Spelling Worksheets for Grade 5 - Free Printable

Explanation:
We need to find two hidden words, one for each set of clues. For each clue, we pick the letter that appears in the first word but *not* in the second (or fits the condition given), and combine them to form the hidden word.

Let’s solve Hidden Word #1 step by step:

1. *The first letter is in UNCLE and AUNT.*
Letters in both: U, N, C, L, E and A, U, N, T → common letters: U, N
So possible: U or N
But it says “the first letter is in UNCLE and AUNT” — meaning it must be in *both*, so options: U or N. Keep both for now.

2. *The second letter is in WIND and SUN.*
WIND = W, I, N, D
SUN = S, U, N
Common: N
So second letter = N

3. *The third letter is in SHIRT and TIE.*
SHIRT: S, H, I, R, T
TIE: T, I, E
Common: I, T
So third letter is I or T.

4. *The fourth letter is in CHILI and LUNCH.*
CHILI: C, H, I, L, I
LUNCH: L, U, N, C, H
Common: C, H, L
So fourth letter = C, H, or L.

5. *The fifth letter is in APRICOT but not TANGERINE.*
APRICOT: A, P, R, I, C, O, T
TANGERINE: T, A, N, G, E, R, I, N, E
Letters in APRICOT NOT in TANGERINE:
- P (not in TANGERINE) ✔
- C (TANGERINE has no C) ✔
- O (no O in TANGERINE) ✔
So possible: P, C, O

6. *The sixth letter is in IMAGINARY but not ANIMAL.*
IMAGINARY: I, M, A, G, I, N, A, R, Y
ANIMAL: A, N, I, M, A, L
Letters in IMAGINARY NOT in ANIMAL:
- G (not in ANIMAL) ✔
- R (not in ANIMAL) ✔
- Y (not in ANIMAL) ✔
So possible: G, R, Y

7. *The seventh letter is in SUNDAY but not TUESDAY.*
SUNDAY: S, U, N, D, A, Y
TUESDAY: T, U, E, S, D, A, Y
Letters in SUNDAY NOT in TUESDAY:
- N (TUESDAY has no N) ✔
So seventh letter = N

So far, we have:
- Pos 1: U or N
- Pos 2: N
- Pos 3: I or T
- Pos 4: C, H, or L
- Pos 5: P, C, or O
- Pos 6: G, R, or Y
- Pos 7: N

Now let’s try to guess a real word with 7 letters ending in N, with second letter N, seventh letter N.

Try: UNICORN? Let's test:

U N I C O R N → 7 letters
Check each clue:

1. First letter U — in UNCLE and AUNT? ✔ Yes (both have U)
2. Second letter N — in WIND and SUN? ✔ Yes (both have N)
3. Third letter I — in SHIRT and TIE? ✔ Yes (both have I)
4. Fourth letter C — in CHILI and LUNCH? ✔ Yes (both have C)
5. Fifth letter O — in APRICOT but not TANGERINE? ✔ APRICOT has O; TANGERINE does *not* have O → correct
6. Sixth letter R — in IMAGINARY but not ANIMAL? ✔ IMAGINARY has R; ANIMAL does *not* have R → correct
7. Seventh letter N — in SUNDAY but not TUESDAY? ✔ SUNDAY has N; TUESDAY does *not* have N → correct!

Perfect! So Hidden Word #1 = UNICORN

Now Hidden Word #2:

1. *The first letter is in LAPTOP but not in TABLET.*
LAPTOP: L, A, P, T, O, P
TABLET: T, A, B, L, E, T
Letters in LAPTOP NOT in TABLET:
- P (TABLET has no P) ✔
- O (no O in TABLET) ✔
So first letter = P or O

2. *The second letter is in GREEN and GRAY.*
GREEN: G, R, E, E, N
GRAY: G, R, A, Y
Common: G, R
So second letter = G or R

3. *The third letter is in EAT and SLEEP.*
EAT: E, A, T
SLEEP: S, L, E, E, P
Common: E
So third letter = E

4. *The fourth letter is in METAL but not in LEAD.*
METAL: M, E, T, A, L
LEAD: L, E, A, D
Letters in METAL NOT in LEAD:
- M (LEAD has no M) ✔
- T (LEAD has no T) ✔
So fourth = M or T

5. *The fifth letter is in ZEBRA but not in RABBIT.*
ZEBRA: Z, E, B, R, A
RABBIT: R, A, B, B, I, T
Letters in ZEBRA NOT in RABBIT:
- Z (not in RABBIT) ✔
So fifth letter = Z

6. *The sixth letter is in MONKEY and EMU.*
MONKEY: M, O, N, K, E, Y
EMU: E, M, U
Common: M, E
So sixth letter = M or E

7. *The seventh letter is in SALTY but not in SWEET.*
SALTY: S, A, L, T, Y
SWEET: S, W, E, E, T
Letters in SALTY NOT in SWEET:
- A (SWEET has no A) ✔
- L (no L) ✔
- Y (no Y) ✔
So seventh = A, L, or Y

Now build a 7-letter word with:
- Pos 1: P or O
- Pos 2: G or R
- Pos 3: E
- Pos 4: M or T
- Pos 5: Z
- Pos 6: M or E
- Pos 7: A, L, or Y

Try: PENGUIN? No — only 7 letters, but P-E-N-G-U-I-N — doesn’t match (pos 5 should be Z).

