Word Links
Find the word that links to another: things that go together, compound-word partners, word associations, analogies and bridge words.
What your child learns
- Spot words that belong together (bread and butter)
- Find the partner that makes a compound word (down + town = downtown)
- Solve analogies and bridge puzzles (snow · ball · room)
Example
Town → down + town = downtown (or hometown!). Snow ? Room → ball: snowball, ballroom.
Practice questions
A taste of the questions in BloomTracks – the app makes fresh ones every time and adjusts the level as your child answers.
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Question 1 · Level 1
Which word goes with toothbrush?
🪥 TOOTHBRUSH + ?- kite
- ladder
- kitten
- toothpaste
Show the answer
Answer: toothpaste
toothbrush and toothpaste go together.
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Question 2 · Level 3
Which word is linked to garden?
GARDEN- seeds
- books
- pillows
- coins
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Answer: seeds
When we think of garden, we think of seeds.
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Question 3 · Level 5
Find one word that finishes the first word and starts the second.
GOLD ? BOWL- fish
- mine
- coin
- star
Show the answer
Answer: fish
gold + fish = goldfish, and fish + bowl = fishbowl.
Try it at home
Play word ping-pong in the car: say a word and take turns linking it to a new one.
Key takeaway
Words are connected – noticing the links grows vocabulary fast.
Practise word links with Bloomie
Bloomie reads every question aloud, listens to spoken answers and adapts the difficulty one question at a time.