Phonics - Smiling and Shining in Second Grade - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

First, look at each picture and think of the short “a” word that names it. The worksheet says “Short a words,” so we’re looking for words like “cat,” “map,” “bag” — where the letter “a” makes the /æ/ sound (like in “apple”).

Here are the pictures one by one:

1. Taxi → That’s a car you can ride in. But “taxi” has a long “a” sound? Wait — actually, in some accents, “taxi” is pronounced with a short “a” — but let’s check if there’s a better fit. Actually, no — “taxi” is usually /ˈtæk.si/, which DOES have a short “a”. So yes — taxi works.

Wait — hold on! Let’s double-check all images to make sure we pick the right short “a” word.

Actually, let’s go slowly and carefully:

Top row, left to right:

- Picture 1: A taxi cab → taxi
- Picture 2: A girl crying → sad → sad
- Picture 3: A shopping bag → bag
- Picture 4: A jar with grapes inside? Or maybe jam? Wait — it looks like a jar of jelly or jam. But “jam” has a short “a” → jam
- Picture 5: A van → van

Bottom row, left to right:

- Picture 6: A bucket with water spilling → maybe “wash”? No — wait, it’s a pail? But “pail” has a long “a”. Hmm. Actually, it might be “sap”? No. Wait — maybe it’s “wax”? No. Let’s think again. It’s a bucket with liquid dripping — perhaps “dab”? Not quite. Wait — maybe it’s “rag”? No. Actually, looking closely — it might be “sag”? No. Hold on — maybe it’s “tap”? Like a faucet? But it’s a bucket. Wait — perhaps it’s “bat”? No. Let me reconsider.

Actually — maybe I misidentified. Let’s list common short “a” words that match these images.

Alternative approach: Look at the word search grid and see what short “a” words are hidden there. That might help us confirm.

But first, let’s try naming each image correctly with a short “a” word:

Row 1:
1. Taxi → taxi ✔ (short a)
2. Sad face → sad ✔
3. Bag → bag ✔
4. Jar of jam → jam ✔
5. Van → van ✔

Row 2:
6. Bucket with spill → maybe “mop”? No. Wait — could it be “rag”? Still not short a. Wait — perhaps it’s “cap”? No. Another idea: maybe it’s “wax”? Like wax melting? But the image shows a bucket with liquid — perhaps “sap”? Unlikely. Wait — maybe it’s “dab”? No. Let’s skip and come back.

7. Map → map ✔ (clearly a map)
8. Girl doing science experiment → maybe “lab”? As in laboratory? Yes — lab ✔ (short a)
9. Gas pump → gas ✔
10. Hat with bow → hat ✔

Now back to #6 — bucket with spill. What short “a” word fits? Maybe “pan”? No. Wait — perhaps it’s “can”? Like a can of paint? But it’s drawn as a bucket. Alternatively — maybe it’s “rag”? Still not short a. Wait — another thought: maybe it’s “sack”? No. Perhaps it’s “bat”? No.

Wait — let’s look at the word search grid to see what words are actually there.

Word search grid letters:

Row 1: m a p c w a x b e r s
Row 2: s j n e g o n c d w i
Row 3: x o b c f j s p a g b
Row 4: m g r a p d a r s m a
Row 5: a c x b w i g j f h l
Row 6: j r a g u j x b c a u
Row 7: w d g s o b a g r t b

Let’s scan for possible short “a” words horizontally, vertically, diagonally.

Look for:

- taxi → t-a-x-i → do we see that? In row 3: ...s p a g b — no. Row 6: j r a g u j x b c a u — has “x” and “a” but not together as “taxi”. Maybe not “taxi”?

Wait — maybe the first image is not “taxi” but “cab”? C-A-B — short a. And “cab” is in the grid? Let’s check.

In row 3: x o b c f j s p a g b — has “b” and “c” but not “cab” together.

Row 6: j r a g u j x b c a u — has “b c a” — not “cab”.

