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Sound Basket

Toss the words into the right basket

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

SubjectPersian Grades1 to 6 Levels470 Free in every lesson10–30%

Toss the words into the right basket: the sound «س» or «ص» (both “s”)? Noun or verb? Singular or plural? Synonym or opposite?

Play online, no install Cafe Bazaar (Android) Myket (Android)

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

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

What does it look like?

Screenshot of Sound Basket — Synonyms: happy and sad
Synonyms: happy and sad
Level 4, Grade 3
Screenshot of Sound Basket — 240 levels
240 levels
Step by step, from easy to hard

About the game

Toss every card into its right basket. The wrong basket flashes red for a moment and the card stays put so the child can think again — sorting is the foundation of understanding a concept.

  • A narrator reads every level's instruction aloud (in Persian)
  • Mistakes are never scolded; the child is encouraged to try again
  • After installing, it works offline

Sound Basket — an educator's view

Sorting is one of the foundations of understanding a concept: when a child can say which category something belongs to, it means they've grasped that category's key feature. In Sound Basket, the child tosses each word card into its right basket. In grade 1, this is based on sound and syllable, like “«ب» or «د»?” and “one syllable or two?”; in grade 2, on spelling — «س» or «ص» — and “noun or action word”; and in later grades, nouns, verbs and adjectives, singular and plural, verb tense, pronouns, and past and present stems.

Building a concept through comparison

To toss each card, the child has to compare it against the baskets' features. Repeating this comparison helps a concept like “adjective” or “continuous verb” turn from a memorized definition into something the child can also recognize in new words.

A sharp ear for close sounds

In grade 1, levels like “do you hear the «م» sound?” and “«آ» or «ای»?” practice listening discrimination. The child learns to tell apart sounds that are close to each other, a skill essential for correct spelling and error-free reading.

Grammar awareness in action

When the child tosses words into baskets like “past narrative or past perfect” or “indicative or subjunctive,” they experience grammar not as a definition but in action. This awareness helps them understand the sentences in their textbook more precisely and write more correctly.

The red basket, a chance to think again

If a card lands in the wrong basket, the basket just flashes red for a moment and the card stays put. The child gets a chance to think again about the word's feature and correct it themselves; this experience turns self-correction into a calm, natural habit.

A tip for parentsSet out two baskets or bowls and label each one, say, “noun” and “verb.” Write words on slips of paper for the child to toss into the right one. For a younger child, sort household objects by the first sound of their name instead.

