Educational worksheet illustrating the three states of water—solid, liquid, and gas—with images and prompts for students to identify and explain each state.

Let’s go step by step to fill in the blanks for each state of water.

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First column (left): Ice cubes

- The word starts with “S” and has 5 letters: S _ _ _ _
- Picture shows ice → that’s solid
- So, first blank: Solid
- Water in this state is called: ice
- What’s happening to molecules? In solid state, molecules are packed tightly together and vibrate in place — they don’t move around freely.

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Second column (middle): Glass of water

- Word starts with “I” and has 6 letters: I _ _ _ _ _
- This is liquid water → so it’s liquid
- Wait — “liquid” starts with L, not I. Hmm… maybe we need to think again.

Actually, let’s look at the pattern:

The three states of matter for water are:
1. Solid (ice)
2. Liquid (water)
3. Gas (steam/vapor)

But the second box says “I _ _ _ _ _” — that’s 6 letters starting with I.

Wait — perhaps it’s “Ice”? No, that’s already used on the left.

Hold on — maybe there’s a mistake in our assumption?

Let’s re-examine:

Left: S _ _ _ _ → Solid → correct

Middle: I _ _ _ _ _ → 6 letters starting with I → could it be “Liquid”? But that starts with L.

Unless... maybe it’s “Water”? But that doesn’t start with I.

Wait — perhaps the middle one is meant to be “Liquid”, but the letter clue is wrong? Or maybe we’re misreading.

Another thought: Maybe the middle one is “Ice”? But no — ice is solid, already on left.

Let’s check the right side:

Right: g _ _ → 3 letters starting with G → that’s clearly Gas

So the three states are: Solid, Liquid, Gas

But the middle one says “I _ _ _ _ _” — 6 letters starting with I.

Is there another word for liquid water starting with I? Not really.

Wait — perhaps it’s a typo or misprint? Or maybe it’s “In liquid”? That doesn’t fit.

Alternatively — maybe the middle one is “Ice” and the left one is something else? But left has ice cubes.

Let’s think differently.

Perhaps the middle one is “Water” — but it doesn’t start with I.

Wait — what if the middle one is “Liquid” and the “I” is a mistake? But we have to work with what’s given.

Another idea: Maybe the middle one is “Ice” and the left one is “Snow”? But snow isn’t typically shown as cubes.

No — the picture is clearly ice cubes → solid.

Let me double-check standard terms:

States of water:
- Solid: ice
- Liquid: water
- Gas: steam or vapor

But the worksheet uses:

Left: S _ _ _ _ → Solid → matches

Middle: I _ _ _ _ _ → ???

Right: g _ _ → Gas → matches

What 6-letter word starting with I describes liquid water? There isn’t one.

Unless… perhaps it’s “In fluid”? No.

Wait — maybe it’s “Liquid” and the “I” is actually an “L”? But the image says “I”.

Looking back at the user’s image description — it says:

“l _ _ _ _ _” — wait! Is that a lowercase L or uppercase I?

In many fonts, lowercase “l” looks like uppercase “I”.

Ah! That’s probably it!

So the middle one is likely “l _ _ _ _ _” meaning Liquid (starts with L, which can look like I).

That makes sense!

So:

- Left: S _ _ _ _ → Solid
- Middle: l _ _ _ _ _ → Liquid (if it’s lowercase L)
- Right: g _ _ → Gas

Yes — that fits perfectly.

So we’ll proceed with that.

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Now filling in:

Left Column:
- State: Solid
- Water in this state is called: ice
- Molecules: Tightly packed, vibrating in place, not moving freely

Middle Column:
- State: Liquid
- Water in this state is called: water (or liquid water)
- Molecules: Close together but can slide past each other, flow easily

Right Column:
- State: Gas
- Water in this state is called: steam or water vapor
- Molecules: Far apart, moving very fast, spreading out

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Final Answer:

Left:
- S _ _ _ _ → Solid
- Water in this state is called: ice
- Molecules: They are packed tightly together and vibrate in place.

Middle:
- l _ _ _ _ _ → Liquid
- Water in this state is called: water
- Molecules: They are close but can move around each other, allowing water to flow.

Right:
- g _ _ → Gas
- Water in this state is called: steam (or water vapor)
- Molecules: They are far apart and move quickly in all directions.

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Final Answer:
Solid, ice, molecules packed tight and vibrating; Liquid, water, molecules sliding past each other; Gas, steam, molecules moving fast and far apart.