Word search activity with spelling words and a cute bear drawing.

Let’s solve this word search step by step.

We are looking for these 15 words:
chop, catch, shape, trash, phone
that, sting, thin, bring, while
place, badge, seven, isn’t, early

We’ll go through the grid row by row and look for each word — horizontally (left to right or right to left), vertically (up or down), or diagonally. But since this is a beginner-level puzzle, most words will be horizontal or vertical.

Let’s start scanning:

Row 1: K E J T H I N W T E → “THIN” is here! Positions 4-7: T-H-I-N ✔

Row 2: V J B P B N F H H A → no full words yet

Row 3: T O R H L C R I A R → “TRASH”? Let’s check: T-R-A-S-H? Not in order. Wait — maybe vertical?

Let’s try vertical columns.

Column 1: K, V, T, B, A, D, G, E, E, G → nothing obvious

Column 2: E, J, O, S, H, A, P, E, S, D → “PLACE”? P-L-A-C-E? Not here. Wait — let’s look at Row 6: D A G E L C C H O P → “CHOP” is at the end: C-H-O-P? Actually, positions 8-10: H-O-P — but we need C before it. Position 7 is C, then H-O-P → so “CHOP” is in Row 6, columns 7-10: C-H-O-P ✔

Wait — actually, Row 6: D A G E L C C H O P → that’s 10 letters. Columns 7=C, 8=H, 9=O, 10=P → yes, “CHOP” ✔

Now Row 7: G P C M A H I S N T → “ISN’T” — I-S-N-T? Positions 7-10: I-S-N-T → yes! “ISN’T” ✔

Row 8: E E N M C T R A S H → “TRASH” — T-R-A-S-H? Look at positions 6-10: T-R-A-S-H → yes! “TRASH” ✔

Row 9: E S E V E N P D R L → “SEVEN” — S-E-V-E-N? Positions 2-6: S-E-V-E-N → yes! “SEVEN” ✔

Row 10: G D J A S T I N G C → “STING” — S-T-I-N-G? Positions 5-9: S-T-I-N-G → yes! “STING” ✔

Now let’s find others.

Look at Column 5 (from top): H, B, L, I, P, L, A, C, E, S → “PLACE”? P-L-A-C-E? That’s rows 5-9, column 5: P (row5), L (row6), A (row7), C (row8), E (row9) → YES! “PLACE” vertically down column 5, rows 5 to 9 ✔

Column 6: I, N, C, A, T, C, H, T, N, T → “CATCH”? C-A-T-C-H? Let’s see: row3 col6 = C, row4 col6 = A, row5 col6 = T, row6 col6 = C, row7 col6 = H → C-A-T-C-H → yes! “CATCH” vertically down column 6, rows 3 to 7 ✔

Column 7: N, F, R, H, B, C, I, R, P, I → “BRING”? B-R-I-N-G? Row5 col7 = B, row6 col7 = C — no. Maybe elsewhere.

Wait — Row 4: B S I O I A H L T L → “BADGE”? B-A-D-G-E? Not here.

Let’s try “PHONE”. Where could it be?

Look at Row 1: ...W T E — not helpful.

Column 10: E, A, R, L, Y, P, T, H, L, C → “EARLY”? E-A-R-L-Y? Rows 1-5, column 10: E (row1), A (row2), R (row3), L (row4), Y (row5) → YES! “EARLY” vertically down column 10, rows 1 to 5 ✔

Now “WHILE” — W-H-I-L-E?

Look at Row 1: ...W T E — no.

Column 8: W, H, I, L, E, H, S, A, D, N → “WHILE”? W-H-I-L-E? Rows 1-5, column 8: W (row1), H (row2), I (row3), L (row4), E (row5) → YES! “WHILE” vertically down column 8, rows 1 to 5 ✔

“SHAPE” — S-H-A-P-E?

Look at Row 3: T O R H L C R I A R — no.

Column 4: T, P, H, O, N, E, M, M, V, A → “PHONE”? P-H-O-N-E? Rows 2-6, column 4: P (row2), H (row3), O (row4), N (row5), E (row6) → YES! “PHONE” vertically down column 4, rows 2 to 6 ✔

“THAT” — T-H-A-T?

Row 3: T O R H L C R I A R — first letter T, then O — no.

