Football word search
A goal, a corner and the penalty in the last minute: twenty football words, from the referee's whistle to offside. For the Euros, the World Cup or just for a Saturday afternoon.
- Ball
- Boots
- Coach
- Corner
- Defender
- Free kick
- Goal
- Half time
- Header
- Midfield
- Offside
- Penalty
- Pitch
- Red card
- Referee
- Stadium
- Striker
- Substitute
- Supporter
- Whistle
This is the same puzzle as on the printable sheet. Every word you find turns green and is crossed off the list.
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Name
| W | H | I | S | T | L | E | O | K | G | H | H | A | T |
| N | O | P | C | X | E | D | C | O | A | C | H | O | T |
| I | S | U | B | S | T | I | T | U | T | E | R | A | V |
| V | I | H | M | A | K | E | U | I | E | E | S | B | L |
| I | G | C | A | E | E | D | P | R | K | A | U | A | F |
| K | R | O | E | L | U | L | E | I | U | D | P | L | M |
| S | O | R | R | F | F | F | R | Y | L | R | P | L | Y |
| T | F | N | P | X | E | T | T | E | E | K | O | W | B |
| A | F | E | S | R | S | L | I | D | F | L | R | K | O |
| D | S | R | G | N | A | F | N | M | S | N | T | A | O |
| I | I | S | N | N | D | E | F | E | E | N | E | K | T |
| U | D | E | E | I | F | R | E | D | C | A | R | D | S |
| M | E | P | M | E | O | T | A | H | E | A | D | E | R |
| B | U | H | D | C | G | B | R | U | C | G | O | A | L |
Find these words
- Ball
- Boots
- Coach
- Corner
- Defender
- Free kick
- Goal
- Half time
- Header
- Midfield
- Offside
- Penalty
- Pitch
- Red card
- Referee
- Stadium
- Striker
- Substitute
- Supporter
- Whistle
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About this word search
Offside is the rule that causes the most arguments, and it is on this list next to Penalty, Free kick and Red card. A puzzle like this can start a good conversation with a child who has just begun to follow the game.
Substitute is the longest and makes a good anchor. Words go across, down and on the slant, never in reverse, in a fourteen by fourteen grid. Ball and Goal are the shortest and the easiest to overlook.
During half time on a Saturday afternoon, this fills fifteen minutes nicely. Afterwards, ask your child to explain one of the rules on the list in their own words.
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 Spanish too
The same theme also exists in 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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