Animals word search
Twenty animals from the elephant to the frog, in a fourteen by fourteen grid with words across, down and diagonally. The classic for ages eight to twelve, and the first one parents look for.
- Bear
- Butterfly
- Cat
- Dog
- Dolphin
- Elephant
- Frog
- Giraffe
- Hedgehog
- Horse
- Koala
- Lion
- Monkey
- Otter
- Parrot
- Penguin
- Rabbit
- Snake
- Tiger
- Zebra
This is the same puzzle as on the printable sheet. Every word you find turns green and is crossed off the list.
Make your own versionAnimals
Name
| E | B | E | A | R | E | K | L | U | O | E | O | M | L |
| H | Z | E | B | R | A | F | N | N | A | L | L | G | S |
| F | L | K | M | E | T | O | M | M | N | E | E | L | N |
| I | O | V | N | B | E | P | D | O | L | P | H | I | N |
| C | L | I | F | U | T | A | P | H | W | H | H | O | M |
| P | O | N | R | T | H | R | E | O | I | A | O | N | H |
| U | U | E | O | T | A | R | N | S | T | N | R | K | G |
| H | E | D | G | E | H | O | G | C | N | T | S | T | I |
| F | H | L | K | R | M | T | U | T | A | E | E | T | R |
| L | A | A | T | F | U | O | I | R | K | T | A | R | A |
| E | N | A | I | L | D | B | N | H | T | O | S | E | F |
| S | M | N | G | Y | B | O | I | K | V | B | A | D | F |
| E | X | I | E | A | A | N | G | R | E | N | T | L | E |
| R | R | E | R | U | N | I | L | H | X | Y | O | M | A |
Find these words
- Bear
- Butterfly
- Cat
- Dog
- Dolphin
- Elephant
- Frog
- Giraffe
- Hedgehog
- Horse
- Koala
- Lion
- Monkey
- Otter
- Parrot
- Penguin
- Rabbit
- Snake
- Tiger
- Zebra
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About this word search
A handful of these animals live wild in Canada, among them the Bear, the Otter and the Frog, while the Koala and the Giraffe are only ever seen here behind a zoo fence. That split makes the list a handy opener for a science lesson on habitats. Once the grid is finished, ask the class to sort all twenty by where they live, and see whether anyone argues about the Snake.
In the fourteen by fourteen grid nothing is spelled backwards, though a word may lie flat, stand upright or cut diagonally across the squares. Butterfly, with its double T, tends to jump out early. Cat, Dog and Lion are much harder to pin down, because three or four letters can line up by accident almost anywhere. Save them for the end and confirm each letter before you circle.
Ways to use this word search
In the classroom
Print it as a task for early finishers, or to open a lesson on this topic. With the QR code on the sheet, students check their own answers.
At home and on the go
Pack a few printed sheets for the car, the train or a family vacation. A pen is all you need, no screen required.
Play together
Print the sheet twice and race each other. Whoever finds all the words first wins. Or play it online and see who is fastest.
Try it in English (New Zealand) too
The same theme also exists in English (New Zealand), Spanish, French and German, each with its own word list in that language. Handy if you are learning a language: you already know the topic, now just the words.
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