EnglishAges 10-12

Spelling word scramble

Rearrange a set of letters to spell a word. Use the clue to check your answer. Review suitability for your learners before teaching.

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Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 10-12

Take your time. Show your thinking.

1. Unscramble “eadowm”. Clue: a field of grass and wildflowers.
“eadowm” · Spelling word scramble
2. Unscramble “rogf”. Clue: a tailless amphibian that leaps and croaks.
“rogf” · Spelling word scramble
3. Unscramble “tars”. Clue: a luminous ball of gas seen as a point of light in the night sky.
“tars” · Spelling word scramble
4. Unscramble “indoww”. Clue: an opening in a wall fitted with glass to let light in.
“indoww” · Spelling word scramble
5. Unscramble “ainr”. Clue: water droplets falling from clouds.
“ainr” · Spelling word scramble
6. Unscramble “ardeng”. Clue: a piece of ground where flowers or vegetables are grown.
“ardeng” · Spelling word scramble
7. Unscramble “ossilf”. Clue: the preserved remains or impression of an ancient organism in rock.
“ossilf” · Spelling word scramble
8. Unscramble “ompassc”. Clue: an instrument with a magnetic needle showing north.
“ompassc” · Spelling word scramble
9. Unscramble “ampl”. Clue: a device that produces light.
“ampl” · Spelling word scramble
10. Unscramble “ogd”. Clue: a domesticated animal that barks.
“ogd” · Spelling word scramble
11. Unscramble “nchora”. Clue: a heavy metal device dropped to the seabed to hold a boat in place.
“nchora” · Spelling word scramble
12. Unscramble “estn”. Clue: a structure built by birds to hold eggs.
“estn” · Spelling word scramble

12 questions · Seed 46 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

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Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 10-12

Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.

1. Unscramble “eadowm”. Clue: a field of grass and wildflowers.
meadow
The letters spell “meadow”.
2. Unscramble “rogf”. Clue: a tailless amphibian that leaps and croaks.
frog
The letters spell “frog”.
3. Unscramble “tars”. Clue: a luminous ball of gas seen as a point of light in the night sky.
star
The letters spell “star”.
4. Unscramble “indoww”. Clue: an opening in a wall fitted with glass to let light in.
window
The letters spell “window”.
5. Unscramble “ainr”. Clue: water droplets falling from clouds.
rain
The letters spell “rain”.
6. Unscramble “ardeng”. Clue: a piece of ground where flowers or vegetables are grown.
garden
The letters spell “garden”.
7. Unscramble “ossilf”. Clue: the preserved remains or impression of an ancient organism in rock.
fossil
The letters spell “fossil”.
8. Unscramble “ompassc”. Clue: an instrument with a magnetic needle showing north.
compass
The letters spell “compass”.
9. Unscramble “ampl”. Clue: a device that produces light.
lamp
The letters spell “lamp”.
10. Unscramble “ogd”. Clue: a domesticated animal that barks.
dog
The letters spell “dog”.
11. Unscramble “nchora”. Clue: a heavy metal device dropped to the seabed to hold a boat in place.
anchor
The letters spell “anchor”.
12. Unscramble “estn”. Clue: a structure built by birds to hold eggs.
nest
The letters spell “nest”.

12 questions · Seed 46 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 10-12

Take your time. Show your thinking.

1. Unscramble “eadowm”. Clue: a field of grass and wildflowers.
“eadowm” · Spelling word scramble
2. Unscramble “rogf”. Clue: a tailless amphibian that leaps and croaks.
“rogf” · Spelling word scramble
3. Unscramble “tars”. Clue: a luminous ball of gas seen as a point of light in the night sky.
“tars” · Spelling word scramble
4. Unscramble “indoww”. Clue: an opening in a wall fitted with glass to let light in.
“indoww” · Spelling word scramble
5. Unscramble “ainr”. Clue: water droplets falling from clouds.
“ainr” · Spelling word scramble
6. Unscramble “ardeng”. Clue: a piece of ground where flowers or vegetables are grown.
“ardeng” · Spelling word scramble
7. Unscramble “ossilf”. Clue: the preserved remains or impression of an ancient organism in rock.
“ossilf” · Spelling word scramble
8. Unscramble “ompassc”. Clue: an instrument with a magnetic needle showing north.
“ompassc” · Spelling word scramble
9. Unscramble “ampl”. Clue: a device that produces light.
“ampl” · Spelling word scramble
10. Unscramble “ogd”. Clue: a domesticated animal that barks.
“ogd” · Spelling word scramble
11. Unscramble “nchora”. Clue: a heavy metal device dropped to the seabed to hold a boat in place.
“nchora” · Spelling word scramble
12. Unscramble “estn”. Clue: a structure built by birds to hold eggs.
“estn” · Spelling word scramble

12 questions · Seed 46 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 10-12

Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.

1. Unscramble “eadowm”. Clue: a field of grass and wildflowers.
meadow
The letters spell “meadow”.
2. Unscramble “rogf”. Clue: a tailless amphibian that leaps and croaks.
frog
The letters spell “frog”.
3. Unscramble “tars”. Clue: a luminous ball of gas seen as a point of light in the night sky.
star
The letters spell “star”.
4. Unscramble “indoww”. Clue: an opening in a wall fitted with glass to let light in.
window
The letters spell “window”.
5. Unscramble “ainr”. Clue: water droplets falling from clouds.
rain
The letters spell “rain”.
6. Unscramble “ardeng”. Clue: a piece of ground where flowers or vegetables are grown.
garden
The letters spell “garden”.
7. Unscramble “ossilf”. Clue: the preserved remains or impression of an ancient organism in rock.
fossil
The letters spell “fossil”.
8. Unscramble “ompassc”. Clue: an instrument with a magnetic needle showing north.
compass
The letters spell “compass”.
9. Unscramble “ampl”. Clue: a device that produces light.
lamp
The letters spell “lamp”.
10. Unscramble “ogd”. Clue: a domesticated animal that barks.
dog
The letters spell “dog”.
11. Unscramble “nchora”. Clue: a heavy metal device dropped to the seabed to hold a boat in place.
anchor
The letters spell “anchor”.
12. Unscramble “estn”. Clue: a structure built by birds to hold eggs.
nest
The letters spell “nest”.

12 questions · Seed 46 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification