from the school), and is being used for year 7 - year 10 students for basic keyboard skills development.

WinGhost v. 1.1 by Ron Charlton
Size: 945 k Windows 04-Apr-2005

Play the ghost word game against WinGhost, try to avoid spelling words of four or more letters. You move first by typing a letter, you and WinGhost take turns adding a letter to the end until someone completes a word, at which point that player loses. Each letter must lead toward an English word. Proper nouns are not allowed. Remember, if you complete a word of four or more letters, you lose! WinGhost comes with a professional installer.

Word Morph v. 1.0 by Sparque software
Size: 179 k Win98,WinNT 17-Oct-2002

Are you stuck for a good word to describe something? Do you like to make up youir own words? Word Morph 2 is an artificial-intelligence "fake word" creator that morphs real words into not-so-real ones! Strictly for fun 'creative' writing but you never know! You just might create the newest 'Buzz-Word'! Have fun :)

Words and Pictures! Drag'n'Spell v. On Line by BBC Education
Size: - ALL 17-Oct-2002

Welcome to Words and Pictures! These games and activities will make learning phonics fun! Drag'n'Spell. Drag the vowels to finish the words before your time runs out!

Words and Pictures! Poem Pack. v. On Line by BBC Education
Size: - ALL 17-Oct-2002

Welcome to Words and Pictures! These games and activities will make learning phonics fun! Poem Pack. Ten colourful, animated poems with voice over and activities, each poem deals with a different long vowel sound.

Words and Pictures! Print & Do. v. On Line by BBC Education
Size: - ALL 17-Oct-2002

Welcome to Words and Pictures! These games and activities will make learning phonics fun! Print & Do. Make your own Scrapbook of words and collect a different page each week! Slither your way round Jake the snake or try your luck at Domino sounds and Silly sentences!

Words and Pictures! Snap It! v. On Line by BBC Education
Size: - ALL 17-Oct-2002

Welcome to Words and Pictures! These games and activities will make learning phonics fun! Snap It! How well do you know your long vowel sounds? Your chance to beat the clock and collect the snaps.

XWord v. 1.0 by Peter Balch
Size: 160 k Win95,Win98 17-Oct-2002

Xword makes small crosswords. I wrote it for my five-year-old who was learning to write so the sample clues are pitched at that level but there's no reason you shouldn't add harder clues. The Options,Words dialog allows you to change the possible answers and clues. The format is: answer:clue:clue:clue:... If the answer is included in the crossword then one of the clues will be chosen at random. (In the sample XWord.wrd file, each answer has only one clue.)

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