Wrds
Wrds is an online vocabulary testing program that lets you enter your own wordlists. It's more than simple flashcards. Wait till you see what you can do on this site.
If your wordlists are in English, Dutch, Spanish, German, or French (or any pair of these), you can hear the pronunciation of the words. Other languages may be used, but there will be no audio. An online guide is displayed when adding or editing a wordlist to aid in entering foreign symbols.
Create your wordlist and you're ready to test. There you have many options: spelling only (see word briefly, then type it in), multiple choice, reacting (press space when you see the correct answer), puzzle (letters scrambled), consonants only, first letter only, in your mind (look and click to indicate if you were right), test (type the right answer). You can choose to ask all the words only once or keep asking until all answers are correct. Good way to learn and then practice vocabulary.
Wrds keeps a record for each wordlist giving the date, type, percentage, and time of each test. A wordlist is available only to the user who created it or someone with that individual's user name (email address) and password).
The site is FREE, and, since it is in the cloud, you can study your vocabulary anywhere you have access to the Internet. It works through Safari on an iPod (and I assume iPad) though there will be no audio available without the ability to mouse over.
Wrds is a minimalist site, very clean and easy to use. If you'd like to have an introduction to the site, Russell Stannard has a great video screencast that will show you how everything works on Wrds.
This would be great for any vocabulary study, but especially for learning a second language. Being able to hear the words pronounced correctly would be a huge plus.
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