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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

Spelling word scramble

Take your time. Show your thinking.

1. Unscramble “eaconb”. Clue: a visible light or signal placed on a coast or hill to guide navigators.
“eaconb” · Spelling word scramble
2. Unscramble “tars”. Clue: a luminous ball of gas seen as a point of light in the night sky.
“tars” · Spelling word scramble
3. Unscramble “lacierg”. Clue: a slow-moving mass of dense ice formed from snow.
“lacierg” · Spelling word scramble
4. Unscramble “rumd”. Clue: a percussion instrument sounded by striking a stretched skin.
“rumd” · Spelling word scramble
5. Unscramble “rogf”. Clue: a tailless amphibian that leaps and croaks.
“rogf” · Spelling word scramble
6. Unscramble “ardeng”. Clue: a piece of ground where flowers or vegetables are grown.
“ardeng” · Spelling word scramble
7. Unscramble “indoww”. Clue: an opening in a wall fitted with glass to let light in.
“indoww” · Spelling word scramble
8. Unscramble “itek”. Clue: a light frame flown in the wind on a string.
“itek” · Spelling word scramble
9. Unscramble “ogd”. Clue: a domesticated animal that barks.
“ogd” · Spelling word scramble
10. Unscramble “lanetp”. Clue: a large celestial body orbiting a star.
“lanetp” · Spelling word scramble
11. Unscramble “anyonc”. Clue: a deep gorge with steep rocky sides carved by a river.
“anyonc” · Spelling word scramble
12. Unscramble “ourneyj”. Clue: an act of travelling from one place to another.
“ourneyj” · Spelling word scramble

12 questions · Seed 49 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

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Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 10-12

Spelling word scramble

Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.

1. Unscramble “eaconb”. Clue: a visible light or signal placed on a coast or hill to guide navigators.
beacon
The letters spell “beacon”.
2. Unscramble “tars”. Clue: a luminous ball of gas seen as a point of light in the night sky.
star
The letters spell “star”.
3. Unscramble “lacierg”. Clue: a slow-moving mass of dense ice formed from snow.
glacier
The letters spell “glacier”.
4. Unscramble “rumd”. Clue: a percussion instrument sounded by striking a stretched skin.
drum
The letters spell “drum”.
5. Unscramble “rogf”. Clue: a tailless amphibian that leaps and croaks.
frog
The letters spell “frog”.
6. Unscramble “ardeng”. Clue: a piece of ground where flowers or vegetables are grown.
garden
The letters spell “garden”.
7. Unscramble “indoww”. Clue: an opening in a wall fitted with glass to let light in.
window
The letters spell “window”.
8. Unscramble “itek”. Clue: a light frame flown in the wind on a string.
kite
The letters spell “kite”.
9. Unscramble “ogd”. Clue: a domesticated animal that barks.
dog
The letters spell “dog”.
10. Unscramble “lanetp”. Clue: a large celestial body orbiting a star.
planet
The letters spell “planet”.
11. Unscramble “anyonc”. Clue: a deep gorge with steep rocky sides carved by a river.
canyon
The letters spell “canyon”.
12. Unscramble “ourneyj”. Clue: an act of travelling from one place to another.
journey
The letters spell “journey”.

12 questions · Seed 49 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 10-12

Spelling word scramble

Take your time. Show your thinking.

1. Unscramble “eaconb”. Clue: a visible light or signal placed on a coast or hill to guide navigators.
“eaconb” · Spelling word scramble
2. Unscramble “tars”. Clue: a luminous ball of gas seen as a point of light in the night sky.
“tars” · Spelling word scramble
3. Unscramble “lacierg”. Clue: a slow-moving mass of dense ice formed from snow.
“lacierg” · Spelling word scramble
4. Unscramble “rumd”. Clue: a percussion instrument sounded by striking a stretched skin.
“rumd” · Spelling word scramble
5. Unscramble “rogf”. Clue: a tailless amphibian that leaps and croaks.
“rogf” · Spelling word scramble
6. Unscramble “ardeng”. Clue: a piece of ground where flowers or vegetables are grown.
“ardeng” · Spelling word scramble
7. Unscramble “indoww”. Clue: an opening in a wall fitted with glass to let light in.
“indoww” · Spelling word scramble
8. Unscramble “itek”. Clue: a light frame flown in the wind on a string.
“itek” · Spelling word scramble
9. Unscramble “ogd”. Clue: a domesticated animal that barks.
“ogd” · Spelling word scramble
10. Unscramble “lanetp”. Clue: a large celestial body orbiting a star.
“lanetp” · Spelling word scramble
11. Unscramble “anyonc”. Clue: a deep gorge with steep rocky sides carved by a river.
“anyonc” · Spelling word scramble
12. Unscramble “ourneyj”. Clue: an act of travelling from one place to another.
“ourneyj” · Spelling word scramble

12 questions · Seed 49 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 10-12

Spelling word scramble

Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.

1. Unscramble “eaconb”. Clue: a visible light or signal placed on a coast or hill to guide navigators.
beacon
The letters spell “beacon”.
2. Unscramble “tars”. Clue: a luminous ball of gas seen as a point of light in the night sky.
star
The letters spell “star”.
3. Unscramble “lacierg”. Clue: a slow-moving mass of dense ice formed from snow.
glacier
The letters spell “glacier”.
4. Unscramble “rumd”. Clue: a percussion instrument sounded by striking a stretched skin.
drum
The letters spell “drum”.
5. Unscramble “rogf”. Clue: a tailless amphibian that leaps and croaks.
frog
The letters spell “frog”.
6. Unscramble “ardeng”. Clue: a piece of ground where flowers or vegetables are grown.
garden
The letters spell “garden”.
7. Unscramble “indoww”. Clue: an opening in a wall fitted with glass to let light in.
window
The letters spell “window”.
8. Unscramble “itek”. Clue: a light frame flown in the wind on a string.
kite
The letters spell “kite”.
9. Unscramble “ogd”. Clue: a domesticated animal that barks.
dog
The letters spell “dog”.
10. Unscramble “lanetp”. Clue: a large celestial body orbiting a star.
planet
The letters spell “planet”.
11. Unscramble “anyonc”. Clue: a deep gorge with steep rocky sides carved by a river.
canyon
The letters spell “canyon”.
12. Unscramble “ourneyj”. Clue: an act of travelling from one place to another.
journey
The letters spell “journey”.

12 questions · Seed 49 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification