Word scramble · Typing & Digital Skills
Keyboard shortcuts word scramble with a secret word · Grade 5
Unscramble 10 words about keyboard shortcuts using the clues, then use the circled letters to find a bonus secret word. Practices spelling and topic vocabulary.
- Grade 5 · ages 10 to 11
- Hard
- 15 to 20 minutes
- 1 page
- Free
The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.
The scrambled words and clues
Directions: Unscramble the letters to make a word that matches the clue. Write one letter in each box. Then copy the circled letters, in number order, to find the secret word.
- Put copied text where the cursor is
- Select text by dragging over it
- 3. L · D · O · B
- Make text thick and dark with Ctrl+B
- 4. V · A · S · E
- Store your work with Ctrl+S
- 5. I · D · F · N
- Search for a word on the page with Ctrl+F
- 6. E · O · D · R
- Bring back what you just took back
- Highlight everything at once
- The Ctrl key, held down with another key on Windows
- 9. N · D · O · U
- Take back the last action
- Send your work to paper with Ctrl+P
- Secret word
What your child practices
Your child practices spelling and topic vocabulary. The skill is “All letter keys”: type all letters accurately.
- Grades and ages
- Grade 5, ages 10 to 11
- Time
- About 15 to 20 minutes
- Subject
- Typing & Digital Skills
- Level
- Hard for Grade 5
- 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 rules at the top together and try the first step side by side. Use a pencil so mistakes rub out easily, and check every answer at the end. It is one of the harder sheets for Grade 5, best once the basics of the skill are secure.
An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.
Tip for grown-ups: Say the clue first; knowing the meaning makes unscrambling much easier.
Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.
Typing & Digital Skills · Grade 5
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