Wait — maybe “van”? V-A-N — is “van” in the grid? Look for v — I don’t see any “v” in the entire grid! Oh! That’s important.

Check the grid letters — scan all rows:

Row 1: m,a,p,c,w,a,x,b,e,r,s — no v
Row 2: s,j,n,e,g,o,n,c,d,w,i — no v
Row 3: x,o,b,c,f,j,s,p,a,g,b — no v
Row 4: m,g,r,a,p,d,a,r,s,m,a — no v
Row 5: a,c,x,b,w,i,g,j,f,h,l — no v
Row 6: j,r,a,g,u,j,x,b,c,a,u — no v
Row 7: w,d,g,s,o,b,a,g,r,t,b — no v

There is NO “v” in the entire word search! So “van” cannot be one of the answers. That means my earlier assumption was wrong.

Similarly, check for “t” — there is “t” in row 7 last column? Row 7: ...r t b — yes, “t” is there. But “taxi” needs “t”, “a”, “x”, “i”. “i” is in row 2 last column, row 5 has “i”, etc. But let’s see if “taxi” appears.

Perhaps the first image is not “taxi” but something else. What other short “a” word for a car? “Car” itself — c-a-r — short a. Is “car” in the grid? Look for c-a-r.

Row 1: m a p c w a x b e r s — has “c” then later “a” then “r” — but not consecutive. Diagonally? Maybe.

Row 3: x o b c f j s p a g b — “c” then later “a” — not adjacent.

Row 4: m g r a p d a r s m a — has “r a” — but not “c a r”.

Row 6: j r a g u j x b c a u — has “c a” at positions 9-10, then “u” — not “r”.

Not obvious.

Another idea: maybe the first image is “bus”? But “bus” has short “u”, not short “a”.

Wait — let’s re-examine the images with the constraint that the word must be in the word search and have short “a”.

List of likely short “a” words from images:

From bottom row:

- Map → definitely “map” — and “map” is in row 1: m a p — first three letters! Yes! So “map” is there.

- Lab → l-a-b — is “lab” in grid? Row 5 ends with f h l — no. Row 7 starts with w d g — no. Diagonally? Maybe. But let’s see — row 6: j r a g u j x b c a u — has “a” and “b” but not “l”. Row 5: a c x b w i g j f h l — has “l” at end, but no “a” before it. Perhaps “lab” is not there. Maybe the image is not “lab” but “dad”? No. Or “mad”? Not matching.

Wait — the girl is doing an experiment — maybe “flask”? Too long. Or “test”? Short “e”. Another thought: “gas” for the pump — g-a-s — is “gas” in grid? Row 2: s j n e g o n c d w i — has “g” and “s” but not together. Row 3: ...s p a g b — has “g” and “b”, not “s”. Row 4: ...a r s m a — has “s” and “a”, not “g”. Row 5: ...w i g j f h l — has “g”, but no “a” next to it. Row 6: ...x b c a u — no “g”. Row 7: ...o b a g r t b — has “a g” — so “ag”, not “ga”. But “gas” would need g-a-s. In row 7: positions 5-7: o b a — then 8 is g, 9 is r — so “a g r” — not “g a s”. Vertically? Column 8: row1:b, row2:c, row3:p, row4:r, row5:j, row6:b, row7:g — not helpful.

This is taking too long. Let's instead identify the words that are clearly in the grid and match the images.

From the grid, let's find all possible short "a" words that are 3-4 letters long and commonly used.

Scan horizontally:

Row 1: m a p — "map" ✔
Also: w a x — "wax" ✔
Then: b e r — not short a
s at end

Row 2: s j n e g o n c d w i — no clear short a words

Row 3: x o b c f j s p a g b — "p a g" — "pag"? Not a word. "s p a" — "spa" ✔ (short a)
"a g b" — not a word

Row 4: m g r a p d a r s m a — "r a p" — "rap" ✔
"d a r" — "dar"? Not common. "a r s" — "ars"? No. "s m a" — "sma"? No. But "rap" is good.

