Little Red Riding Hood listening and word puzzle worksheet.

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are given a listening activity based on the story of Little Red Riding Hood. We need to fill in the missing words in 10 sentences, and then find those words in the word search puzzle below.

Since we can’t actually listen to the audio (the website link is provided but we’re not accessing it), we’ll use our knowledge of the classic fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood” to figure out the most likely missing words.

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Step 1: Fill in the blanks using common version of the story

1. Little Red Riding Hood lived in a w______ with her mother.
→ In many versions, she lives in a *wood* or *woods*. But since it says “a w____”, singular, probably wood.
But wait — sometimes it’s “village”? No, that doesn’t start with ‘w’.
Actually, in some versions: “lived in a cottage near the wood” — but here it says “in a w___”.
Common phrase: “lived in a wood” — yes, that fits.
✔ wood

2. Little Red Riding Hood went to see her g_____________!
→ Obviously, her grandmother!
✔ grandmother

3. Little Red Riding Hood is carrying a b________!
→ She carries a basket with food for grandma.
✔ basket

4. She had a nice c_____ in her basket.
→ What’s in the basket? Usually cake, cookies, bread…
“c_____” → likely cake
✔ cake

5. On her way Little Red Riding Hood met a w_____!
→ The wolf!
✔ wolf

6. “Granny, what big ______ you have!” “All the better to see you with!”
→ Eyes!
✔ eyes

7. “Granny, what big ______ you have!” “All the better to hear you with!”
→ Ears!
✔ ears

8. “Granny, what a big ______ you have!” “All the better to smell you with!”
→ Nose!
✔ nose

9. “Granny, what big ______ you have!” “All the better to eat you with!”
→ Teeth! Or mouth? But “big teeth” is classic.
In the story: “What big TEETH you have!”
✔ teeth

10. The woodcutter hears a loud s_________!
→ When the wolf eats grandma or attacks, there’s often a scream or shout.
“s_________” → likely scream
✔ scream

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Step 2: Check if these words appear in the word search

Words to find:
- wood
- grandmother
- basket
- cake
- wolf
- eyes
- ears
- nose
- teeth
- scream

Let’s scan the grid:

Grid (rows):

Row 1: N K Y P X V T Y U U V
Row 2: E T Y I S Z A U T Q T
Row 3: R E H T O M D N A R G ← “GRANDMOTHER” backwards? Let’s check:
From right to left: G R A N D M O T H E R → YES! Row 3, columns 10 to 1: G-R-A-N-D-M-O-T-H-E-R → grandmother found!

Row 4: R G L F L O W B V W Y → “FLOWB”? Wait — “WOLF” might be hidden. Look at row 4: positions 5-8: L O W B → no.
Wait — row 5: R G L F L O W B V W Y → still not obvious.

Look at row 6: L J K P R K K A E L W → maybe “WOLF” elsewhere?

Row 7: B W M A E R C S J S G → “W” at position 2, then later “O”? Not clear.

Wait — look at row 8: C Y N G K O P K D E M → “KOP”? No.

Row 9: R K O Y W X E E T Y W → “W” at pos 5, then “X”, not helpful.

Row 10: Y E S Y I U A T K E A → “YES” — that’s part of “eyes”? Not quite.

Row 11: H T E E T Y R V R A N → “T E E T” — could be part of “teeth”? Reverse: “TEET” → almost “TEETH”

Row 12: H J W O O D S J E A C → “W O O D S” → WOODS — close to “wood”. Also “J E A C” — not helpful.

Wait — row 12: positions 3-6: W O O D → WOOD ✔ Found!

Also, row 12 ends with “E A C” — maybe “CAKE”? If we go up? Row 11 ends with “R A N”, row 10 ends with “K E A” — so vertically? Column 10: let's check column 10:

Column 10 (from top to bottom):

Row 1: V
Row 2: T
Row 3: G
Row 4: Y
Row 5: W
Row 6: G
Row 7: M
Row 8: M
Row 9: W
Row 10: A
Row 11: N
Row 12: C

Not helpful.

