3 apps to help your school-goer sharpen his English grammar skills 

When it comes to excelling at the English language, it takes more than just being able to speak fluently with a large vocabulary. A strong command over language also includes a good understanding of grammar, how and where to use punctuation, knowledge of word forms, structuring a sentence, etc. Traditionally, grammar has been taught through textbooks with repetitive exercises, which are not usually perceived as the most engaging form of learning by students. However, learning grammar can certainly be a fun activity with the use of interactive online gaming and apps. Read on to find a list of the top grammar apps for school-goers. 

Grammaropolis 
Grammaropolis is one of the most fun, interactive and visually appealing grammar apps for students. It makes use of animated characters which impersonate various aspects of grammar, thus personifying them and making it highly interactive. Moreover, it has a prolific library grammar-themed songs, videos. It also comes with more than 400 quiz questions which help students revise grammar-based concepts and rules till they have no doubts about them. It can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play Store free of charge. 

Smashing Grammar 
This app is essentially an educational grammar game with six games which are based on arcade-style games. These games cover various topics from verbs to tenses, and require the user to tap on the correct answers amongst the options that are presented. A stipulated time period is given for users to successfully select the correct answers. Depending on one’s performance, he/she advances to the next level. This is a great way to encourage your kid to apply his prior learning of grammar concepts. It is available free of charge on the App Store and Google Play Store. 

Grammar Pop 
Grammar Pop is great app to try out if your kid needs to brush up on his grammar skills specifically related to the various parts of speech. In this game, kids have to match words to their correct parts of speech. It starts of quite simple with basic nouns and verbs, adjectives, adverbs, articles, etc. With each level gradually progressing to more complex parts of speech including pronouns, gerunds, participles, etc. Moreover, with each progression, the sentences get longer and the time limit gets shorter. It is available for free on the App Store as well as on the Google Play Store.