Also, "map" again at the end? m a — but only two letters.

Row 5: a c x b w i g j f h l — "a c x" — not a word. "b w i" — no. "i g j" — no.

Row 6: j r a g u j x b c a u — "r a g" — "rag" ✔
"x b c" — no. "b c a" — "bca"? No. "c a u" — "cau"? No. But "rag" is good.

Row 7: w d g s o b a g r t b — "o b a" — "oba"? No. "b a g" — "bag" ✔
"a g r" — "agr"? No. "g r t" — no. "r t b" — no. So "bag" is there.

Vertically:

Column 1: m,s,x,m,a,j,w — "m s x m a j w" — no short a words obvious.

Column 2: a,j,o,g,c,r,d — "a j o g c r d" — "jog" has short o, not a. "cod" has short o. "arc" has short a? a-r-c — but here it's a,j,o,g,c,r,d — not consecutive.

Column 3: p,n,b,r,x,a,g — "p n b r x a g" — "bar" ? b-a-r — but here b is row3, a is row6, r is row4 — not aligned. "rax"? No.

Column 4: c,e,c,a,b,g,s — "c e c a b g s" — "cab" ! c-a-b — row4 col4 is 'a', row5 col4 is 'b', but row3 col4 is 'c' — so vertically: row3 col4=c, row4 col4=a, row5 col4=b — yes! "cab" ✔

Great! So "cab" is in column 4, rows 3-5.

Similarly, column 5: w,g,f,p,w,u,o — "w g f p w u o" — no short a.

Column 6: a,o,j,d,i,j,b — "a o j d i j b" — "job" has short o. "aid" has long i. Not short a.

Column 7: x,n,s,a,g,x,a — "x n s a g x a" — "sag" ! s-a-g — row3 col7=s, row4 col7=a, row5 col7=g — yes! "sag" ✔

Also, "ax" but not full word.

Column 8: b,c,p,r,j,b,g — "b c p r j b g" — no short a.

Column 9: e,d,a,s,f,c,r — "e d a s f c r" — "das"? No. "sad" ! s-a-d — but here it's e,d,a,s,f,c,r — so d,a,s — "das" not "sad". To get "sad", need s-a-d. Here s is row4 col9? Row4: m g r a p d a r s m a — col9 is 's'. Row5 col9 is 'f', not 'a'. Row3 col9 is 'g'. Not working.

Diagonally might have more, but let's compile what we have so far from horizontal and vertical scans:

Confirmed words in grid with short "a":

- map (row1, cols1-3)
- wax (row1, cols5-7) — w-a-x
- spa (row3, cols7-9) — s-p-a? Wait row3: x o b c f j s p a g b — cols7=s,8=p,9=a — so "s p a" — "spa" ✔
- rap (row4, cols3-5) — r-a-p
- rag (row6, cols2-4) — r-a-g
- bag (row7, cols6-8) — b-a-g
- cab (col4, rows3-5) — c-a-b
- sag (col7, rows3-5) — s-a-g

Also, row4 has "d a r" — but "dar" isn't a common word. Row6 has "c a u" — "cau" no. Row7 has "a g r" — no.

What about "jam"? j-a-m — is it in grid? Look for j,a,m consecutively.

Row2: s j n e g o n c d w i — has j, but next is n, not a.

Row6: j r a g u j x b c a u — has j at start, then r,a — not j,a.

Vertically: column 1 has j at row6, but above is a at row5, m at row4 — so m,a,j — "maj"? Not "jam".

Column 10: r,w,g,m,h,a,t — "r w g m h a t" — "hat" ! h-a-t — row5 col10=h, row6 col10=a, row7 col10=t — yes! "hat" ✔

Great! So "hat" is in column 10, rows 5-7.

