Free printable · 18 words · answer key included

Insects Word Search: Free Printable, Large Print

Ladybugs, fireflies, crickets and the praying mantis: the small creatures of summer evenings and garden paths. The long names make this one a satisfying search.

Preview of the easy insects word search page

Easy: 12 x 12 grid, extra large print

12 words that read across or down only. Big letters with plenty of space, and a tick box beside each word.

Print: US LetterPDF · 1 page · 43 KB Print: A4PDF · 1 page · 43 KB

Answer key: LetterPDF · 1 page · 44 KB Answer key: A4PDF · 1 page · 44 KB

Preview of the medium insects word search page

Medium: 15 x 15 grid, large print

All 18 words, running across, down or diagonally. No backwards words.

Print: US LetterPDF · 1 page · 44 KB Print: A4PDF · 1 page · 44 KB

Answer key: LetterPDF · 1 page · 45 KB Answer key: A4PDF · 1 page · 45 KB

How to print

Open the PDF for your paper size and print at 100% / Actual size (not “fit to page”) for the biggest letters. Every sheet keeps a half-inch margin, so it prints cleanly on home printers. The answer key is a separate file.

Words in this puzzle

The medium grid hides all 18 words. The easy grid uses the first 12 (shown in bold).

BUTTERFLY
LADYBUG
DRAGONFLY
GRASSHOPPER
BUMBLEBEE
CATERPILLAR
FIREFLY
BEETLE
CRICKET
MOTH
PRAYING MANTIS
CICADA
TERMITE
WASP
HORNET
MOSQUITO
EARWIG
APHID

Checked by our software

Every grid is generated and then verified by our own puzzle software: each word appears exactly once, and the filler letters are screened so they do not spell anything unfortunate.