Crossword puzzle · English
Describing words crossword · Grade 2
Solve a crossword of up to 8 words about describing words from kid-friendly clues, with a word bank to help. Builds vocabulary, spelling and reading for meaning.
- Grade 2 · ages 7 to 8
- Medium
- 15 to 20 minutes
- 1 page
- Free
Goes with the game Sentence Theatre.
The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.
The crossword clues
Directions: Read each clue and pick the answer from the word bank. Write one letter in each box.
- Word bank
- ADJECTIVE · HUGE · SOFT · SOUR · SPICY · STICKY · TALL · TINY
- Across
- 3 How a lemon tastes (4)
- 4 How a kitten's fur or a pillow feels (4)
- 6 A word that describes a noun, like big, red or happy (9)
- 7 Very, very small, like an ant (4)
- Down
- 1 Hot to taste, like chili peppers (5)
- 2 Very, very big, like a whale (4)
- 3 Like honey or glue on your fingers (6)
- 5 High from bottom to top, like a giraffe (4)
What your child practices
Your child builds vocabulary, spelling and reading for meaning. The skill is “Parts of speech”: name the job a word does in a sentence: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction or interjection.
- Grades and ages
- Grade 2, ages 7 to 8
- Time
- About 15 to 20 minutes
- Subject
- English
- Level
- Medium for Grade 2
- Answer key
- Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
- Printing
- 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
- Updated
How to use it
Read the first across clue together so the format is clear. Use a pencil so mistakes rub out easily, and check every answer at the end. It is pitched at the expected level for Grade 2, for practice after the skill has been taught.
An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.
Tip for grown-ups: Use the letter count after each clue and any crossing letters when a clue gets stuck.
Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.
English · Grade 2
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