Similarly, "gas" — g-a-s — is it there? Row7 cols8-10: g,r,t — not. Row5 cols7-9: g,j,f — no. Column 8: b,c,p,r,j,b,g — no a. Column 9: e,d,a,s,f,c,r — has a and s, but not with g. Row4 col9=s, row5 col9=f, not a. Earlier we have "sag" which is s-a-g, so reverse.

But "gas" might not be in the grid. What about the gas pump image? Maybe it's not "gas" but something else.

Another word: "van" we know is out because no 'v'.

"Taxi" — t-a-x-i — is 't' in grid? Yes, row7 col10=t. 'a' is everywhere. 'x' is in row1 col7, row3 col1, row5 col3, row6 col7. 'i' is in row2 col10, row5 col6. But are they connected? For example, row6 col7=x, row7 col10=t — not adjacent. Diagonally: from row5 col3=x, row6 col4=g, not a. Hard to find "taxi".

Perhaps the first image is "cab" — which we found in the grid. And "cab" is a type of taxi, so that makes sense.

Similarly, for the crying girl — "sad" — is "sad" in grid? s-a-d. Look for s,a,d consecutively.

Row3: ...s p a g b — s,p,a — not s,a,d.

Row4: ...a r s m a — a,r,s — not.

Row7: ...a g r t b — a,g,r — not.

Vertically: column 9: e,d,a,s,f,c,r — has d,a,s — which is "das", not "sad". To have "sad", need s then a then d. Here it's d then a then s — so "das". Unless it's read upwards, but usually word searches are left-right, top-bottom, or diagonals down-right/up-right, etc. Typically not up unless specified.

But in many word searches, words can be in any direction, including backwards. So "das" backwards is "sad"! Yes! So if "das" is in column 9, rows 2-4: row2 col9=d, row3 col9=a, row4 col9=s — so reading upwards, it's s-a-d — "sad" ✔

Perfect! So "sad" is there vertically in column 9, rows 4-2 (upwards).

Similarly, for the jar — "jam" — j-a-m. Is it in grid? Let's see.

Row6 col1=j, row6 col2=r, not a. Row2 col2=j, row2 col3=n, not a. Column 1: row6=j, row5=a, row4=m — so m,a,j — "maj" backwards is "jam"! Yes! So reading upwards in column 1, rows 4-6: row4 col1=m, row5 col1=a, row6 col1=j — so "m a j" which is "jam" backwards. So "jam" is there.

Great.

Now for the bucket with spill — what could it be? We have "wax" in the grid — w-a-x. Is there an image of wax? The bucket has liquid dripping — maybe it's melted wax? That could work. So "wax" for that image.

And "wax" is in row1, cols5-7.

Now, the map — "map" is in row1, cols1-3.

The girl doing experiment — we have "lab"? But "lab" not obviously in grid. What about "dad"? No. Or "mad"? Not matching. Another possibility: "flask" too long. Or "beaker" no. Wait — we have "rap", "rag", etc. Perhaps it's "gas" but we couldn't find it. Earlier we have "sag" — s-a-g. Is there an image for "sag"? The bucket might be sagging? But we assigned "wax" to it.

Let's list all images and assign based on grid words:

Images:

1. Taxi/cab → "cab" (in grid) ✔
2. Crying girl → "sad" (in grid) ✔
3. Bag → "bag" (in grid) ✔
4. Jar → "jam" (in grid) ✔
5. Van → but no 'v', so must be something else. What other vehicle? "Bus" has short u. "Car" — c-a-r. Is "car" in grid? c-a-r. Look for it.

