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Jonah 1 Crossword & Word Search: Jonah and the Great Fish

Jonah 1 · Free printable Bible worksheet for kids

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Three pages: word search and verse fill-in, crossword and quiz, plus answers.

Jonah and the Great Fish: Jonah 1 word search and memory verse worksheet
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Teaching Jonah and the Great Fish

Read Jonah 1. Trace the journey from the command to go to Nineveh to the ship, storm and fish. Save Jonah’s prayer inside the fish for the chapter 2 worksheet.

  • Where did God tell Jonah to go?
  • What happened to the sea after Jonah was thrown overboard?

Word Search

Words hide across, down, and diagonally — forwards and backwards.

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  • JONAH
  • NINEVEH
  • SHIP
  • STORM
  • SAILORS
  • SLEEP
  • FISH
  • THREE

Crossword

Use the lesson vocabulary and clues to complete the puzzle.

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Across

  1. The vessel Jonah boarded to flee
  2. The city Jonah was told to visit
  3. The prophet who boarded the ship
  4. The violent weather that frightened the sailors

Down

  1. The number of days and nights Jonah spent inside the fish
  2. The great creature that swallowed Jonah
  3. What Jonah was doing below deck
  4. The people trying to save the ship

True or False

Read the chapter and circle the right answer.

  1. God told Jonah to go to Nineveh.
  2. Jonah immediately walked toward Nineveh.
  3. The sailors were frightened by the storm.
  4. A bird swallowed Jonah after he left the ship.

Memory Verse

Fill in the missing words.

But the Lord sent a huge fish to Jonah. And Jonah was the fish for three days and three nights.

Jonah 1:17 · NIrV

About this Jonah 1 activity sheet

This free printable worksheet reviews Jonah 1 through four short activities: a word search using lesson vocabulary, a crossword based on the children’s guide, four true/false statements to talk through, and a memory-verse fill-in from Jonah 1:17. The final page is a complete answer key for the adult in the room.

The sheet is written for roughly ages 6–12. Read the chapter aloud first, or work through the Jonah 1 kids study guide together, then hand out the sheet as a review. You can also read Jonah 1 before you start.

Print as many copies as your Sunday school class, midweek club, homeschool co-op, or family devotional needs. Choose Actual size in your printer settings so the puzzles keep their proportions.

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Related Bible crosswords and word searches

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“But the Lord sent a huge fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.”
Jonah 1:17 · NIrV

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