Spelling Worksheets for Grade 5 and 6 

Use our spelling worksheets for grade 5 and 6 for some fun practice in logic, thinking and spelling!

Students need to find two "hideaway" words by carefully selecting the correct letter given in each clue. The hideaway word is related to one of the clues. 

Here's a peek at the printable version of both puzzles. The answers appear below and with the printable page. 

Hideaway Word  #1

1. The first letter is in UNCLE and AUNT. 

2. The second letter is in WIND and SUN.

3. The third letter is in SHIRT and TIE.            

4. The fourth letter is in CHILI and LUNCH.   

5. The fifth letter is in APRICOT but not TANGERINE.                         

6. The sixth letter is in EVENING but not MORNING.                          

7. The seventh letter is in IMAGINARY but not ANIMAL.  

Hideaway Word  #2

1. The first letter is in LAPTOP but not TABLET.       

2. The second letter is in GREEN and GRAY.            

3. The third letter is in EAT and SLEEP.

4. The fourth letter is in METAL but not LEAD.           

5. The fifth letter is in ZEBRA but not in RABBIT.   

6. The sixth letter is in MONKEY and EMU.                 

7. The seventh letter is in SALTY but not SWEET. 

More Spelling Worksheets for Grade 5 and 6

Shoe Shenanigans - Great practice in identifying and correcting misspelled 5th grade spelling words in this story about shopping for shoes. One of our favorite spelling worksheets for grade 5!

Word Search Puzzle - Students identify incorrectly spelled words and find the correct ones in a unique puzzle. The worksheet is based on our fifth grade spelling word list.

Croaky Meets the Plumber and Extra Letters Worksheets: Students chose the correctly spelled words to complete an interesting story or eliminate extra letters to solve a word puzzle.

So N "ICE" to Know You! - All the answers on this vocab page contain the letters ICE.

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Fun Brain Teasers for Students  These fun brain teasers will check your students' spelling and vocabulary skills. They’ll also tickle their funny bones! 

Magic Word Squares - 7 printable easier word brain teasers, or try your hand at these: 

Difficult Magic Word Squares - If the standard magic word square is not challenging enough for you, we think you'll love the ones on this page!

Brain Teaser Questions and Answers - Quick word transformations, brainstorming and word play challenges

First Two Letters - The first two letters to every answer in this list of brain teasers are either supplied or partially revealed. You only need to finish spelling the words. This should be easy -- right?

Travel Teaser - A very challenging puzzle to test your spelling and logic skills.  If there are no misspellings in a statement, it is true, but how well do you know how to spell some of these spelling demons?

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