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 1115 levels
  1. Ready for school
  2. We've reached school
  3. «ا» or «ب»?
  4. Breather: «ب» or «د»
  5. Clap and Count
  6. «ب» or «د»?
  7. One Syllable or Two?
  8. «م» or «س»?
  9. «د» or «م»?
  10. Three Baskets: «ب», «د», «م»
  11. Do You Hear the «م» Sound?
  12. Boss: «ب», «د», «م»
  13. Do You Hear the «س» Sound?
  14. Do You Hear the «ر» Sound?
  15. Do You Hear the «ن» Sound?
  16. «آ» or «ای»?
  17. One, Two, or Three Syllables?
  18. Long Vowel: «آ» or «ای»
  19. «آ» or «ای», Again
  20. «آ», «او», or «ای»?
  21. Three Long Vowels
  22. «س» or «ش»?
  23. Do You Hear the «ش» Sound?
  24. Three Baskets: «م», «س», «ک»
  25. Do You Hear the «ک» Sound?
  26. «ک» or «گ»?
  27. Breather: Syllables
  28. «ب» or «پ»?
  29. Boss: One, Two, Three Syllables
  30. «ا», «ب», or «پ»?
  31. «ق» or «ک»?
  32. «خ» or «ق»?
  33. «ق», «گ», or «خ»?
  34. Breather: «آ» or «ای»
  35. Syllables Master
  36. «ج», «چ», or «خ»?
  37. Breather: «س» or «ش»
  38. Count the Syllables
  39. «ز», «ژ», or «س»?
  40. Boss: «ک», «گ», «ق»
  41. «ح» or «خ»?
  42. Grade 1 Celebration: Sound Basket
Grade 260 levels
  1. «ه» or «ح»?
  2. «ه» or «ح», Again
  3. «ه» and «ح»
  4. One or Many?
  5. «س» or «ص»?
  6. «ت» or «ط»?
  7. Breather: Noun or Verb
  8. «س», «ص», or «ث»?
  9. «س» or «ص», Again
  10. Breather: «ت» or «ط»
  11. Three Ways to Write «س»
  12. «ت» and «ط»
  13. Breather: «ق» or «غ»
  14. Singular and Plural
  15. Word-family words
  16. Word Family
  17. Breather: One or Many
  18. Word families
  19. Big Word Families
  20. Names of Things and Actions
  21. Noun and Verb, Like a Master
  22. «ز», «ذ», «ض», or «ظ»?
  23. «ز» and Its Friends
  24. Four Ways to Write «ز»
  25. «ز», «ذ», «ض», «ظ»
  26. Noun or Verb?
  27. Noun and Verb, More
  28. «ها» and «ان»
  29. «ا» or «ع»?
  30. «ا» or «ع», Again
  31. «باران» Is Always Singular!
  32. «ا» or «ع», Like a Master
  33. «ق» or «غ»?
  34. Boss: «س» or «ص»
  35. «ت» or «ط», Again
  36. «ق» or «غ», Again
  37. Boss: One or Many?
  38. «ق» and «غ»
  39. Boss: Noun or Verb
  40. Grade 2 Celebration: «س», «ص», «ث»
Grade 355 levels
  1. Synonyms: Happy and Sad
  2. Synonyms: Bright and Dark
  3. Synonyms: Fast and Slow
  4. Synonyms: Clean and Dirty
  5. Synonyms: Strong and Weak
  6. Synonyms, Again
  7. Synonyms: Beginning and End
  8. Singular or Plural?
  9. «ها», «ان», or «ات»?
  10. Singulars Ending in «ان»
  11. Word Family
  12. Breather: Noun or Verb
  13. Noun or Adjective?
  14. Adjectives
  15. Breather: Singular or Plural
  16. Noun, Verb, or Adjective?
  17. Word families
  18. Noun and Adjective, Like a Master
  19. Breather: word families
  20. Noun, Verb, Adjective, Like a Master
  21. The quail and the farmer
  22. Plural Markers
  23. Singular and Plural
  24. Singular or Plural? Pay Attention!
  25. Noun or Verb?
  26. Boss: Noun or Verb
  27. Three Word Baskets
  28. Verbs
  29. Breather: synonyms
  30. Boss: Noun, Verb, Adjective
  31. «ها», «ان», «ات», Again
  32. Singular or Plural, Like a Master
  33. Word Family
  34. Boss: «ها», «ان», «ات»
  35. Big Word Families
  36. «صد» or «سد»?
  37. «سفر» or «صفر»?
  38. «حیات» or «حیاط»?
  39. «صد» or «سد», Again
  40. «سفر» or «صفر», Again
  41. Grade 3 Celebration: Noun, Verb, Adjective
Grade 475 levels
  1. Synonym or Antonym: Brave
  2. Synonym or Antonym: Poor
  3. Synonym or Antonym: Wise
  4. Synonym or Antonym: Victorious
  5. Synonym or Antonym: Friend
