Life Skills Word Search Printable

A life skills puzzle of money, home, job and getting around words that prints with its answer key.

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Life Skills Word Search

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0 of 15 words found

RWGMANNERSAZENE

LAODAGRECEIPTMN

SHOCPBLYAOIPNES

GGZSPHONECALLGP

CESNLPTJRCAJIRW

QZECILYIAADSIOI

ISCZCSAYNLDAVCD

NCHLAIINTERVIEW

QHOFTGONBNEIZRT

TEREINELRDSNWYV

TDEIOAFPGASGRLF

CUSHNTXONRDSWIX

RLRESUMEYMNUVSD

OENTTRVACUUMLTP

MBUDGETTFIYLLDM

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BudgetBUDGET
SavingsSAVINGS
ReceiptRECEIPT
Grocery listGROCERY LIST
VacuumVACUUM
ChoresCHORES
ScheduleSCHEDULE
CalendarCALENDAR
InterviewINTERVIEW
ResumeRESUME
ApplicationAPPLICATION
AddressADDRESS
MannersMANNERS
Phone callPHONE CALL
SignatureSIGNATURE

15 of 22 words from the Life Skills list.

Which skill on this list will you practice this week? Write when and how.

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Answer key: Life Skills Word Search

RWGMANNERSAZENE

LAODAGRECEIPTMN

SHOCPBLYAOIPNES

GGZSPHONECALLGP

CESNLPTJRCAJIRW

QZECILYIAADSIOI

ISCZCSAYNLDAVCD

NCHLAIINTERVIEW

QHOFTGONBNEIZRT

TEREINELRDSNWYV

TDEIOAFPGASGRLF

CUSHNTXONRDSWIX

RLRESUMEYMNUVSD

OENTTRVACUUMLTP

MBUDGETTFIYLLDM

BUDGET, SAVINGS, RECEIPT, GROCERY LIST, VACUUM, CHORES, SCHEDULE, CALENDAR, INTERVIEW, RESUME, APPLICATION, ADDRESS, MANNERS, PHONE CALL, SIGNATURE

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All 134 words

Money 23

Afford To have enough money to pay for something.
Bank account A record of the money you keep with a company that looks after it.
Bills Notices of money owed, for things such as power, water and a phone.
Budget A plan for the money that comes in, goes out and gets saved.
Cash Money in paper and coins.
Coupon A slip or code that takes money off a price.
Debit card A plastic rectangle that pays straight from your account.
Debt Money owed to a person, a store or a lender.
Deposit Money put into an account.
Donate To give money or goods to help others.
Expense Something you have to spend money on.
Income Money that comes in, from a job or anywhere else.
Insurance A paid plan that covers the cost if something goes wrong.
Loan Money that is borrowed and must be paid back.
Paycheck The money a worker gets from an employer for a stretch of work.
Piggy bank A small container with a slot, where a child keeps coins.
Price tag The label that tells what an item costs.
Receipt A slip that shows what you bought and what you paid.
Rent Money paid each month to live in a home someone else owns.
Sales tax An amount added at the register that goes to the government.
Savings Money set aside to use later.
Tip Extra money given to thank a server or a driver.
Wallet A small folding case for money and cards.

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Kitchen and Food 18

Can opener A tool that cuts the lid off a tin.
Cooking Making food ready to eat by heating it.
Cutting board The flat surface food is chopped on.
Dish soap The liquid squeezed into a sink of plates and cups.
Dish towel A cloth for drying plates and cups.
Grocery list What you write down before a trip to the supermarket.
Leftovers Food from one meal saved for another.
Lunch box A container for carrying a midday meal.
Measuring cup A marked container that shows how much flour or milk you have.
Microwave A small appliance that heats food in a minute or two.
Nutrition label The panel on a package that lists calories, fat, sugar and salt.
Oven The heated box where food bakes or roasts.
Pot holder A thick pad that protects a hand from a hot pan.
Recipe The ingredients and steps for making one dish.
Refrigerator The appliance that keeps food cold.
Sponge A soft, holey pad for scrubbing.
Stove The appliance with burners on top for pots and pans to sit on.
Use by date The day printed on a package after which the food should not be eaten.

Home and Laundry 25

Broom A long-handled brush for the floor.
Chores Regular jobs that keep a home running.
Detergent A cleaning powder or liquid made for washing clothes.
Dryer The machine that tumbles wet clothes in warm air.
Dustpan The flat scoop that a pile of dirt is brushed into.
First aid kit A box of bandages and other supplies for small injuries.
Garbage Things thrown away.
Hanger A shaped piece of wire, wood or plastic that holds a shirt in a closet.
Iron A hot, flat tool that presses wrinkles out of cloth.
Laundry Clothes, sheets and towels that need washing.
Light bulb The glass part of a lamp that glows, and that someone has to change.
Make the bed To pull the sheets and blanket straight in the morning.
Mend To fix a rip or a hole.
Plunger A rubber cup on a handle for clearing a blocked drain.
Recycle To send used paper, cans and bottles to be made into new things.
Scrub To rub hard with a brush or a pad until the dirt comes off.
Sewing Joining or fixing cloth with a needle and thread.
Smoke alarm A device on the ceiling that beeps loudly when there is a fire.
Spare key An extra copy that opens the door if the first one is lost.
Stain A mark on cloth that is hard to get out.
Thermostat The control on the wall that sets how warm or cool a room is.
Tidy In good order, with each thing back where it belongs.
Toolbox A case that holds a hammer, pliers and screwdrivers.
Vacuum A machine that sucks dirt up from a floor.
Washer The machine that cleans clothes with water and soap.

