Word search Question words

What’s included?
This download includes two pages (x2 A4 sheets, portrait orientation) featuring one ‘question words’ word search (page 1). The answers (on page 2) clearly show where all words are hidden, displayed in the same layout (as page 1) for easy comparison and quick reference.

Who’s it for?
This word search has been designed for pupils in years one and two and maybe the early years, as well as students needing additional learning support.

This simple, clear resource has been carefully designed to encourage young learners with reading ‘high frequency’ key words. Knowing these ‘question words’ - both reading them on-sight and learning the correct spellings will benefit both reading and writing. This word search makes the spellings clear, there are x24 words to find - a lot !

These words are hidden horizontally (forwards and backwards), vertically (up as well as down) and diagonally (forwards and backwards). Words to find are; can, are, could, should, would, why, do, don’t, did, is, will, must, have, how, who, has, was, may, what, when, were, where, which and whose.

Recommendations
I recommend that learners use a ‘highlighter’ style pen when finding the hidden words as highlighters enable all letters to remain visible once each word has been identified. Some letters have been used more than once (for different words) so all letters need to remain visible (if words are instead ‘crossed out’ this makes the letters harder to read and identify). This word search may be printed and laminated to be reused.

Useful for…
I find word searches like this good way to motivate pupils to read words and while engaging in the activity learners are encouraged to focus on the spellings as they really think about the order of which letter follows which within each ‘question’ word especially as they try to track words which are hidden backwards or diagonally within the word search! This word search can make a good use of time as a follow on activity for early finishers, linking to sentence writing for example. Word searches can be an engaging homework task, useful in supporting reading, spelling and writing.

I hope this resource will be useful to range of educators including parents, support workers, additional and special needs assistants, tutors and teachers.

Online learning
This resource is also ideal to upload and use in on-line classrooms, such as Sherpa.

Important message…
ANY issues with any of this please don’t hesitate to let me know - I am happy to make changes AND I am happy to create a new resource if you have an idea just let me know - I’d love to hear from you! Feedback would be wonderful! Thank you!