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Jonah and the Great Fish Puzzles
Free printable puzzles from Jonah 1–2 in the King James Version: a word search, word scramble, verse fill-in, criss-cross or crossword, for younger kids, older kids or adults.
Make a Jonah and the Great Fish puzzle
Choose a kind of puzzle. On the next page you can pick the age: younger kids (5–7), older kids (8–11), or teens and adults. Each one prints on letter paper, with an answer page if you want it.
- Word SearchFind the hidden words from the story.
- Word ScrambleUnscramble each word, with a clue and a verse to help.
- Verse Fill-InFinish the Bible verse with the missing words.
- Criss-CrossFit the answers into the grid, crossword-style.
- CrosswordA real crossword with clues from the story, for ages 8 and up.
Free for home, church and classroom: three puzzles a day, or ten for newsletter subscribers.
“But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.”
Jonah 2:9 (KJV)
Words in these puzzles
Every word comes from Jonah 1–2. The kids’ puzzles use the shorter, simpler words; the puzzles for adults use the whole list.
- JONAH
- AMITTAI
- NINEVEH
- TARSHISH
- JOPPA
- SHIP
- WIND
- SEA
- TEMPEST
- MARINERS
- ASLEEP
- LOTS
- HEBREW
- FISH
- THREE
- PRAYED
- WEEDS
- LAND
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- Crossing the Red Sea Exodus 14
- The Walls of Jericho Joshua 6
- Gideon's Three Hundred Judges 7
- Ruth and Naomi Ruth 1–4
- David and Goliath 1 Samuel 17
- Fire on Mount Carmel 1 Kings 18
- Daniel in the Lions' Den Daniel 6
- The Lord Is My Shepherd Psalm 23