

The program will track the progress and results for up to 64 users, and includes a password protected administrator area. Words Rock! can easily be used in a classroom or lab environment. SuperKids' reviewers were impressed by the breadth and depth of the questions in Words Rock!.

Correct answers are acknowledged with a green checkmark and the word 'correct', while errors are denoted by a red X and the notation, 'incorrect'. Advanced vocabulary lessons include words like Anno Domini, halcyon, antediluvian, and malevolent. intransitive verbs, find split infinitives, or correct dangling modifiers. More advanced students may be asked to identify transitive vs. For example, a young reader may be asked to identify the first letter in three words (e.g., cow, car, cat), or match a word to a picture, or find the rhyming word. Questions are tied to the user's age and previous demonstrations of knowledge. Or for those who wish to dispense with Slug Hunt entirely, the main menu offers the option to do just questions instead of interspersing them between turns at the game. For those users who like the game, but just mind waiting for their turn, a few clicks of the space bar will step the program past the computer players' turns.

Thankfully, the program offers a couple of ways to speed things up. The trick is to get to them, without dying of frustration while playing Slug Hunt. The educational components of Words Rock! cover a broad expanse of learning. Except that in this version, the user must answer a question for every two turns at slug hunting. Words Rock! is an expansive vocabulary/spelling/grammar drill and test program, cloaked in a 'find the hidden slug' game similar to the classic game of battleship.
