February Word Scramble

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Hint: A year when February has 29 days

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February Word Scramble

Unscramble each word and write it on the line.

  1. A E L P, A E R Y.Hint: A year when February has 29 days
  2. E F D M R E O.Hint: National ___ Day is February 1
  3. I R H D T Y A B.Hint: The first president's is marked on the third Monday
  4. E T D I R P C.Hint: To say what will happen
  5. N E E G L D.Hint: An old story handed down
  6. T C S R E A O F.Hint: A guess at the weather ahead
  7. M E R G E E.Hint: To come out, as from a burrow
  8. H W K S I R E S.Hint: The long hairs on an animal's face
  9. U N T E N L.Hint: The path a burrowing animal digs
  10. R O I Y T H S.Hint: Black ___ Month is February

Sheet 329474

10 of 12 words from the Medium list.

Answer key: February Word Scramble

  1. AELP AERYLEAP YEAR
  2. EFDMREOFREEDOM
  3. IRHDTYABBIRTHDAY
  4. ETDIRPCPREDICT
  5. NEEGLDLEGEND
  6. TCSREAOFFORECAST
  7. MERGEEEMERGE
  8. HWKSIRESWHISKERS
  9. UNTENLTUNNEL
  10. ROIYTHSHISTORY

Sheet 329474

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All 30 words

Easy: short words 8

  • Burrow A hole an animal digs to live in
  • Cloudy The kind of sky that hides a shadow
  • Extra The kind of day added on the 29th
  • Furry Covered in a thick coat
  • Short What this month is, next to the others
  • Sleepy How an animal feels after a winter nap
  • Spring What comes early if there is no shadow, the legend says
  • Wintry Cold and snowy

Medium 12

  • Birthday The first president's is marked on the third Monday
  • Emerge To come out, as from a burrow
  • Forecast A guess at the weather ahead
  • Freedom National ___ Day is February 1
  • History Black ___ Month is February
  • Leap year A year when February has 29 days
  • Legend An old story handed down
  • Predict To say what will happen
  • Rodent The kind of animal a groundhog is
  • Shadow If the groundhog sees it, the story says winter goes on
  • Tunnel The path a burrowing animal digs
  • Whiskers The long hairs on an animal's face

Hard: long words 10

  • Amendment National Freedom Day recalls the resolution for the 13th
  • Groundhog Its day is February 2
  • Hibernation A long winter sleep
  • Meteorologist A person who studies and forecasts weather
  • Pennsylvania The state where the most famous furry forecaster lives
  • President The first one's birthday is a federal holiday this month
  • Six more weeks What the legend promises if the animal sees its shadow
  • Third Monday When the February federal holiday falls
  • Twenty-eight The number of days in most Februaries
  • Woodchuck Another name for the animal of February 2

How it works

This February word scramble holds 30 words of the month: Groundhog Day, leap year, the third-Monday holiday, National Freedom Day and Black History Month. Each word has a hint, and the answer key prints on its own page.

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Groundhog, leap year, presidents

The easy list is short words: Burrow, Furry, Cloudy, Extra. Medium, the opening sheet, holds Shadow, Forecast, Leap year and Freedom. The hard list reaches Pennsylvania and Meteorologist, at 12 and 13 letters.

For February 2

Print a sheet on Groundhog Day: Shadow, Burrow, Woodchuck and Six more weeks retell the legend. Valentine words have a page of their own and are not repeated here. Each press of New scramble deals the letters again.

  • Groundhog and Woodchuck are two names for one animal: ask pupils to find both on the hard sheet.
  • Twenty-eight and Leap year pair up: ask how many days February has this year.

Questions and answers

When is Groundhog Day?

February 2. The legend says that if the groundhog sees its shadow, six more weeks of winter follow, and if not, spring comes early. Shadow, Legend and Groundhog are on the list.

Is it Presidents' Day or Washington's Birthday?

In federal law the holiday on the third Monday in February is Washington's Birthday. The National Archives notes that Congress never changed the name to Presidents' Day. President, Birthday and Third Monday are on the list.

What is a leap year?

A year when February has 29 days in place of 28. The extra day keeps the calendar in step with Earth's trip around the sun. Leap year, Extra and Twenty-eight are on the list.

What grades is it for?

The easy list (Furry, Short) suits kindergarten and grade 1 with hints on. Medium suits grades 2 and 3, and the hard list (Woodchuck, Hibernation) suits grade 4 and up. The answer key prints on its own page.

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