Back to row 12: “H J W O O D S J E A C” — after “WOODS” is “J E A C” — if we take “C A K E” backwards? “E A C” — missing K.

Wait — row 11: “H T E E T Y R V R A N” — has “T E E T” — reverse is “T E E T” — not “TEETH”.

But row 11: positions 2-5: T E E T — if we add an H? Not there.

Wait — row 10: “Y E S Y I U A T K E A” — “Y E S” — that’s “yes”, but we need “eyes”.

“eyes” — look for E-Y-E-S.

Row 10: positions 2-5: E S Y I — no.

Row 2: E T Y I — no.

Row 1: N K Y P — no.

Perhaps vertical?

Try column 2:

Col 2: K, T, E, G, J, W, Y, K, E, T, J → no.

This is getting messy. Maybe we don’t need to locate them all — the task is to fill the blanks first, and the word search is to confirm or find them. Since we know the story, we can trust our answers.

But let’s double-check sentence 10: “The woodcutter hears a loud s_________!”

In some versions, the woodcutter hears a shout or scream. “Scream” fits better with danger.

Also, in the word search, do we see “SCREAM”?

Look at row 7: B W M A E R C S J S G → “A E R C S” — not quite.

Row 6: L J K P R K K A E L W — no.

Row 5: R G L F L O W B V W Y — “L O W” — that’s “low”, not “wolf”.

Wait — row 4: R G L F L O W B V W Y — positions 5-8: L O W B — no.

But row 3: R E H T O M D N A R G — we already used for grandmother.

Another idea: perhaps “wolf” is in row 4: look at positions 6-9: O W B V — no.

Wait — row 5: R G L F L O W B V W Y — positions 6-9: O W B V — still no.

Perhaps diagonal? This might be too hard without highlighting.

Alternatively, maybe the intended answers are standard, and we should go with them.

Let me verify with known versions:

Standard dialogue:

- “What big eyes you have!” → eyes
- “What big ears you have!” → ears
- “What big nose you have!” → nose
- “What big teeth you have!” → teeth

Yes.

And she carries a basket with cake or goodies.

Meets a wolf.

Lives in a wood (or village, but “wood” starts with w).

Grandmother.

Woodcutter hears a scream or cry.

So I think our answers are correct.

Now, for the word search, even if we can’t easily spot all, the main task is to fill the blanks.

So final answers for the blanks:

1. wood
2. grandmother
3. basket
4. cake
5. wolf
6. eyes
7. ears
8. nose
9. teeth
10. scream

But let’s check length:

Sentence 2: “g_____________” — that’s 11 underscores? “grandmother” is 11 letters → perfect.

Sentence 3: “b________” — 8 letters? “basket” is 6 — wait, problem.

Look back at original:

3. Little Red Riding Hood is carrying a b ________ !

It says “b ________” — how many spaces? In the image, it might be fixed, but in text, it’s written as “b ________” which might imply 8 characters? But “basket” is 6.

Perhaps it’s “bundle”? But that’s not typical.

Or “bag”? Too short.

Wait — in some versions, it’s “a basket full of goodies”, but the blank is after “a b”, so likely “basket”.

Maybe the underscores don’t match letter count exactly — sometimes they’re approximate.

Similarly, sentence 4: “c_____” — 5 underscores? “cake” is 4 — close.

Sentence 6: “big ______” — 6 underscores? “eyes” is 4.

This suggests the underscores may not be exact — probably just indicating a blank.

In educational worksheets, sometimes the number of underscores doesn't strictly match — it's just a visual cue.

Given that, and since “basket”, “cake”, etc., are standard, we'll stick with them.

For sentence 10: “loud s_________” — 9 underscores? “scream” is 6 — again, mismatch.

“shout” is 5, “cry” is 3.

“screech”? 7 letters.

“scream” is most logical.

Perhaps “sound”? But that’s vague.

I think “scream” is best.

Another possibility: in some versions, the woodcutter hears a “noise” or “commotion”, but “scream” fits the context of danger.

So I’ll go with that.

Final Answer:

1. wood
2. grandmother
3. basket
4. cake
5. wolf
6. eyes
7. ears
8. nose
9. teeth
10. scream