In row3: x o b c f j s p a g b — has c at col4, a at col9, r not nearby. Column 4: c (row3), a (row4), b (row5) — "cab", already used. Column 3: p,n,b,r,x,a,g — b at row3, r at row4, a at row6 — not consecutive. Diagonally: from row4 col3=r, row5 col4=b, not a. Perhaps "car" is not there. But we have "van" image — maybe it's "cam"? No. Another idea: perhaps it's "ram"? R-a-m. Is "ram" in grid? Row4: m g r a p d a r s m a — has r,a at cols3-4, then p, not m. Row7: w d g s o b a g r t b — has a,g,r — not r,a,m. Column 10: r,w,g,m,h,a,t — has r at row1, m at row4, a at row6 — not consecutive. But "ram" might be diagonal. For example, row4 col3=r, row5 col4=b, not a. Hard.

Wait — we have "map", "wax", "spa", "rap", "rag", "bag", "cab", "sag", "hat", "sad", "jam". That's 11 words, but there are 10 images. So one extra.

List of grid words we found:

- map
- wax
- spa
- rap
- rag
- bag
- cab
- sag
- hat
- sad
- jam

That's 11. But only 10 images. So perhaps "spa" is not used, or "rap" etc.

For the images:

1. Cab (for taxi)
2. Sad (crying girl)
3. Bag (shopping bag)
4. Jam (jar)
5. ? (van) — perhaps "cam"? No. Or "dam"? D-a-m. Is "dam" in grid? Row4 col6=d, col7=a, col8=r — "dar", not "dam". Row5 col6=i, not m. Column 6: a,o,j,d,i,j,b — d at row4, i at row5, not m. Not found.

Another possibility: the van image might be "bus", but short u. Or perhaps it's "car", and "car" is in the grid somewhere.

Let's search for "car" specifically.

C-A-R.

In row3: col4=c, col9=a, not r.

Row4: col3=r, col4=a, col5=p — "rap", not "car".

Column 4: row3=c, row4=a, row5=b — "cab".

Column 3: row3=b, row4=r, row5=x — "brx", not.

Diagonally: from row4 col4=a, row5 col5=w, not r. From row3 col4=c, row4 col5=p, not a.

Perhaps "car" is not there. But we have "van" image — maybe it's "van" and the grid has 'v'? But earlier I scanned and saw no 'v'. Let me double-check the grid.

Grid as given:

Row 1: m a p c w a x b e r s
Row 2: s j n e g o n c d w i
Row 3: x o b c f j s p a g b
Row 4: m g r a p d a r s m a
Row 5: a c x b w i g j f h l
Row 6: j r a g u j x b c a u
Row 7: w d g s o b a g r t b

Indeed, no 'v' anywhere. So "van" cannot be. Therefore, the fifth image must be something else. What is it? A van, but perhaps it's meant to be "bus" or "car", but neither fits well.

Another idea: perhaps it's "taxi" and "taxi" is in the grid. T-A-X-I.

'T' is in row7 col10=t. 'A' is in many places. 'X' is in row1 col7, row3 col1, row5 col3, row6 col7. 'I' is in row2 col10, row5 col6.

Is there a path? For example, row6 col7=x, row7 col10=t — not adjacent. Row5 col3=x, row6 col4=g, not a. Row1 col7=x, row2 col8=c, not a. Diagonally: from row5 col3=x, row6 col4=g, row7 col5=o — not. From row3 col1=x, row4 col2=g, row5 col3=x — not a.

Perhaps "taxi" is not there. But we have "wax" which includes 'x', and "wax" is a word.

For the fifth image (van), maybe it's "cam" or "dam", but not likely.

Let's look at the last image in top row: van. Perhaps it's "van" and the grid has a typo, but unlikely.

Another thought: in some contexts, "van" can be called "truck", but "truck" has short u.

Perhaps it's "car", and "car" is formed by c-a-r in different directions.

Let's try column 10: r,w,g,m,h,a,t — has r at top, a at row6, t at row7 — not c.

Column 1: m,s,x,m,a,j,w — has m,a,j — "maj" for "jam", already used.

Perhaps the fifth image is "bag", but we have a separate bag image.

Let's count the images again. There are 10 images: 5 in top row, 5 in bottom row.

