Space Mission: a free spelling and vocabulary game for the 11+

About Space Mission

Space Mission mixes five kinds of word question on one flight: spelling, homophones, synonyms and antonyms, prefixes and suffixes, and word classes. Each stretch of the route leans on one skill, from spelling on the way to Planet Spellos to word classes on the way to Planet Grammaria. Once the rocket reaches Synonym Station, a black hole appears: one harder question worth five bonus stars.

It is free to play with no sign-up, and badges, medals and personal bests are saved in this browser on your device. Questions get harder after three right in a row and easier after two misses in a row. A wrong answer is just an asteroid bump: the rocket drifts on, the trap is explained, and the mission debrief at the end goes over every trap again.

How to play Space Mission

1. Choose your rank (Cadet, Pilot or Commander), or take the daily challenge, then launch the rocket.
2. Tap the right answer quickly for extra stars; the clock never ends a question.
3. Get three right in a row for a hyperspace jump and bonus stars.
4. Beat the black hole challenge after Synonym Station for five bonus stars.
5. Land on Planet Grammaria, collect your medal and read the mission debrief to see how each trap works.

What it practises for the 11+

Spelling

11+ spelling questions ask your child to pick the correct spelling or find the misspelt word, often a word that breaks the pattern, like necessary: one C, two Ss. The game covers the common traps, including double letters, i before e, silent letters and endings that sound alike. Learn the topic →

Homophones

Homophones sound the same but have different spellings and meanings, such as to, too and two, or their, there and they’re. Each question puts the word in a sentence, so your child has to choose it by its meaning. Learn the topic →

Synonyms and Antonyms

These questions ask for the word closest in meaning, or most opposite in meaning, to a given word. They build the vocabulary that 11+ English and verbal reasoning papers both rely on. Learn the topic →

Prefixes and Suffixes

Your child chooses the prefix that makes an opposite (impossible, not unpossible) and the correct spelling when a suffix is added, practising rules such as dropping the e, doubling the consonant and changing y to i. Learn the topic →

Word Classes

Each question names a word class, such as noun, adverb or preposition, and asks which word in the sentence it is. It teaches your child to work out the job a word does in its sentence. Learn the topic →

Try Space Mission questions

Questions from the game, for you to try together. Have a go before opening the answer.

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