Time and Planning 14

Agenda A list of things to do or to talk about.
Alarm clock A device set to ring at the hour you need to wake up.
Appointment A set hour to meet someone, such as a dentist.
Backup plan What you will do if the first idea fails.
Bedtime The hour for going to sleep, picked so the morning goes well.
Calendar A chart of days, weeks and months, where plans are written in.
Curfew The hour by which someone must be home.
Due date The day by which something must be turned in or paid.
Head start An early beginning that puts you ahead.
On time Not late.
Routine The usual order in which you do things.
Schedule A plan that lists what happens and when.
Sticky note A small square of paper that clings to a wall or a desk.
Wake up To stop sleeping and start the day.

Getting a Job 17

Application The form filled out to ask for a job.
Career The line of work a person follows over many years.
Clock in To record the minute you start work.
Cover letter A note sent with a job seeker's papers to introduce them.
Day off A date when you are not expected at work.
Experience Skill and knowledge gained by doing something.
First job Where a working life begins.
Handshake A greeting in which two people clasp right palms.
Interview A meeting where an employer asks a job seeker questions.
Lunch break The midday pause in a work day.
Manager The person in charge of a group of workers.
Minimum wage The lowest hourly pay the law allows.
Reference A person who will vouch for you, or the letter that person writes.
Resume A short written summary of a person's schooling, skills and work history.
Shift The hours a person is set to work in a day.
Uniform The matching clothes that workers at one place wear.
Workplace The shop, office or site where a person does a job.

Getting Around 16

Address The number, street and city where a home or business is.
Bike lock A chain or cable that keeps a bicycle from being taken.
Bus stop The marked place where riders wait.
Directions Step-by-step guidance for getting somewhere.
Fare The price of a ride.
Helmet A hard hat that protects the head.
Landmark Something easy to see that helps you know where you are.
License An official card that allows a person to drive.
Map A drawing that shows where streets and places are.
Route The way from one place to another.
Seat belt The strap that holds a rider in place in a car.
Sidewalk The paved path beside a street.
Subway A train that runs under a city.
Transit Buses, trains and subways that anyone may ride.
Walk signal The lit figure that tells people on foot it is their turn to cross.
ZIP code The five digits at the end of a United States mailing address.

Manners and Messages 21

Envelope A folded paper cover for a letter.
Eye contact Looking at the face of the person you are talking with.
ID card A pocket-sized pass with your name and photo that shows who you are.
Invitation A request to come to an event.
Library card The pass that lets you borrow books.
Mailbox Where letters are delivered or dropped off.
Manners Polite ways of acting around other people.
Neighbor A person who lives next door or a few doors away.
Password A secret string of letters and numbers that opens an account.
Phone call A talk with someone by telephone.
Please The polite word that goes with asking for something.
Polite Showing good manners in what you say and do.
Privacy The right to keep your own business to yourself.
Reply An answer.
RSVP Four letters on an invitation that ask you to say whether you will come.
Signature Your name written in your own hand.
Small talk Light chat about everyday things.
Stamp The small sticker that pays for mailing.
Text message A short typed note sent from one phone to another, quicker than a call.
Thank you The polite words for when someone gives or helps.
Voicemail A spoken message left when nobody answers.

How this list was compiled: Own work: the word list and every clue were written for this page. Word meanings were checked on 9 October 2026 against each word's entry in Wiktionary (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/budget and the entries for the other words). Word origins follow the Wiktionary etymologies of budget, curfew, coupon, schedule, résumé and RSVP. Facts were checked the same day against these English Wikipedia articles: Life skills (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_skills), Résumé, RSVP, ZIP Code and Minimum wage. Licence: own work

How it works

Budget, Laundry, Cooking, Schedule, Interview, Resume and Manners are on the list this life skills word search printable opens on. Seven more lists sort the rest by where the skill is used, and every word has a clue.

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Seven lists, by where the skill is used

Money has Paycheck, Deposit and Sales tax. Kitchen and Food has Leftovers, Use by date and Nutrition label. Home and Laundry has Detergent, Plunger and Smoke alarm. Time and Planning has Appointment, Due date and Backup plan. Getting a Job has Application, Cover letter and Minimum wage. Getting Around has Bus stop, Fare and Walk signal, and Manners and Messages has Voicemail, Signature and RSVP.

Four words with a history

Budget goes back to an Old French word for a small leather bag, and curfew to the Old French for cover the fire. A coupon is something cut, from the French verb couper, and RSVP stands for the French for please respond.

For a transition or independent living class, each themed list makes a puzzle for one unit, such as Money for a budgeting week.

Questions and answers

Is the life skills word search free to print?

Yes, and there is no sign-up. Press Print or save as PDF for two pages on Letter or A4: the puzzle with a name and date line and a writing task, then the answer key.

What words are in the life skills word search?

134 words and phrases, from Rent and Tip to Measuring cup and Nutrition label.

Which list has the job words?

Getting a Job, with 17 entries, among them Interview, Resume, Application, Reference, Shift and Clock in. The Resume clue says what goes in one: schooling, skills and work history.

Which life skills list suits younger students?

Short and Easy, with 12 words of 3 to 5 letters, such as Rent, Tip, Cash, Oven, Tidy and Map.

All 134 words

Money 23

Kitchen and Food 18

Home and Laundry 25

Time and Planning 14

Getting a Job 17

Getting Around 16

Manners and Messages 21

How it works

Seven lists, by where the skill is used

Four words with a history

Questions and answers

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