Top row: 1.taxi, 2.sad, 3.bag, 4.jam, 5.van

Bottom row: 6.bucket, 7.map, 8.girl, 9.gas pump, 10.hat

We have assigned:

- 1: cab (instead of taxi)
- 2: sad
- 3: bag
- 4: jam
- 5: ?
- 6: wax (for the bucket with spill, assuming melted wax)
- 7: map
- 8: ? (girl doing experiment)
- 9: ? (gas pump)
- 10: hat

For 8: girl doing experiment — what short "a" word? "Lab" — but not in grid. "Flask" no. "Test" no. "Mad" no. "Dad" no. "Rad" no. Perhaps "gas" for the pump, but then what for the girl?

Another idea: the girl might be "dad" but she's a girl. Or "mom" has short o.

Perhaps "sap" — s-a-p. Is "sap" in grid? Row3: ...s p a g b — s,p,a — "spa", already have. "sap" would be s-a-p, which is reverse of "pas", not present.

Row4: ...a r s m a — a,r,s — not.

Column 7: x,n,s,a,g,x,a — s at row3, a at row4, g at row5 — "sag", already have.

For the gas pump, "gas" — g-a-s. As before, not obviously in grid. But we have "sag" which is s-a-g, so if read backwards, "gas"! Yes! So "sag" backwards is "gas". So for the gas pump, "gas" is in the grid as "sag" read backwards.

Similarly, for the girl doing experiment, what could it be? "Lab" — l-a-b. Is "lab" in grid? L is in row5 col10=l, row7 col1=w, not. Column 10: r,w,g,m,h,a,t — has l? No, row5 col10=l, but above is h, below is a — h,a,l — "hal", not "lab". Column 1: m,s,x,m,a,j,w — no l. Row5: a c x b w i g j f h l — has l at end. To have "lab", need l,a,b. Here l is at col10, a is at col1, not adjacent. Diagonally: from row5 col10=l, row6 col9=c, not a. Row4 col9=s, row5 col10=l, not a.

Perhaps "flask" is not it. Another possibility: "beaker" no. Or "tube" no. Perhaps "cat" but not matching.

Wait — we have "rap" in the grid — r-a-p. Is there an image for "rap"? The girl is doing an experiment — not really. "Rag" — r-a-g — for the bucket? But we have "wax" for that.

Let's list the words we can confidently say are in the grid and match images:

- map: matches image 7
- bag: matches image 3
- sad: matches image 2
- jam: matches image 4
- hat: matches image 10
- cab: matches image 1 (taxi)
- wax: matches image 6 (bucket with spill, assuming wax)
- gas: as "sag" backwards, matches image 9 (gas pump)
- rag: r-a-g — is there an image for "rag"? The bucket might have a rag, but we have wax. Or the girl might be using a rag. But let's see.

For image 8 (girl), perhaps "dad" but not. Or "mad" — m-a-d. Is "mad" in grid? M-a-d. Row4 col1=m, col4=a, col6=d — not consecutive. Column 1: m,s,x,m,a,j,w — m at row1, a at row5, not d. Row7 col1=w, not m. Diagonally: row4 col1=m, row5 col2=c, not a. Not found.

Another word: "spa" — s-p-a. Is there an image for "spa"? The girl doing experiment might be in a spa? Unlikely. Or the hat? No.

Perhaps "rap" — r-a-p. Image for "rap"? Not obvious.

Let's consider that the fifth image (van) might be "car", and "car" is in the grid as c-a-r in a diagonal or something.

Search for c-a-r.

In row3: col4=c, then col9=a, not r.

Row4: col3=r, col4=a, col5=p — "rap".

Column 4: row3=c, row4=a, row5=b — "cab".

Column 3: row3=b, row4=r, row5=x — "brx".

Diagonally down-right: from row4 col4=a, row5 col5=w, not r.

From row3 col4=c, row4 col5=p, not a.

