ESL Wordsearch Worksheets
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Free Printable Word Search Worksheets for English teaching.

Word searches are an excellent way to build familiarity with vocabulary words in English and we have over 50 different word searches covered in the Topics worksheets linked below. All of these are free and in printable PDF format to use in classrooms and homes.

We have these printable word searches split into the following categories

  • Vocabulary Word Searches: including hobbies, transport food and Home
  • Fruit and Vegetables Word Search
  • Animal Word searches: Including Pets, Wild animals and Farm animals
  • Solar System Word Search
  • Transport Word Search
  • Prepositions Word Search
  • Christmas thmeed word search
  • Phonics and CVC Word Search
  • Phonics and Blends and digraphs Word Search

So you can jump down the page if you need a particular word search or topic

10 Mixed Subject Word Search Worksheets

There are 10 word search worksheets here, the subjects they cover are listed below.

  • 4 Hobbies and Pastime word searches
  • 2 Transport word searches
  • 2 Home and Furniture
  • 1 Food and fruit word searches

As with all our worksheet posts you can find the printable download links under the picture.

ESL Wordsearch Worksheets

Fruit and Vegetables Word search

Two free Food ( fruit and vegetables ) Word search worksheets to help students recognise and learn the names of Food, they also get to practice reading and writing their names. These are presented in a Word search format as these are ever popular. Great for Kindergarten, ESL and Primary there are also CVC and vocabulary versions of these in both the free and paid sections 

These Word searches encourage students to learn the names of Fruit and vegetables both by reading and finding them in the word search, but also by writing the names of them under the image on the paper. There is even a clue card at the bottom  They can also colour the images after they have finished the words search!

Fruit and vegetable  word search

Animal Word Searches

A free Animals Word search worksheets to help students recognise and learn the names of animals including pets, farm and wild animals. These are presented in a Word search format as these are ever popular. Great for Kindergarten, ESL and Primary there are also CVC and vocabulary versions of these in both the free and paid sections 

These Word searches encourage students to learn the names of animals both by reading and finding them in the word search, but also by writing the names of them under the image on the paper. There is even a clue card at the bottom  They can also colour the images after they have finished the word search!

Animals are an easy hit in the classroom for teachers and i hope these help you both inspire your students and teach the topic.

animals word search worksheets

Solar System and Planets Word Search Worksheet

A free Solar System Word search worksheets to help students recognise and learn the names and order of the planets in the Solar System, presented in a Word search format as these are ever popular. Great for Kindergarten, ESL and Primary there are also CVC and vocabulary versions of these in both the free and paid sections 

These Word searches encourage students to learn the names of the planets both by reading and finding them in the word search, but also by writing the names of the planets under the image. There is even a clue card at the bottom 

Solar system word search

Transport Word Search Worksheet

A free transport Word search worksheets to help students recognise and learn the names of different types of transport they also get to practice reading and writing their names. These are presented in a Word search format as these are ever popular. Great for Kindergarten, ESL and Primary there are also CVC and vocabulary versions of these in both the free and paid sections 

Prepositions Word search Worksheets

A free Prepositions Word search worksheets to help students recognise and learn the names meanings of prepositions of place presented in a Word search format as these are ever popular. Great for Kindergarten, ESL and Primary there are also CVC and vocabulary versions of these in both the free and paid sections 

prepositions word search

Christmas Coloring Word Search Worksheets

A free Christmas Coloring Word search worksheets to help students recognise and learn the names meanings of christmas vocabulary presented in a Word search format as these are ever popular. Great for Kindergarten, ESL and Primary there are also CVC and vocabulary versions of these in both the free and paid sections

Christmas word search

Phonics Word Search Worksheets

Cvc Word Search Worksheets

These phonics CVC Word-searches and worksheets are designed to help students practice and learn how to construct and blend English phonetic sounds. They come with pictorial cues and in the other similar versions they offer the opportunity for students to colour the pictures as well.

They are designed for younger learners but of course can be used as you need to fit your own teaching environment. They encourage both writing as well as reading. There are also digraph word searches here as well.

CVC word search Worksheets

Digraph Word Search Worksheets

Four Free Digraph and Blends Word search worksheets to help students recognise and read simple blending and consonant digraphs presented in a Word search format as these are ever popular. Great for Kindergarten, ESL and Primary there are also CVC and vocabulary versions of these in both the free and paid sections

Digraph and Blend wordsearch

And as a shameless plug to get you to look ( and hopefully consider buying) we have the 370 + page Phonics and reading bundle linked below. 7 different workbooks covering all manner of phonics, grammar, reading and Vocabulary. Not bad for the price of a pizza!

Conclusion

Word searches are one of the most popular puzzles, right up there with crosswords, and they are used in classrooms all over the world. We have a large selection here which are are both different designs and different topics although there should be enough for most classrooms if you need more you can find them on pages like this one

I have been a teacher of English for over 15 years, in that time i made hundreds and thousands of resources and learnt so much i think its worth sharing. Hopefully to help teachers and parents around the world.

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