French Food School Weather Word Searches (Printable A4 PDF)

Instant PDF download, A4, print at home. Printable KS2/KS3 resource for UK classrooms and home learning, from Top Bins Learning.

What is inside

• 48 French words in four topics (food, school, weather and seasons, hobbies), 12 words each, with English meanings. Nouns are shown with their little word (le, la or l').
• Food: le pain, le fromage, la pomme, la banane, le gâteau, le chocolat, le lait, la glace, la fraise, le poulet, le riz, le biscuit
• School: le cahier, le livre, le stylo, le crayon, la trousse, le cartable, la règle, la gomme, la classe, la cantine, l'élève, le professeur
• Weather and seasons: le soleil, la pluie, la neige, le vent, le nuage, l'orage, le brouillard, le printemps, le ciel, l'automne, l'hiver, le froid
• Hobbies: le football, le tennis, la natation, le cinéma, la musique, la lecture, le dessin, la danse, le vélo, la cuisine, le rugby, le théâtre
• For each topic: a vocabulary page, three word searches (one star Easier across and down, two stars Core adds diagonals, three stars Challenge any direction) using the same 12 words, a matching page, spelling practice and an unscramble page.
• 29 pupil pages in total, a full answer key and teacher notes.

Accents

A word search grid cannot show accents reliably, so the letters in the grids have no accents. This is explained on a how-to page for pupils. The word lists, matching pages and spelling practice show every word with its accents, and the unscramble pages ask pupils to put the accents back.

Year groups and use

KS2 and KS3 beginners (ages 7 to 13). Use the vocabulary page first, saying the words aloud, then the word searches as a starter, plenary or homework.

Checked

Every word appears exactly once in every grid (all 8 directions checked by a program). All words, articles, accents and meanings were proof-read twice against standard dictionary spellings. Some words have more than one English meaning or a regional variant; the common classroom meaning is given.

Please note

Vocabulary and spelling practice only: it supports teaching and does not replace it. There is no audio.

Format: one PDF, A4 portrait, 35 pages in total (29 pupil pages including glossary or how-to pages, the rest are cover, teacher notes, contents and the answer key). Printable PDF, A4, print and go. Black and white pupil pages that print cleanly on a home or school printer.

Licence: for personal or single-classroom use; no resale or sharing.