# Sounds and Letters Word Search

Learning to read starts with knowing how letters and sounds work together ([Guiding question](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/44708)). In this game, you will find words about phonics and reading. You will search for words like blend, letter, sound, vowel, and word. Finding these words helps you recognize letters and letter combinations quickly and accurately ([Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/44869)).

## How to play

- Find the 8 words from the list in the grid (10 × 10).
- Words run across, down and diagonally.
- Circle each word you find and tick it off the list. The answer key shows where every word hides.

## Words to find

- BLEND
- LETTER
- PRINT
- SHAPE
- SILENT
- SOUND
- VOWEL
- WORD

## Puzzle grid

| D | H | D | E | L | V | O | W | E | L |
|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| S | M | S | W | V | I | B | B | G | E |
| X | Q | H | O | S | I | L | E | N | T |
| K | V | A | W | U | E | E | P | A | T |
| U | L | P | O | D | N | N | R | W | E |
| T | X | E | R | I | Z | D | F | Z | R |
| H | D | J | D | I | C | Q | S | W | M |
| B | F | I | F | F | N | G | M | T | Q |
| Y | E | U | F | C | W | T | D | I | R |
| W | J | C | C | S | J | C | R | L | P |

## Answer key

- **BLEND**: row 2, column 7, down
- **LETTER**: row 1, column 10, down
- **PRINT**: row 5, column 3, diagonal
- **SHAPE**: row 2, column 3, down
- **SILENT**: row 3, column 5, across
- **SOUND**: row 2, column 3, diagonal
- **VOWEL**: row 1, column 6, across
- **WORD**: row 4, column 4, down


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*AILI game · language en · model claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 · generated 2026-09-17 · id 8732d951-3036-45ba-a26b-e7aa13a69bc1*

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