Space explorers vocabulary activities

Build a vocabulary of objects, people and movement in space. Start by checking what learners already know: a star, a planet and a moon are different kinds of objects.

Your starting word list

Before you print

Read through the list together. Check that learners know the meaning of each word, and replace words that do not fit your lesson. The generator uses uppercase A–Z letters. A worksheet practises spelling and recognition; introduce new meanings before asking learners to work independently.

A classroom idea

After the puzzle, ask learners to choose three words and draw a labelled space scene. Explain that Earth and Mars are planets, while the Moon orbits Earth.

Talk about it

How could you use orbit in a sentence about Earth?

Choose an activity

• Word search: start with across and down, then add diagonal or backward directions.
• Vocabulary bingo: use the small grid with this list, and call words or definitions.
• Word scramble: rebuild each word and check it against the separate key.

Download the PDF with its answer sheet or print a student-only copy. All topics support A4 and US Letter. For six ways to use your words, visit our vocabulary lesson routine.