From row2 col8=c, row3 col9=a, row4 col10=m — "cam", not "car".

"Cam" is c-a-m. Is "cam" a word? Yes, short for camera, but not matching van.

Perhaps the van is "bus", and "bus" has short u, not a.

I think I need to accept that for the van, it might be "car", and "car" is intended to be in the grid, or perhaps it's "van" and the grid has 'v' but I missed it.

Let's look back at the grid string:

Row 1: m a p c w a x b e r s
Row 2: s j n e g o n c d w i
Row 3: x o b c f j s p a g b
Row 4: m g r a p d a r s m a
Row 5: a c x b w i g j f h l
Row 6: j r a g u j x b c a u
Row 7: w d g s o b a g r t b

No 'v'. So must be something else.

Another idea: perhaps the fifth image is "taxi", and "taxi" is not in the grid, but "tax" is, but "tax" has short a, and "i" is separate. But "taxi" is four letters.

Perhaps for the van, it's "van" and we use "van" even though 'v' is not in grid, but that doesn't make sense for a word search.

Let's count how many words we have from the grid that are short "a" words:

From earlier: map, wax, spa, rap, rag, bag, cab, sag, hat, sad, jam — 11 words.

But there are 10 images, so one is extra.

Perhaps "spa" is not used, or "rap" .

For the girl doing experiment, maybe "lab" is not, but "flask" no. Another possibility: "dad" but she's a girl. Or "mom" no.

Perhaps "gas" for the pump, and for the girl, "mad" or "sad" but sad is used.

Let's assign based on commonality:

1. Cab ( for taxi)
2. Sad (crying)
3. Bag (shopping)
4. Jam (jar)
5. ?
6. Wax (bucket with spill)
7. Map (map)
8. ?
9. Gas (pump) — as "sag" backwards
10. Hat (hat)

For 5 and 8, we have left: spa, rap, rag, and also "dam" or "cam" not found.

"Rag" — r-a-g — could be for the bucket if it's a rag soaking, but we have wax.

For the girl, perhaps "rap" — but not fitting.

Another idea: the girl might be "dad" but gender mismatch. Or perhaps "cat" but not.

Let's look at image 8: girl with goggles, flask, bubbles — typically "science" or "lab", but "lab" not in grid. "Test" has short e. "Beaker" no.

Perhaps "flask" is not, but "glass" has short a? G-l-a-s-s — has 'a', but long word.

Short "a" word: "ash" — a-s-h. Is "ash" in grid? A-s-h. Row5 col1=a, col2=c, not s. Row4 col7=a, col8=r, not s. Column 10: r,w,g,m,h,a,t — has h and a, but not s together. Row7 col10=t, not h for ash.

Not found.

Perhaps "pan" — p-a-n. P-a-n. Row1 col3=p, col4=c, not a. Row3 col8=p, col9=a, col10=g — "pag", not "pan". Column 3: p,n,b,r,x,a,g — p at row1, n at row2, not a. Not found.

I recall that in the grid, row4 has "d a r" — "dar" not a word, but "rad" is a word, r-a-d. Is "rad" in grid? R-a-d. Row4 col3=r, col4=a, col6=d — not consecutive. Col3=r, col4=a, col5=p — "rap".

"Rap" is r-a-p, which is a word.

For the girl, perhaps she is "rapping" but unlikely.

Another thought: the image might be "dad" for a father, but it's a girl.

Perhaps it's "mad" — m-a-d. M-a-d. Row4 col1=m, col4=a, col6=d — not adjacent. But if we take m at row4 col1, a at row5 col1, d at row4 col6 — not connected.

Diagonally: from row4 col1=m, row5 col2=c, not a.

Not working.

Let's consider that the fifth image (van) might be "bus", and "bus" has short u, but the worksheet says "short a words", so probably not.

Perhaps "van" is "cam" or "dam", but not standard.

Let's search online or think differently.

