Printable St. Patrick's Day word scramble

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About St. Patrick’s Day word scramble

Use this free printable St. Patrick’s Day word scramble to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with your kids. It is a fun and challenging activity, that will get kids to practice their spelling skills.

This game is perfect for a St. Patrick’s Day party, family gathering, or any other event celebrating the Irish culture.

The rules of the game are simple, players will need to rearrange the letters to spell out the words correctly.

This game features 15 St. Patrick’s Day words. If you get stumped, don’t worry, the answer key is also included in the download.

You might want to pair this activity with other fun St. Patrick’s Day printables.

Simply download and print the game. You will find the download link at the end of this post. Enjoy!

Tips to unscramble words faster

If you feel stuck, don’t peek at the answer key right away, try the following tips instead.

Look for common letter pairs. There are letters, that often appear together, common examples are: TH, ER, ON, and AN. If you can spot these letter combinations, you can try to connect them with the remaining letters.
Find prefixes and suffixes. Look for prefixes and suffixes and try connecting them with the rest of the letters. Common prefixes are: ANTI-, DE-, DIS-, EM-, EN-, IM-, IN, IR-, MID-, NON-, PRE-, RE-, SUPER-, UN-, UNDER-. Common suffixes are: – ABLE, -ED, -ES, -FUL, -ING, -ITY, -IVE, -LESS, -LY, – MENT, -NESS, -TION.
Identify the vowels. Look at the vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and try to construct the word around them.
Use a pen and paper. Unscrambling words in your head can be pretty difficult, so grab a pen and a piece of paper to write down word fragments and try out different letter combinations.

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Printable St. Patrick’s Day word scramble

Download the PDF file and print it at home or at your local print shop. Print as many copies as you need.

Print on standard 8.5″×11″ paper (US Letter). To print on A4 paper select “Fit to page” in your printer settings.

To make the page more durable print on heavier-weight paper or cardstock.

If you want to make this activity reusable you can laminate the page. You can also place it in a dry erase pocket and have kids use dry-erase markers so they can use it over and over again.

Looking for more printable word scrambles? You will find them HERE.

download ST. PATRICK’S DAY WORD SCRAMBLE

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