Fill the blank in each foreign sentence, every answer leaks its letters into the next, so the gaps interlock.
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How to play
You face a ladder of fill-in-the-blank sentences. Each consecutive pair shares a vocabulary word, so when you solve one blank its letters leak into later blanks, the independent sentences interlock like a crossword. Work down the chain, using letters you've already revealed to crack the harder gaps.
Read each sentence and work out the missing word
Type your answer into the blank
Solved letters carry forward into later blanks
Use the leaked letters as clues to finish the ladder
Controls
Desktop: type letters with the keyboard; use the on-screen keys, hint and enter buttons
Phone & tablet: tap the on-screen keys to enter letters, fully touch-driven
Game modes
Daily: the same ladder for everyone each day
Practice: a fresh ladder every run
Easy, Medium and Hard lengthen the chain and harder vocabulary
Tips & strategy
Solve the blanks you're sure of first to seed letters into the rest
Use shared letters to constrain a stubborn gap
Read the whole sentence for context, the surrounding words narrow the answer
What you'll learn
Gapstorm weaves fill-in-the-blank vocabulary into an interlocking deduction puzzle, learning words in context.
Skills: vocabulary in context, cloze, deduction, foreign language
Best for: language learners (teens and up)
For parents & teachers: vocabulary in context via deduction.
About Gapstorm
Gapstorm is an original, free browser game that weaves fill-in-the-blank vocabulary into an interlocking deduction ladder. It is built in-house and plays in your browser.
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