Perhaps the van is "taxi", and "taxi" is in the grid as t-a-x-i in a diagonal.

For example, row7 col10=t, row6 col9=c, not a. Row6 col7=x, row7 col8=g, not a.

Row5 col3=x, row6 col4=g, not a.

Row1 col7=x, row2 col8=c, not a.

No.

Another idea: perhaps the first image is "car", and "car" is c-a-r in column 4, but it's c-a-b for "cab".

I think I need to go with the words that are clearly in the grid and match the images as best as possible.

So let's finalize:

1. Cab ( for the taxi image)
2. Sad (crying girl)
3. Bag (shopping bag)
4. Jam (jar)
5. ? — let's say "car" even though not found, or perhaps "van" is not, but we have to choose. Wait, we have "map" for image 7, etc.

For image 5 (van), perhaps it's "bus", but not short a. Or "truck" no.

Let's notice that in the grid, there is "wax" , and for the bucket, it could be "wax", and for the van, perhaps "van" is not, but we have "hat" for image 10.

Another word: "sap" — s-a-p. Is "sap" in grid? As "pas" backwards. Row3: s p a — "spa", which is s-p-a, so "aps" backwards is "spa", not "sap". "Sap" would be s-a-p, which is not present; "spa" is s-p-a.

So "spa" is in the grid, and perhaps it's for the hat or something, but hat is "hat".

Perhaps for the girl, "spa" as in beauty spa, but she's doing science.

I recall that in some worksheets, the girl with flask might be "lab", and "lab" might be in the grid as l-a-b in a different way.

Let's look for "lab" again.

L is in row5 col10=l, row7 col1=w, not. Row5: a c x b w i g j f h l — so l at col10.

A is in many places.

B is in row3 col3=b, row3 col10=b, row5 col4=b, row6 col8=b, row7 col6=b, row7 col10=b.

So for "lab", need l,a,b together.

For example, row5 col10=l, then a at row6 col10=a, b at row7 col10=b — so vertically in column 10, rows 5-7: l, a, b — "lab" ✔

Yes! Column 10: row5=l, row6=a, row7=b — so "l a b" — "lab" ✔

Perfect! So "lab" is in column 10, rows 5-7.

So for image 8 (girl doing experiment), "lab" is perfect.

Then for image 9 (gas pump), "gas" as "sag" backwards in column 7, rows 3-5: s,a,g — so "sag" , and "gas" is the reverse.

For image 6 (bucket with spill), "wax" in row1, cols5-7.

For image 5 (van), what is left? We have used: cab, sad, bag, jam, wax, map, lab, gas, hat.

That's 9 words. Missing one for image 5.

Words in grid: we have map, wax, spa, rap, rag, bag, cab, sag, hat, sad, jam, lab, gas (as sag backwards).

"Spa" is still there — s-p-a in row3, cols7-9.

"Rap" — r-a-p in row4, cols3-5.

"Rag" — r-a-g in row6, cols2-4.

For image 5 (van), perhaps "rap" or "rag" or "spa", but none match a van.

Perhaps "car" is not, but "van" might be "bus", but not short a.

Another possibility: the van image might be "taxi", and we have "cab" for it, but then what for the first image? We have "cab" for image 1.

Perhaps image 5 is "car", and "car" is c-a-r in the grid.

Let's assume that "car" is in the grid as c-a-r in a diagonal or something, but to save time, let's see the most reasonable assignment.

Perhaps the fifth image is "van", and the word is "van", but since 'v' is not in grid, it must be that the word is "cam" or "dam", but not.

Let's calculate the number: 10 images, so 10 words.

From grid, we can take:

1. cab (image 1)
2. sad (image 2)
3. bag (image 3)
4. jam (image 4)
5. ?
6. wax (image 6)
7. map (image 7)
8. lab (image 8)
9. gas (image 9) — as sag backwards
10. hat (image 10)

For image 5, we need a short "a" word