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Clothes Crossword – 1-Page Free Sample

Practice everyday clothing vocabulary with a sample crossword. Students solve clues for items such as shirts, jackets, socks, and shoes.
Grades
Grades 2–5, Elementary
Pages
4
File type
PDF
Answer key
Included

Instant download · Updated Jun 29, 2025

Subject
ELA, Vocabulary, Spelling
Topic
Clothing Vocabulary, Crossword
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets, Teacher Tools, Crosswords Puzzles
Answer key
Included
Standards
L.3.6

Product description

From the author

This sample includes one Everyday Clothes crossword with eight clues and a shared answer list for six themes. Only the Everyday Clothes puzzle is supplied. The four-page PDF also includes a TeachSimple branding page and a thank-you page.

Practise dress, shirt, pants, jacket, shorts, socks, hat and shoes in grades 2–5, with reading support as needed.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Recall everyday clothing vocabulary (dress, shirt, pants, jacket, shorts, socks, hat, shoes) from short descriptive clues.

  • Spell clothing vocabulary words correctly when filling in a crossword grid.

Teaching tips

  • Use the single Everyday Clothes puzzle as a vocabulary warm-up or early-finisher activity.

  • Keep PDF page 2 separate for checking. It lists answers for six themes, but this sample supplies only the Everyday Clothes grid.

  • Use the eight clothing words for spelling and clue discussion; the printed clothing-history statement is not needed to solve the puzzle.

Skills covered

  • Everyday clothing vocabulary recall — students match short clue descriptions (e.g. 'a warm covering for the upper body') to the correct clothing word.

  • Crossword-grid spelling — students spell each answer correctly to fit the puzzle's letter grid.

  • Reading comprehension of short clue sentences — each clue is a brief descriptive phrase students must interpret to find the matching word.

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What does this sample file include?

One Everyday Clothes crossword puzzle (8 clues) with its own answer page, plus a bonus: the same answer page also lists solved answers for five other themed clothing crosswords, though only the Everyday Clothes puzzle grid itself is provided here.

What clothing vocabulary does the puzzle cover?

Everyday items: dress, shirt, pants, jacket, shorts, socks, hat, and shoes, each clued with a short descriptive sentence.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • L.3.6

Core concepts

  • Clothing vocabulary

  • Crossword solving

  • Spelling

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