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Word Factory

Build the words on the factory line!

A Persian learning game for primary school, Grade 1 to Grade 6

SubjectPersian Grades1 to 6 Levels139 Free in every lesson10–30%

Word Factory is a Persian spelling game for primary school, grade 1 through grade 6. A word with its picture rides in on a conveyor belt with one blank spot; the child picks the right letter from among three look-alikes. For homophone words, a short meaning hint also appears under the picture.

The Android app is on Cafe Bazaar and Myket, Iran's app stores. Anywhere else, play the online version in any browser.

Word Factory is part of the Nikipoo School app, alongside 85 other games. The game is in Persian.

What does it look like?

Screenshot of Word Factory — Word Factory
Word Factory
Build the words on the factory line!
Screenshot of Word Factory — Grade 1 through grade 6
Grade 1 through grade 6
Matched to each grade's Persian textbook
Screenshot of Word Factory — 139 levels across 6 grades
139 levels across 6 grades
Step by step, easy to hard

About the game

What's inside

  • 139 levels across six grades, each matched to that grade's Persian textbook
  • Grade 1: a letter in its place in simple words, and look-alike letters like «چ» and «ج», «خ» and «ح»
  • Grade 2: letters that sound alike — «س», «ص», «ث»; «ز», «ذ», «ض», «ظ»; «ت» and «ط»; «ه» and «ح»; «غ» and «ق»; «ع»
  • Grade 3: the «خوا» spelling, final «ـه», word families, nunation, plurals with «ها» and «ان», compound words
  • Grade 4: the hamza («أ», «ئ», «ؤ»), homophones like «صد» and «سد», the suffixes «ـتر» and «ـترین»
  • Grade 5 and 6: harder vocabulary, word families, «گزار» or «گذار», hamza and nunation
  • A Persian narrator reads each level's instruction
  • No blame for a wrong tap — the child is encouraged to try again
  • Works offline once installed

Word Factory — an educator's view

Spelling in primary school isn't just memorizing how a word looks; the child has to know which letter belongs in which spot in the word. In Word Factory, a word with a blank spot and its picture rides in on a conveyor belt, and the child picks the correct letter from among three look-alikes. It starts with «ش» and «چ vs ج» in grade 1, reaches «خوا» and word families in grade 3, and continues through grade 4 to 6 with the hamza, homophones like «صد یا سد», and suffixes like «ـمند، ـگر، ـستان».

A spelling memory for the word

When the child repeatedly places the right letter in the blank and sees and hears the complete word from the narrator, a precise picture of that word settles in their mind. This picture is called an "orthographic map" — exactly what a child leans on when writing a dictation.

Spelling with meaning

In word-family and homophone levels, a short meaning hint appears beside the word. The child learns to think about a word's meaning and root to choose between «ص» or «س» — tying spelling to the logic of language, not to chance.

Awareness of word structure

Levels like «ـه ← ـگان», «plural with ات» and «prefix and suffix: بی‌، با، ـزار» show the child that words are built from meaningful pieces. This structural awareness helps them read and write unfamiliar words too, by breaking them into their parts.

A button that flashes red for a moment

If the wrong letter is chosen, the button briefly changes color and the word waits right there for the child to think again. The word isn't marked wrong, and the child completes it themselves; this feeling of "I fixed it myself" builds a sense of capability.

A tip for parentsAfter playing, write three words from today's level on paper with one letter missing and let the child fill in the blank. Then together find another word from the same family — for example, going from «علم» to «معلم» and «عالم».

Grade by grade, what does it teach?

Level titles are listed in the order the child plays them — from easy to hard, following the school textbook.

