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Goldfish, parakeets, and a wheel-running gerbil — the friendly chaos of the pet shop. This sheet is free and printed in large, senior-friendly type — use the Print button above for a paper copy, or choose “Save as PDF” in the print dialog. Prints as the puzzle only — tick the box below if you’d like the answer key included (it prints on its own page).

The Pet Shop Word Search

Instructions: Find all 12 hidden words in the grid. Words can go across or down.

ACGIAYHAMSTERHZ
AYLSLDARRBUNNYK
HSLGOLDFISHEPCI
LONILRETELRZOAT
ITPIGERBILLKTNT
LLAYCFNCOLLARAE
BERAPZLPAFUAERN
KAAIESRULIHEFYO
PKKSOOHPISCBEGE
RAEELREPZPPAEIM
YREAREIYAARFDRA
ERTNIENDRSRDEOE
AREYUKPGDFHLRNK
DLEASHNOTCEEEMH
BRSZRPDEETDURAL

Word List

GOLDFISH
PARAKEET
HAMSTER
KITTEN
CANARY
GERBIL
LIZARD
FEEDER
COLLAR
BUNNY
PUPPY
LEASH

Answer Key

ACGIAYHAMSTERHZ
AYLSLDARRBUNNYK
HSLGOLDFISHEPCI
LONILRETELRZOAT
ITPIGERBILLKTNT
LLAYCFNCOLLARAE
BERAPZLPAFUAERN
KAAIESRULIHEFYO
PKKSOOHPISCBEGE
RAEELREPZPPAEIM
YREAREIYAARFDRA
ERTNIENDRSRDEOE
AREYUKPGDFHLRNK
DLEASHNOTCEEEMH
BRSZRPDEETDURAL
GOLDFISHPARAKEETHAMSTERKITTENCANARYGERBILLIZARDFEEDERCOLLARBUNNYPUPPYLEASH

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