Alice · A Wonderland of Words

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

A wonderland
of words.

Find the actions. Discover the creatures and curious things. Two illustrated word searches to play online or take to the classroom.

Alice and the Gryphon listen to the Mock Turtle, illustrated by John Tenniel.
A curious conversation.

ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND · WORD SEARCH

01 · The actions

Verbs in Wonderland

A verb can express an action, a state or an experience. Find 14 verbs from the story. Search for the base form: drink, not drank; swim, not swam.

Blank worksheet · PDF

Search → right, ↓ down or ↘ diagonally down-right.
Tap or click the first and last letters. No backwards words.

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Keyboard & coordinate controls

Tab into the grid, then use the arrow keys to move. Press Enter or Space on the first and last letters. Escape cancels a selection. You can also enter the two endpoints below. Rows and columns start at 1.

First letter
Last letter

From now to then

Write the simple past form of each verb.

Your sentence is for teacher review. It is saved locally, but is not submitted automatically.

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ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND · WORD SEARCH

02 · The curious collection

Nouns in Wonderland

A noun names a person, place, creature, thing or idea. Find 14 nouns from the story. All the hidden words are singular. TEAPOT is written as one word.

Blank worksheet · PDF

Search → right, ↓ down or ↘ diagonally down-right.
Tap or click the first and last letters. No backwards words.

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Keyboard & coordinate controls

Tab into the grid, then use the arrow keys to move. Press Enter or Space on the first and last letters. Escape cancels a selection. You can also enter the two endpoints below. Rows and columns start at 1.

First letter
Last letter

Which noun fits?

Use the word bank to complete these clues.

Your sentence is for teacher review. It is saved locally, but is not submitted automatically.

Progress is saved in this browser.

Based on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
Original illustrations by John Tenniel · Vocabulary from across the book.

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