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 general animal list is often the first word search a child asks for, and this one mixes the familiar with the far away. Dog, Cat and Horse sit next to Koala, Penguin and Dolphin, so the list covers a back garden, a farm and several continents.
Look for Elephant and Butterfly first, as they are the longest. The Z in Zebra and the double T in Otter are quick clues. Words lie across, down or on a diagonal, and every one of them reads the right way round.
For a follow-up, sort the twenty animals by where they live: in a house, on a farm, in the wild or in water. Some, like the Frog and the Otter, fit more than one group and make for a good discussion.
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, pupils check their own answers.
At home and on the go
Pack a few printed sheets for the car, the train or the holidays. 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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