Y5/6 Statutory Spelling Word Searches: all 100 words, 3 levels, answers (KS2)

Instant PDF download, A4, print at home. Printable KS1/KS2 resource for UK primary classrooms and home learning, from Top Bins Learning.

What is inside

• Word searches covering all 100 words on the Year 5 and 6 statutory word list.
• 10 sets of 10 words, each in three levels = 30 word search pages on 14 x 14 grids.
• One star, Easier: across and down. Two stars, Core: adds diagonals. Three stars, Challenge: any direction, including backwards.
• Word-list overview page, tick circles, name and date line.
• Full answer key, teacher notes, contents page.

Year groups and use

Years 5 and 6 (KS2, ages 9 to 11). Spelling starter, homework, early finisher task or intervention warm-up. All three levels share the same words.

Checked

Every word appears exactly once in every grid, including the 13-letter word. Filler letters are checked against a blocklist. UK spelling throughout.

Word list source: Department for Education, National curriculum in England: English programmes of study, Appendix 1: Spelling, Crown copyright 2013, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Word searches help pupils notice letter patterns; they do not teach spelling rules.

Format: one PDF, A4 portrait, 39 pages in total (31 pupil pages including how-to or list 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.