Can You Guess the Job? Put Your Crossword Skills to Work!

How to Play This Online Word Puzzle?

• 1Click on a picture, and enter the letters of the matching word! If you fill in the word correctly, it will be validated automatically!
• 2Click on the "Check grid" button to see if you made mistakes and to mark incorrect letters in red.
  
• 3Use the Tabulator key on your keyboard to move to the next word in the crossword puzzle grid.
  
• 4Use the arrow keys on your keyboard, to move to the next or previous cell.
  
• 5Use the Delete or Backspace keys on your keyboard to clear a filled cell in the grid.
  
• 6To accomplish your mission and reach the final victory, find all the words in this online crossword game! Good luck!

Different Jobs Call for Different Skills

Every profession requires its own combination of skills, knowledge and responsibilities. Some jobs involve creativity or practical ability, while others rely on patience, observation, problem-solving or caring for people. The qualities and experience needed can vary enormously from one occupation to another.

The six professions pictured in this crossword show just how varied the world of work can be. Look closely at each character and the objects nearby: clothing, tools and other visual details can all help identify the job before you begin fitting its English name into the grid.

Need an extra clue?

One of the pictures has you puzzled? Match its number with the short riddle below for another clue.

• 1 I care for patients and help them during treatment and recovery. Who am I?
• 2 I grow crops and may also raise animals for food and other products. Who am I?
• 3 I use brushes and colors to cover walls or create pictures. Who am I?
• 4 I make bread, cakes and other foods in an oven. Who am I?
• 5 I study the world, ask questions and use experiments to find answers. Who am I?
• 6 I work in a court and make decisions based on the law. Who am I?

Skills Grow with Learning and Practice

Knowing the name of a profession is only the beginning. Jobs often require people to learn particular skills, use specialized equipment and understand rules or procedures related to their work. Some occupations require many years of study, while others depend heavily on practical training and experience.

People can also develop new abilities throughout their working lives. Technology changes, techniques improve and new discoveries can transform the way a job is done. Learning therefore does not necessarily stop when school ends — it can continue throughout a career.

Six Professions to Discover

This crossword brings together six professions with very different skills and working environments. Pictures provide the first clues, crossing letters help with spelling, and the short riddles above offer another route to an answer whenever it is needed. Whether the puzzle is played at home or used as an English vocabulary activity in class, each clue encourages players to connect a job with its name, tools and responsibilities.

Want to discover other jobs? Try our Jobs Vocabulary Crossword #1 or explore another selection with our Professions Picture Puzzle #2.