A cloze game is a reading comprehension activity where certain words are removed from a text and you need to fill in the blanks with the correct words. This helps improve vocabulary, reading comprehension, and understanding of context.
Type In Mode
In this mode, you can:
Type your answers directly into the blank spaces
Get instant feedback as you type - correct answers show green, incorrect show red
Use the keyboard for faster input and navigation
Submit answers to check your overall progress
Drag & Drop Mode
Switch to Drag & Drop mode to:
Drag words from the word bank and drop them into blank spaces
Click on words in the bank to automatically fill blanks
Click on blanks to select or clear them
Game Features
Word Skip Selector: Choose how frequently words are removed (every 4th, 5th, 6th word, etc.)
Progress Bar: Shows your completion percentage
Color Feedback: Green for correct answers, red for incorrect ones
Audio Player: Listen to the musical arrangement while you play
Show Missing Words: View all the correct answers if you need help
Reset Game: Start over with the same poem
New Game: Get a different random poem
Print Poem: Print the poem with blanks for offline practice
Winning
When you fill all the blanks correctly, you'll see a congratulations message and confetti animation! The progress bar will show 100% completion.
Tips
Read the entire poem first to understand the context
Look for grammatical clues (verb tense, articles, etc.)
Use the audio player to hear the rhythm and flow
Start with easier word skip settings (like every 8th word) and work your way up
Don't be afraid to use "Show Missing Words" if you get stuck!
Try both Type In and Drag & Drop modes to see which you prefer
Missing Words
Now is the time for mirth; Nor cheek or be dumb; For with th' flowery earth The golden is come.
The golden pomp is come; For now tree does wear, Made of her pap and gum, beads of amber here.
Now reigns the Rose, and Th' Arabian dew besmears My uncontrolled brow, And my hairs.
Homer, this health to thee! In sack of a kind, That it would make thee see, Though wert ne'er so blind
Next, Virgil I'll call forth, pledge this second health In wine, whose each cup's An Indian commonwealth.
A goblet next I'll drink To Ovid; and suppose Made he the pledge, he'd think The had all one nose.
Then this immensive cup Of wine, Catullus! I quaff up To that terse of thine.
Wild I am now with heat: O Bacchus! cool thy rays; Or frantic I shall eat Thyrse, and bite the Bays!
Round, round, the roof run; And being ravish'd thus, Come, I will drink tun To my Propertius.
Now, to Tibullus next, This I drink to thee; —But stay, I see a text, That this presents to me.
Behold! Tibullus lies Here burnt, whose small return Of ashes scarce suffice To fill little urn.
Trust to good verses then; They only aspire, When pyramids, as men, Are lost i' th' fire.
And when all bodies meet In Lethe to drown'd; Then only numbers sweet With endless life are crown'd.
Congratulations! You got all the answers correct!
Now is the time for mirth; Nor cheek or tongue be dumb; For with th' flowery earth The golden pomp is come.
The golden pomp is come; For now each tree does wear, Made of her pap and gum, Rich beads of amber here.
Now reigns the Rose, and now Th' Arabian dew besmears My uncontrolled brow, And my retorted hairs.
Homer, this health to thee! In sack of such a kind, That it would make thee see, Though thou wert ne'er so blind
Next, Virgil I'll call forth, To pledge this second health In wine, whose each cup's worth An Indian commonwealth.
A goblet next I'll drink To Ovid; and suppose Made he the pledge, he'd think The world had all one nose.
Then this immensive cup Of aromatic wine, Catullus! I quaff up To that terse muse of thine.
Wild I am now with heat: O Bacchus! cool thy rays; Or frantic I shall eat Thy Thyrse, and bite the Bays!
Round, round, the roof does run; And being ravish'd thus, Come, I will drink a tun To my Propertius.
Now, to Tibullus next, This flood I drink to thee; —But stay, I see a text, That this presents to me.
Behold! Tibullus lies Here burnt, whose small return Of ashes scarce suffice To fill a little urn.
Trust to good verses then; They only will aspire, When pyramids, as men, Are lost i' th' funeral fire.
And when all bodies meet In Lethe to be drown'd; Then only numbers sweet With endless life are crown'd.