Wait — pos 5 is Z. So word must have Z as 5th letter. That’s rare. Let’s think of 7-letter words with Z in position 5:

Examples:
- BIZARRE → 7 letters: B I Z A R R E — but pos 5 = R, not Z.
Wait, positions: 1:B, 2:I, 3:Z → no, Z is 3rd.

We need: _ _ E _ Z _ _

So pattern: ??E?Z??

Try: PROBLEM? No Z.

Wait — maybe we misread clue 5: “The fifth letter is in ZEBRA but not in RABBIT.”
ZEBRA letters: Z, E, B, R, A
RABBIT: R, A, B, B, I, T
So letters in ZEBRA NOT in RABBIT: Z only (E is in RABBIT? RABBIT has no E! Wait — RABBIT = R, A, B, B, I, T — no E! So E is also NOT in RABBIT.)

Hold on! RABBIT: R, A, B, B, I, T — indeed, no E, no Z.
So letters in ZEBRA NOT in RABBIT: Z, E
(because B and R and A are in RABBIT)

So clue 5: fifth letter is in ZEBRA but *not* in RABBIT → could be Z or E

That changes things! So fifth letter = Z or E.

Now reconsider.

Also clue 6: in MONKEY and EMU → common letters: M, E (yes). So 6th = M or E.

Clue 3: third letter = E (confirmed).

Let’s try word: OCEANIC? No Z.

Wait — maybe it’s MAGAZINE? 8 letters — too long.

What 7-letter word fits: ? ? E ? ? ? ?

Let’s list possible letters again carefully:

1. LAPTOP \ TABLET → LAPTOP = L,A,P,T,O,P; TABLET = T,A,B,L,E,T
Not in TABLET: P, O → so 1st = P or O

2. GREEN ∩ GRAY = G, R → 2nd = G or R

3. EAT ∩ SLEEP = E → 3rd = E

4. METAL \ LEAD = M, T (since L, E, A are shared) → 4th = M or T

5. ZEBRA \ RABBIT: ZEBRA = Z,E,B,R,A; RABBIT = R,A,B,I,T → shared: R,A,B → not shared: Z, E
So 5th = Z or E

6. MONKEY ∩ EMU = M, E → 6th = M or E

7. SALTY \ SWEET = S,A,L,T,Y minus S,W,E,E,T → remaining: A, L, Y
So 7th = A, L, or Y

Now try building:

Suppose 1st = P
2nd = R
3rd = E
4th = T
5th = Z
6th = I? No — 6th must be M or E. So can’t be I.

Try: PR ETZMY? nonsense.

Wait — what if 5th = E? Then we have: ? ? E ? E ? ?

And 6th = M or E.

Try PROTEIN? P R O T E I N — 7 letters.

Check:
1. P — in LAPTOP? yes. In TABLET? no → ✔
2. R — in GREEN? yes. In GRAY? yes → ✔
3. O? Wait, 3rd letter is O, but we need E! PROTEIN: positions: 1:P, 2:R, 3:O — fails clue 3.

We need 3rd = E.

Try: PELICAN? P E L I C A N — 7 letters
1. P ✔
2. E — is E in GREEN and GRAY? GREEN has E, GRAY has no E → ✘ (must be in *both*)

So 2nd must be in both GREEN and GRAY → only G and R.

So 2nd = G or R.

Try: RUGBY?? no.

Wait — what about GEMSTON? No.

Let me try to brute-force using the constraints:

Positions:
1: P/O
2: G/R
3: E
4: M/T
5: Z/E
6: M/E
7: A/L/Y

Try combination:
1=P, 2=R, 3=E, 4=T, 5=Z, 6=E, 7=Y → PRETZEL!

P R E T Z E L — 7 letters.

Check each clue:

1. First letter P — in LAPTOP? ✔ yes. In TABLET? ✘ no → “in LAPTOP but not in TABLET” → ✔
2. Second letter R — in GREEN? ✔ yes. In GRAY? ✔ yes → ✔
3. Third letter E — in EAT? ✔ yes. In SLEEP? ✔ yes → ✔
4. Fourth letter T — in METAL? ✔ yes. In LEAD? LEAD = L,E,A,D — no T → “in METAL but not in LEAD” → ✔
5. Fifth letter Z — in ZEBRA? ✔ yes. In RABBIT? ✘ no → “in ZEBRA but not in RABBIT” → ✔
6. Sixth letter E — in MONKEY? ✔ yes. In EMU? EMU = E,M,U — yes, has E → “in MONKEY and EMU” → ✔
7. Seventh letter L — in SALTY? ✔ yes (S,A,L,T,Y). In SWEET? S,W,E,E,T — no L. So “in SALTY but not in SWEET” → ✔

Perfect! Hidden Word #2 = PRETZEL

Final Answer:
UNICORN, PRETZEL