Swedish in Year 9: what Lärkompis practises
In Year 9 of Swedish school (around age 15), Lärkompis practises 4 skills in Swedish, linked to 5 of 25 items in the core content of Lgr22, the Swedish national curriculum, for Years 7–9. The areas are reading and writing; language use; and texts. Each skill has five difficulty levels, and the skills are practised in 3 mini-games, including Glosjakt (Vocab Hunt), Kunskapsjakten (Knowledge Hunt) and Minikorsordet (Mini Crossword).
Lgr22 sets out core content for each stage (Years 7–9), not for each year. So Lärkompis spreads the skills across the years using its own time windows, and these are estimates. For Year 9, this means that 4 skills start this year. The figure 5 of 25 counts the items in the core content from Skolverket (the Swedish National Agency for Education) that at least one skill links to; it does not mean the whole item is covered.
What Lärkompis practises in Year 9
The 4 skills in Swedish in Year 9 are grouped into 3 areas following Skolverket's syllabus. Under each skill you can see the first and the last difficulty level, so you know how far the exercises go.
Reading and writing
- Parts of a text, paragraphs and editing Level 1: Choose from three options. Level 5: Choose from five options or match four pairs.
Language use
- Advanced vocabulary: synonyms, opposites, proverbs and word families Level 1: Match three pairs of synonyms or opposites. Level 5: Match proverbs with their meanings.
- Language change, loanwords, neighbouring languages, dialects and minority languages Level 1: Which language a loanword comes from, three options. Level 5: Neighbouring languages, national minority languages, dialect, sociolect and runes.
Texts
- Multimodal texts and digital environments Level 1: Choose from three options. Level 5: Choose from five options or match four pairs.
What the syllabus says, in short
The Lgr22 core content for Years 7–9 in Swedish, summarised in our own words for the parts Lärkompis practises in Year 9. Read the full text in Skolverket's English translation of Lgr22.
- Writing different kinds of text, structuring and editing them with digital tools, and reworking their own texts.
How to help at home with Swedish in Year 9
Year 9 ends compulsory school with final grades and national tests. What did not stick in earlier years can still be caught up: revise what is new to your child in small steps, and talk about how to plan the test weeks. Read aloud together and talk about the text, even when your child reads on their own. Talking about what happened and why is part of the practice.
- Reading they choose. Many teenagers read less. Offer comics, fantasy, non-fiction, audiobooks or podcasts. Ask what they are reading and ask a curious question. Don’t criticise their choice. When reading: about 10 minutes.
- Read the text aloud. Ask your teenager to read their own text aloud. The ears hear repetition, broken sentences and unclear parts that the eyes miss. Let them mark what they want to change, without you taking the pen. When it is hard going: about 10 minutes.
- Language online. Talk about the difference between how you write in a chat and how you write to a government agency or a teacher. Ask them to write the same message both ways. Bring up freedom of expression, privacy and what is inappropriate. As a conversation: about 10 minutes.
- Discuss a news story. Find a news story your teenager cares about. Ask them to take a position with two reasons, then switch sides and argue for the opposite. This practises the kind of argumentative discussion the syllabus requires. As a conversation: about 10 minutes.
How you can tell it has clicked in Year 9
- Advanced vocabulary: synonyms, opposites, proverbs and word families: Your child interprets proverbs.
- Language change, loanwords, neighbouring languages, dialects and minority languages: Your child can give examples of loanwords and when they came into the language.
- Multimodal texts and digital environments: Your child can explain why a film with subtitles is a multimodal text.
- Parts of a text, paragraphs and editing: Your child can explain what editing is.
Common pitfalls in Year 9
- Language change, loanwords, neighbouring languages, dialects and minority languages: Mixes up dialect and sociolect.
- Multimodal texts and digital environments: Thinks a text can only be made of words.
- Parts of a text, paragraphs and editing: Thinks editing just means correcting spelling mistakes.
- Advanced vocabulary: synonyms, opposites, proverbs and word families: Uses the same word over and over again.
If Swedish practice in Year 9 often ends in tears or takes far too long, stop for the day and write a few lines to the teacher about what was hard. That is useful information for the school, not a failure.
Games that practise it
In Year 9 Swedish, Lärkompis uses 3 mini-games. In these games, playing is the practice, so your child learns while they play. There are no points or streaks, and no ads.
Glosjakt (Vocab Hunt)
Creatures carry words, and your child catches the right creature or matches words with their translations. In Year 9, the game practises 3 skills: parts of a text, paragraphs and editing; advanced vocabulary: synonyms, opposites, proverbs and word families; and multimodal texts and digital environments.
Kunskapsjakten (Knowledge Hunt)
A quiz show in a TV studio, where Vera leads the questions up a ladder. There are lifelines but no points: the ladder fills up with the questions your child has worked through. In Year 9, the game practises 1 skill: language change, loanwords, neighbouring languages, dialects and minority languages.
Minikorsordet (Mini Crossword)
A small crossword made from the skill’s own words, with pictures or meanings as clues. The crossing letters show whether the spelling is right. In Year 9, the game practises 1 skill: advanced vocabulary: synonyms, opposites, proverbs and word families.
Questions about Swedish in Year 9
What does Lärkompis practise in Swedish in Year 9?
Lärkompis has 4 skills in Swedish in Year 9, for example “Parts of a text, paragraphs and editing”; “Advanced vocabulary: synonyms, opposites, proverbs and word families”; “Language change, loanwords, neighbouring languages, dialects and minority languages”; and “Multimodal texts and digital environments”. Each skill has five levels. In “Parts of a text, paragraphs and editing”, for example, level 1 is “Choose from three options” and level 5 is “Choose from five options or match four pairs”. The app adjusts the level to how your child is doing.
What is expected in Swedish in Year 9 by the end of the year?
Skolverket's criteria at the end of Year 9 say, in plain words: your child discusses and gives opinions with arguments that are to some extent supported, gives spoken presentations and writes different kinds of text with some variety in language and a structure that mostly works. Lärkompis does not replace the teacher's assessment, but it shows you which skills your child is practising in Year 9.
Which mistakes are common in Swedish in Year 9?
Common mistakes that Lärkompis covers include “Mixes up dialect and sociolect” in “Language change, loanwords, neighbouring languages, dialects and minority languages” and “Thinks a text can only be made of words” in “Multimodal texts and digital environments”. When an answer is wrong, the app shows how to think it through instead of just marking it wrong, and the parent panel shows what your child is practising right now.
Does Lärkompis follow Lgr22 in Swedish in Year 9?
Yes. Every exercise in Swedish in Year 9 is linked to an item in the Lgr22 core content for Years 7–9; 5 of 25 items in Swedish have at least one linked skill. Lärkompis is a complement at home and does not replace teaching.
How much does it cost to practise Swedish in Year 9 with Lärkompis?
Lärkompis costs SEK 49, once, for all subjects and every child in the family, with future updates included. You can try Swedish in Year 9 for free first, without an account.
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