- The Word Search Puzzle is 1 of 8 root word puzzles and vocabulary activities.
- Get a printout of the Word Search. Answers are also printable.
- Answers contain Latin or Greek word roots. Use the alphabetical word list to circle word choices. Scan and email your answers to friends, family and teachers.
- Common Core alignment to a Word Search puzzle is to two key phrases: "Grade Level" and "Spell Correctly." CCSS Alignment Strand Numbers for Specific Grades: Grade Level: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 2.4, 3.4, 4.4, 5.4, 6.4, 7.4, 8.4, 9-10.4, 11-12.4 Spell Correctly: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: L.2.2d+e, L.3.2e+f, L.4.2d, L.5.2d, L.6.2b, L.7.2b, L.8.2c, L.9-10.2c, L.11-12.2b
| Directions: | The Monster-Scary-Creature word list for the Word Search Puzzle is given alphabetically. The 26 vocabulary words come from the 274 Monster word list that you can access from the top menu bar named Word List. |
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| Clue: | adversarial, abominable, apocalypse, behemoth, carnivore, conquest, contagious, creepy, cyclops, detestable, disfigured, eerie, fantasy, fictional, ghoul, gigantic, grotesque, hideous, loch ness, miasma, mummy, monstrous, poltergeist, quiver, repellent, repulsive Vocabulary words can use common letters. Words can go in horizontally, vertically or diagonally AND forward or backward. In addition to this Monster Word Search, myvocabulary.objectsdev.com also has a free Interactive Puzzle, Fill-in-the-Blanks and Definition Match activity. You have permission to make a hard copy for further vocabulary study at home or in the classroom. |
