Spelling Words Word Search
Spelling words trip up plenty of writers, from the early grades through adult practice. Many are tricky because English borrowed them from other languages and kept the older spellings. Seeing a word again and again helps its shape stick.
Spelling Words word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- again
- animal
- because
- family
- friend
- little
- people
- pretty
- school
- water
Spelling Words word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- again
- animal
- beautiful
- because
- believe
- family
- favorite
- friend
- little
- people
- pretty
- school
- together
- tomorrow
- water
Spelling Words word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- again
- animal
- beautiful
- because
- believe
- calendar
- different
- family
- favorite
- friend
- important
- little
- neighbor
- people
- pretty
- school
- surprise
- together
- tomorrow
- water
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Words in the Spelling Words word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- water
- The clear liquid we drink, ending with the letters er.
- little
- Means small, and has a double t in the middle.
- friend
- A person you like, with the i placed before the e.
- school
- A place for learning, with a silent h after the c.
- people
- Means persons, spelled with an eo in the middle.
- pretty
- Means nice to look at, with a double t inside.
- again
- Means one more time, ending in ain not en.
- family
- People related to one another, with il in the middle.
- animal
- A living creature that moves, with i in the middle.
- because
- Gives a reason, ending with the letters a u s e.
- together
- Means with each other, built from to, get, and her.
- tomorrow
- The day after today, with one m and two r letters.
- favorite
- The one you like best, with or in the middle.
- believe
- To think something is true, with lie hidden inside.
- beautiful
- Lovely to look at, starting with the letters b e a.
- different
- Not the same, with a double f in the middle.
- important
- Means it matters a lot, ending in ant not ent.
- surprise
- An unexpected event, spelled with two r letters.
- neighbor
- A person living nearby, with a silent gh inside.
- calendar
- A chart of days and months, ending in ar not er.
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