Grade 119 levels
  1. Simple words
  2. Final celebration: word champion
  3. School words
  4. Animals
  5. Boss: nature
  6. The letter «ش»
  7. Our school
  8. Colors and nature
  9. House
  10. Fruits
  11. Our body
  12. The letters «چ» and «ج»
  13. Clothing
  14. Foods
  15. My foods
  16. Grade 1 celebration: our school
  17. The letters «خ» and «ح»
  18. The letters «ژ» and «ح»
  19. Farm animals
Grade 220 levels
  1. The letters «ص» and «ث»
  2. The letters «س» and «ص»
  3. «س», «ص», or «ث»?
  4. Boss: the letter «ع»
  5. «ه» or «ح»?
  6. «ع» or «ا» at the start of a word?
  7. «ع» in the middle and end of a word
  8. «ـه» at the end of a word
  9. The letters «ذ», «ض», and «ظ»
  10. «ز», «ذ», «ض», or «ظ»?
  11. The letter «ط»
  12. The letters «غ» and «ق»
  13. «ت» or «ط»?
  14. Boss: «س», «ز», and «ت»
  15. Breather: familiar words
  16. «غ» or «ق»?
  17. Boss: «ه», «ح», «ع», «غ», and «ق»
  18. Breather: picture words
  19. Grade 2 big review
  20. Grade 2 celebration: matching-sounds master
Grade 326 levels
  1. «خوا»: the «و» that isn't pronounced
  2. Tanvin: «ـاً»
  3. Tanvin in new words
  4. Plural with «ها»
  5. Plural with «ان»
  6. Breather: how many?
  7. Review: «ت» and «ط»
  8. Breather: familiar words
  9. Word families
  10. Word families: find the root
  11. Breather: the letter «ع»
  12. Boss: «ها» and «ان»
  13. Review: «ز», «ذ», «ض», and «ظ»
  14. Compound words
  15. Compound words: two words, one word
  16. «ـه» at the end of a word
  17. «ع» in the middle and end of a word
  18. Review: «س», «ص», and «ث»
  19. Boss: all the matching sounds
  20. «ه» or «ح»?
  21. Boss: «خوا», «ـه», and «ح»
  22. Breather: «خ» and «ح»
  23. «غ» or «ق»?
  24. Boss: word families
  25. Grade 3 big review
  26. Grade 3 celebration: spelling master
Grade 425 levels
  1. Comparative adjective: «ـتر»
  2. Superlative adjective: «ـترین»
  3. Breather: picture words
  4. The relative «ـی»: where from?
  5. Plural with «ات»
  6. Word families: new roots
  7. «ـه» becomes «ـگان» and «ـگی»
  8. Grade 3 review
  9. Hamzeh on alef: «أ»
  10. Hamzeh on the seat «ی»: «ئ»
  11. Hamzeh on «و»: «ؤ»
  12. Boss: «أ», «ئ», or «ؤ»?
  13. Breather: the letter «ع»
  14. «ع» or «ء»?
  15. Long words
  16. Grade 4 big review
  17. Homophones: «صد» or «سد»?
  18. Homophones: «خار» or «خوار»?
  19. Homophones: read the meaning
  20. Boss: homophones
  21. Breather: familiar words
  22. Boss: «گان», «ات», «ان», and «ها»
  23. Breather: how many?
  24. Boss: suffixes
  25. Grade 4 celebration: spelling champion
Grade 525 levels
  1. Tanvin in new words
  2. Word family: «حضور», «ذکر», «اثر»
  3. Word family: «طلوع», «صنعت», «عمل»
  4. Breather: familiar roots
  5. Homophones: read the meaning
  6. «گزار» or «گذار»?
  7. Breather: familiar words
  8. Compound words
  9. «ت» or «ط»?
  10. Hamzeh in new words
  11. Boss: tanvin and hamzeh
  12. Long words
  13. Grade 5 big review
  14. Suffix: «ـمند», «ـگر», «ـستان»
  15. Boss: compounds and suffixes
  16. Breather: picture words
  17. Boss: homophones
  18. «ه» or «ح»?
  19. Boss: word families
  20. Grade 4 review
  21. «س», «ص», or «ث» in a tricky word
  22. «ز», «ذ», «ض», or «ظ»?
  23. Boss: tricky matching sounds
  24. Grade 5 celebration: spelling master
Grade 624 levels
  1. Homophones: read the meaning
  2. «گزار» or «گذار»? Again
  3. Breather: familiar words
  4. Compound words
  5. Prefix and suffix: «بی‌», «با», «ـزار»
  6. Word family: find the root
  7. Word family: new roots
  8. Breather: familiar roots
  9. Boss: compounds and suffixes
  10. Breather: picture words
  11. Boss: homophones
  12. «ع» and hamzeh in new words
  13. Boss: word families
  14. Hamzeh and tanvin
  15. Long words
  16. Grade 6 big review
  17. Grade 5 review
  18. «س», «ص», or «ث» in a tricky word
  19. «ز», «ذ», «ض», or «ظ»?
  20. «ه» or «ح»?
  21. «ت» or «ط»?
  22. Boss: tricky matching sounds
  23. Grade 6 celebration: spelling champion

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The Android app is on Cafe Bazaar and Myket, Iran's app stores. Anywhere else, play the online version in any browser.