Fruit Word Search with a Scramble and Crossword

Fruits Vocabulary word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this fruits vocabulary puzzle set for my Year 2 and Year 3 students during our health and nutrition unit. The kids could name a few fruits like apples and bananas, but they had no idea what words like strawberry, grape, or watermelon meant when we talked about different types of fruits. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like apple, banana, orange, grape, strawberry, cherry, watermelon, peach, pear, plum, mango, and pineapple. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the fruit vocabulary finally stick.

The PDFs are six pages. Three puzzles, each with its own answer key page. The word search works well for quiet time after break or indoor break. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about whether a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable. The crossword I use for partners or as a review. I added a couple simple apple, banana, and grape drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for Year 1 through Year 3. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers draw their favourite fruit on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.