Grade 3 Word Search Worksheets
A grade 3 word search built from the spelling band for that year, on a 14 by 14 grid. Press for a new puzzle and both the grid and the word placement change — the word list stays at the same level, which is the point.
Grade 3 Standard L.3.2
Grade 3 Word Search
Name:Date:Score:
- 1YWNOTEBOOKGSIHOHLWHDVFRNITPPKISLUPSEFRPSHOASYXAEHRGGRHASJPKRXTCFEZVARTEEKRAEMQIEWDVRNRREGIVLVBKDEAKPFQGMWEMGNNSIDIAMONDENDQZTGMBECAUSEAIHIKHKITCHENOHTNCATUMEASUREAWHGKQHHUKXWQJOXEEKKIXNSANDWICHDRHBECAUSEDIAMONDEVENINGFEATHERHARVESTKITCHENMEASURENOTEBOOKSANDWICHSTRAIGHTWEATHERWHISPER
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Solution (with word list)
- 1. BECAUSE (right); DIAMOND (right); EVENING (diag); FEATHER (up-diag); HARVEST (down); KITCHEN (right); MEASURE (right); NOTEBOOK (right); SANDWICH (right); STRAIGHT (down); WEATHER (diag); WHISPER (down)
What to watch for when you grade this sheet
- Finding words left to right only, and missing the diagonals entirely.
- Circling a word that is not on the list, which is usually a near-miss created by the filler letters.
- Giving up on the last two or three words rather than scanning column by column.
One thing that helps
Scan for unusual letters first. Words containing Q, X, Z or a double letter are far faster to spot than words made of common letters, and finding them early removes them from the list.