Word Search Worksheets
Word search worksheets can provide an easy way for students to do some extra spelling practice. Why? For some reason, kids (and adults, too!) always seem to enjoy solving word search puzzles. Maybe it's because solving the puzzle is so much fun that it doesn't seem like real work!
As puzzle solvers work back and forth between the word list and letters in the word search diagram, they are looking for the correct spellings of words, again and again. What a sneaky (and fun) way to get some extra spelling practice in! Don't miss the links to our newest word search pages.
Silent Letter Search
Use the printable link to get the entire puzzle and word list. On it, you'll see that students must first supply the missing consonants, then look for the completed words in the puzzle.
More Word Search Worksheets
NEW! Come to the Concert! It's one of our newest word search puzzles printables! Forty words appear in any direction in this large word search diagram. But several of the words are purposely misspelled on the list. Fix the misspellings first, then search for all the correctly spelled words in the puzzle. Can you also solve the BONUS activity at the end? Get into your own rhythm as you work your way through this fun challenge!
Double Take - One of our newest word search puzzles printable! This is TWO fun puzzles in one! First you must finish spelling the words on the word list by inserting the correct pair of missing double letters. There are 42 words in all, and many possible combinations, but only one that works! When you've finished that puzzler, then you can search for all 42 in the word search puzzle. How long will it take you to complete this double take/double treat???
Vicious Vowels Search and Find Word Puzzle Look for 45 words with tricky vowel spellings in this fun word search puzzle! Built-in practice activities will enhance learning. Extension activities also included on the web page. Words appear on our list of sixth grade spelling words, but 4th grade through adult ages will enjoy this challenge!
Fourth Grade Find-A-Word Puzzles: Words from our 4th grade spelling word list are hidden in this fun "4" shape for students' FUN and LEARNING! This word search puzzle features words with silent letters. It's printable for your convenience. Don't miss the special twist!
Printable spelling reproducibles - Mini word search puzzles: Students must spot the correct spelling of troublesome words. In addition to EIGHT, shown here, kids will work on BECAUSE, FRIEND and SAID. For grades 2 - 5.
Double Letter Animal Word Search: Here's another fun puzzle featuring double consonants. Supply the missing pair of letters, then find each of the 40 animal names in the word search puzzle. Hint: One answer is ALLIGATOR! Fun spelling practice for any age!
Free Spelling Worksheet/Word Search - Here's a great word search using fifth grade spelling words! The word list contains 50 words, but only 30 of them are spelled correctly! You'll find only the correctly spelled words in the fun word search puzzle. It's great for anyone in about grade 3 and up.
Find the complete assortment of word search puzzles here at Spelling Word Well.
Fifth grade - Free
spelling page: Students identify incorrectly spelled words
and find the correct ones
in a fun word search puzzle. Based on our fifth grade spelling word
list; suitable for grades 4-6.
Here's another really fun, puzzle-y type worksheet. Kids must examine some wacky packages and find several spelling errors. It's one of our most popular pages!
Find DOZENS of Word Search Puzzles at www.word-game-world.com. It's my other website, and it's packed with word play FUN!
Homonym Pairs - Or is it pears? This fun page requires students to select the correct homonym in ten sentences. Then they'll find their answers in a pear-shaped maze!
We have lots more worksheets in all sorts of fun formats on our main Spelling Worksheets page.
More Fun Spelling Resources
A Long and Short Puzzle! Climb aboard the Crossword Express for this challenging vocabulary puzzler! You'll need to supply long synonyms for some clues and short synonyms for others. As you begin to fill in the grid, the letters you provide will give you clues to more and more words.
Seeing Double - You'll be seeing double when you complete fun, free printable crossword! Every answer has at least two pairs of double letters.
You may also want to try out some of our original Spelling Word
Games including:
Spelling Bee
Games
- Try one of our new Silent Spelling Bee variations. A
fun--and
quiet--twist on a classic game!
Here's another Spelling
Bee Game -
Students step up to victory as they help their team advance in this fun
new game.
Free spelling activities for two players - "Shady Spelling" Printable game boards for two players.
More Spelling Fun for Kids - New games to play on a Scrabble game board. Mumbo-jumbo, anyone?
Fifty-Fifty
- Fun word game for kids. Older students earn points as they engage in
word play and spelling fun.
If you enjoyed our word search worksheets, you may also enjoy some our popular brain teasers. Here's a partial list:
Mystery Words -
Printable worksheets, especially for kids. They'll need to carefully
read the directions, use critical thinking skills and spelling skills
to find the mystery words. Fun and challenging!
Magic Word Squares - 7 printable word brain teasers. Kids will complete squares in which the same words are spelled in both directions.
Picture Puzzlers - 2 Printable brain teaser worksheets where knowing how to spell simple words is a must!
Brain Teasers for Adults & Upper Grade Students - Two REALLY difficult letters with hidden messages. Good spelling skills are the key to uncovering them!
Don't miss my brand-new crosswords! I've written a collection of easy crosswords, and some more difficult ones, too.
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Ann Richmond Fisher is a longtime published educational writer, a former classroom teacher and a former homeschool teacher. Ann's spelling bee resources, graded spelling word lists, spelling games, worksheets, and other language arts resources have become respected around the globe since she launched Spelling-Words-Well in 2010.
Ann is also the creator of www.word-game-world.com.
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