Printable picture word search

The pictures tell you which words to look for, the grid hides them. Word searches for beginners: words read from left to right, and from top to bottom if you choose.

Create a word search

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Word search grid with the illustrated word list — First page, made in Lexikit with twelve animal words.

In 3 steps

Add your words: type them, paste a list or start from a theme.
Set up the grid: size, word direction, list with or without the written words.
Print double-sided: the answer key on the back of the worksheet.

What you can set

Difficulty: an 8 × 8 grid left to right only, then 10 × 10 and 12 × 12 also top to bottom
List with pictures and words, or pictures only, which is harder
Answer key if you want one, at the end of the PDF or on the back of each worksheet. Instruction at the top of the worksheet, name and date optional
On screen: the child touches the first and last letters of a word in the grid, or traces it with a finger

Ways to use it

Recognising a written word from its picture
Work to do alone, once the words are known
A revision worksheet for a theme's vocabulary

Frequently asked questions

From what age?

From 5 or 6 years old, with a small grid, words in one direction and the written list. Remove the written words from the list to make the search harder.

See all 9 resources of “Read the word”

Your turn

Open Lexikit, write your words, choose a resource. All that is left is to print or to play. Free, no account, and your words stay on your device.