  6. «خیش» or «خویش»?
  7. «خاست» or «خواست»?
  8. «حال» or «هال»?
  9. «قریب» or «غریب»?
  10. «اساس» or «اثاث»?
  11. «حیات» or «حیاط», Again
  12. Breather: Verb or Adjective
  13. «صد» or «سد», Again
  14. «ها», «ان», or «ات»?
  15. Word Family: Root
  16. Breather: Noun or Verb
  17. Singular or Plural?
  18. «ها», «ان», or «ات», Again
  19. Breather: Singular or Plural
  20. Singular and Plural
  21. Arabic Word Families
  22. «انسان» Is Singular!
  23. Plural Markers, Like a Master
  24. Singular or Plural, Like a Master
  25. Proverbs
  26. Noun, Verb, or Adjective?
  27. Noun and Verb
  28. Breather: synonyms
  29. Noun, Verb, Adjective, Again
  30. Verb or Adjective?
  31. Three Word Baskets
  32. Verb and Adjective, Like a Master
  33. Synonyms: Big and Small
  34. Boss: Noun, Verb, Adjective
  35. Synonyms: Hot and Cold
  36. Synonyms: Easy and Hard
  37. Boss: Word Family
  38. Word Roots
  39. Boss: «ها», «ان», «ات»
  40. Roots, Like a Master
  41. Asking questions
  42. Grade 4 Celebration: Noun, Verb, Adjective
Grade 590 levels
  1. How Is the Plural Formed?
  2. «ها», «ان», «ات», or Broken Plural?
  3. Plural Markers, Like a Master
  4. Verb tense
  5. Continuous Tense, Like a Master
  6. Simple or Continuous?
  7. Tenses, Like a Master
  8. Past, present, future
  9. Word Family: Root
  10. Arabic Word Families
  11. Word Roots
  12. Simple or compound?
  13. Which Pronoun?
  14. Breather: Simple or Compound
  15. Whose Is It?
  16. Verb and Pronoun
  17. Breather: Simple or Continuous
  18. Attached Pronoun
  19. Six Pronouns
  20. Pronouns, Like a Master
  21. Breather: Adjectives
  22. Verb and Pronoun, Like a Master
  23. «ذ», «ز», «ض», or «ظ»?
  24. «ث», «س», or «ص»?
  25. Tricky spelling
  26. «ث», «س», «ص», Like a Master
  27. Compound Words
  28. Simple and Compound, Like a Master
  29. Famous Figures
  30. Compound Word Master
  31. «س» Letters, Again
  32. «ز» Letters, Again
  33. Spelling Master
  34. Comparative and Superlative
  35. Boss: verb tense
  36. The Superlatives
  37. Breather: Whose Is It?
  38. Boss: Word Family
  39. Adjectives, Again
  40. Boss: Plural
  41. Work and Effort
  42. Grade 5 Celebration: Verb and Tense
Grade 675 levels
  1. Noun, Verb, Adjective, or Pronoun?
  2. Word Family: Root
  3. Word Roles
  4. Word Roots
  5. Singular or Plural?
  6. The «ات» Trap
  7. Broken Plural, Like a Master
  8. Arabic Word Families
  9. Breather: Prefix and Suffix
  10. Singular and Plural, Like a Master
  11. O homeland
  12. Four Word Baskets
  13. Prefix and suffix
  14. Breather: Present Perfect or Past Perfect
  15. «ت» or «ط»?
  16. Boss: verb tense
  17. Spelling Master
  18. «ت» and «ط», Again
  19. Breather: Verb Stem
  20. «ح» and «ه», Again
  21. Affixes, Again
  22. Breather: Indicative or Subjunctive
  23. The secret of life
  24. «ح» or «ه»?
  25. Boss: Word Roles
  26. Prefix and Suffix, Like a Master
  27. Boss: Word Family
  28. «ح» and «ه», Like a Master
  29. Verb Tenses
  30. Present Perfect or Past Perfect?
  31. Indicative or Subjunctive?
  32. Past and Present Stems
  33. Tenses, Again
  34. Verb Stem, Again
  35. Present Perfect and Past Perfect, Again
  36. Indicative and Subjunctive, Again
  37. Seven Tenses
  38. Tenses, Like a Master
  39. Verb Stems, Like a Master
  40. Present Perfect and Past Perfect, Like a Master
  41. Subjunctive, Like a Master
  42. Grade 6 Celebration: Verb Tenses

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