Household Chores Word Search
Household chores carry an old name. The word chore is a form of the Old English char, which meant a turn of work or a small job. The list runs through the usual jobs around a house.
Household Chores word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- dishes
- dusting
- folding
- laundry
- make the bed
- mopping
- raking
- sweeping
- trash
- vacuum
Household Chores word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- dishes
- dusting
- folding
- ironing
- laundry
- make the bed
- mopping
- mowing
- raking
- recycling
- scrubbing
- sweeping
- tidying
- trash
- vacuum
Household Chores word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- dishes
- dusting
- feed the pet
- folding
- ironing
- laundry
- make the bed
- mopping
- mowing
- raking
- recycling
- scrubbing
- shoveling
- sweeping
- tidying
- trash
- vacuum
- watering plants
- weeding
- wipe counters
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Words in the Household Chores word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- dishes
- Plates and pans that get washed after a meal.
- sweeping
- Pushing dust and crumbs into a pile with a broom.
- dusting
- Wiping fine grey dust from shelves and tables.
- laundry
- Washing, drying and folding the family clothes.
- mopping
- Cleaning a hard floor with water and a mop.
- vacuum
- A machine that sucks dirt out of carpets.
- trash
- Waste carried out to the bin or the curb.
- make the bed
- Pulling sheets and covers smooth each morning.
- raking
- Gathering fallen leaves with a long toothed tool.
- folding
- Creasing clean clothes into neat flat stacks.
- ironing
- Pressing wrinkles out of cloth with a hot iron.
- watering plants
- Giving houseplants and garden beds a steady drink.
- mowing
- Cutting grass to keep a lawn short.
- scrubbing
- Rubbing hard with a brush to shift stuck dirt.
- tidying
- Putting stray things back where they belong.
- recycling
- Sorting cans, glass and paper for reuse.
- feed the pet
- Filling a bowl for a dog, cat or bird.
- wipe counters
- Cleaning kitchen surfaces after cooking and eating.
- shoveling
- Clearing snow from steps and driveways.
- weeding
- Pulling unwanted plants out of the garden.
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