Hangman Printable: Food Words
A kid-friendly hangman sheet with four game boards and a list of 24 secret words: Food words from TACO and PIZZA to SPAGHETTI and STRAWBERRY, each with its letter count. Instead of a gallows, every wrong letter adds one part to an ice cream cone that gets three scoops, a cherry and sprinkles, shown step by step in a picture guide. Each board has a clue line, space for the dashes and the whole alphabet to cross off, so it works for spelling practice at home, in class or on the road.
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- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- Vector, prints razor-sharp at any size
- Level
- Grade 1
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this game
A kid-friendly hangman sheet with four game boards and a list of 24 secret words: Food words from TACO and PIZZA to SPAGHETTI and STRAWBERRY, each with its letter count. Instead of a gallows, every wrong letter adds one part to an ice cream cone that gets three scoops, a cherry and sprinkles, shown step by step in a picture guide. Each board has a clue line, space for the dashes and the whole alphabet to cross off, so it works for spelling practice at home, in class or on the road. It suits ages 6 to 7: quick to learn, and a game is over before anyone gets restless.
Tips for using it
- Give each player a different colored pencil: it is easy to see who drew which line or letter, and nobody argues.
- Keep a folder with a few sheets of each game in the car or the diaper bag for waiting rooms and restaurants.
- Slide a sheet into a clear page protector and use a dry-erase marker to play the same board again and again.
- Let the younger child go first; in dots and boxes and tic tac toe the first move is a small advantage.
Printing tips
Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). It is a vector file, so the lines stay sharp on any printer. This page is free for personal, family and classroom use.
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