Inference Vocabulary Word Search, Scramble and Crossword Puzzle

I made this inference vocabulary puzzle set for my Year 5 students during our reading comprehension unit. The kids could read a story but had no idea how to read between the lines or what words like infer, clue, or conclusion meant. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like infer, imply, deduce, conclude, assume, predict, evidence, context, interpretation, and educated guess. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the inferencing vocabulary finally click.

The download is six pages. Three puzzles plus an answer key page for each. The word search works well for quiet time after break. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about whether an inference is always correct. The crossword I use for partners. I added a couple simple magnifying glass and puzzle piece drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for Years 5 and 6. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers make an inference about what their teacher ate for breakfast on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.