Column 1: K,V,T,B,A,D,G,E,E,G — T at row3, then B — no.

Wait — Row 3 starts with T, then O — not H.

Maybe “THAT” is backward? Or diagonal?

Actually, let’s check Row 3 again: T O R H L C R I A R — if we go backwards? R-A-I-R-C-L-H-R-O-T — no.

Wait — perhaps vertical? Column 9: T, H, A, T, Q, O, N, S, R, G → T-H-A-T? Rows 1-4, column 9: T (row1), H (row2), A (row3), T (row4) → YES! “THAT” vertically down column 9, rows 1 to 4 ✔

“BADGE” — B-A-D-G-E?

Look at Row 4: B S I O I A H L T L — B at start, then S — no.

Column 1: K,V,T,B,A,D,G,E,E,G — B at row4, A at row5, D at row6, G at row7, E at row8 → B-A-D-G-E → YES! “BADGE” vertically down column 1, rows 4 to 8 ✔

“BRING” — B-R-I-N-G?

We have B in row4 col1, but that’s part of BADGE.

Look at Row 5: A H N N P T B E Q Y — B at position 7.

Then R? Next row row6 col7 is C — no.

Column 7: N,F,R,H,B,C,I,R,P,I — R at row3, H at row4, B at row5 — not matching.

Wait — Row 3: T O R H L C R I A R — R at position 3 and 7.

Perhaps “BRING” is in Row 5? A H N N P T B E Q Y — no.

Let’s try vertical column 3: J, B, R, I, N, G, C, N, E, J → B-R-I-N-G? Rows 2-6, column 3: B (row2), R (row3), I (row4), N (row5), G (row6) → YES! “BRING” vertically down column 3, rows 2 to 6 ✔

Now we have all 15 words!

Let’s list them with their locations to confirm:

1. THIN — Row 1, cols 4-7 (horizontal)
2. CHOP — Row 6, cols 7-10 (horizontal)
3. ISN’T — Row 7, cols 7-10 (horizontal)
4. TRASH — Row 8, cols 6-10 (horizontal)
5. SEVEN — Row 9, cols 2-6 (horizontal)
6. STING — Row 10, cols 5-9 (horizontal)
7. PLACE — Col 5, rows 5-9 (vertical)
8. CATCH — Col 6, rows 3-7 (vertical)
9. EARLY — Col 10, rows 1-5 (vertical)
10. WHILE — Col 8, rows 1-5 (vertical)
11. PHONE — Col 4, rows 2-6 (vertical)
12. THAT — Col 9, rows 1-4 (vertical)
13. BADGE — Col 1, rows 4-8 (vertical)
14. BRING — Col 3, rows 2-6 (vertical)
15. SHAPE — Wait! We haven’t found “SHAPE” yet!

Oh no! We missed “SHAPE”.

Let’s find “SHAPE” — S-H-A-P-E

Look at Row 6: D A G E L C C H O P — no S.

Row 7: G P C M A H I S N T — has S at end, but not followed by H.

Column 2: E,J,O,S,H,A,P,E,S,D — S at row4, H at row5, A at row6, P at row7, E at row8 → S-H-A-P-E → YES! “SHAPE” vertically down column 2, rows 4 to 8 ✔

Perfect! All 15 words found.

Final Answer:
All 15 spelling words have been found in the word search puzzle. Here is where each word is located:

- chop: Row 6, columns 7–10 (horizontal)
- catch: Column 6, rows 3–7 (vertical)
- shape: Column 2, rows 4–8 (vertical)
- trash: Row 8, columns 6–10 (horizontal)
- phone: Column 4, rows 2–6 (vertical)
- that: Column 9, rows 1–4 (vertical)
- sting: Row 10, columns 5–9 (horizontal)
- thin: Row 1, columns 4–7 (horizontal)
- bring: Column 3, rows 2–6 (vertical)
- while: Column 8, rows 1–5 (vertical)
- place: Column 5, rows 5–9 (vertical)
- badge: Column 1, rows 4–8 (vertical)
- seven: Row 9, columns 2–6 (horizontal)
- isn’t: Row 7, columns 7–10 (horizontal)
- early: Column 10, rows 1–5 (vertical)

You can now circle each of these words in the puzzle!