I’ve found crosswords are an excellent way to engage students in thinking laterally and building links in language. However, it is sometimes difficult to find crosswords that are at the right level.

I’ve made eight pages of 20 question crosswords in a format that I hope is interesting to younger students, and at a level that is at just the right difficulty for them.

These crosswords are suitable for 11-15 year olds at the beginner level with about 200 words of vocab. I use these in my Junior High School grade 1 and 2 classes and they are always a big hit.

Feel free to download the pdf and use in your own classes – they are a great way to get students thinking hard through English :)

English Crosswords for Beginners (pdf).

Here are some other crosswords I use a lot.