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Dinosaur Word Scramble

Name:Dinosaur Word ScrambleWord bank:ANKYLOSAURUS BONES BRACHIOSAURUS CARNIVORE CLAWS DINOSAURDIPLODOCUS EXTINCT FOSSIL HERBIVORE JURASSIC PALEONTOLOGIST SKELETONSTEGOSAURUS TRICERATOPS TYRANNOSAURUS VELOCIRAPTOR VOLCANO1.U N S A O I D R2.S L S F O I3.N T Y R S A R A S O U U N4.T T P E O I A R C R S5.T S R S O U S G E A U6.I R A R O L O V C E P T7.B R I C U H A S R O A S U8.S D P I L D O U O C9.U S A S Y K N A U L O R10.O T P G A L E O T N S I O L11.L E K E N T S O12.B E S O N13.T I X E T N C14.C S J U A I R S15.N C O L V O A16.R H I V E B E O R17.C N I E R A V R O18.S A C W L
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Long dinosaur names are tough to unscramble from scratch, so this sheet starts with a word bank at the top. Eighteen words in all, from bones and claws to paleontologist and Brachiosaurus.

One per line. Add a hint after a dash if you like.

Puzzle
Level

Medium: all letters mixed

Paper
More optionsword bank, CAPITALS, regular print
Letters

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2 pages: 1 to solve, 1 with the answers

Words to unscramble

  • dinosaur
  • fossil
  • Tyrannosaurus
  • Triceratops
  • Stegosaurus
  • Velociraptor
  • Brachiosaurus
  • Diplodocus
  • Ankylosaurus
  • paleontologist
  • skeleton
  • bones
  • extinct
  • Jurassic
  • volcano
  • herbivore
  • carnivore
  • claws

Every word can be changed in the box above before you print.

Ideas for using it

  • Cross each name off the word bank as you solve it; the last few get easier.
  • Ask which dinosaurs were plant eaters (herbivores) and which were meat eaters (carnivores).
  • Older children can turn the word bank off and race a partner.
Dinosaur Word Scramble: printable worksheet with 18 scrambled words to solve, from a free word scramble maker

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