Fruit Names for Kids: Apples, Bananas, Mangoes and Peaches

Eight of the fruits children eat most: the apple, the banana, the orange, the grape, the pear, the peach, the lemon and the mango. They come from all over the world, from apple orchards in cool climates to banana and mango plantations in the tropics, and most of them are in the fruit bowl at home.

No word is diagonal, but three, banana, grape and orange, read backwards, and peach runs upward. Peach and pear both start with PE.

Common Fruits Vocabulary: 8 Words to Find

Words run across, up and down; 4 of the 8 read backwards. The longest words are Banana and Orange, with 6 letters each.

Apple: A crisp fruit of cool climates, grown in thousands of varieties.
Banana: A long tropical fruit that grows in hanging bunches. To a botanist, it is a berry.
Grape: A small, juicy fruit that grows in bunches on vines, eaten fresh, dried as raisins or made into wine.
Lemon: A sour yellow citrus fruit used for juice, zest and flavor.
Mango: A sweet tropical stone fruit with orange flesh, first grown in South Asia.
Orange: A round, juicy citrus fruit, the most widely grown citrus in the world.
Peach: A soft, fuzzy stone fruit with sweet yellow or white flesh.
Pear: A sweet fruit shaped like a teardrop, related to the apple.

How to Solve the Common Fruits Word Search

"Apple" is the only word with a double letter, PP. "Banana" is the only word with a B, and "peach" the only one with a C or an H. "Peach" and "pear" both start with PE: pear reads across, peach runs upward.

How Long the Common Fruits Word Search Takes

6 players have solved this puzzle on their first try, and they took a median of 57 seconds. Half of them finished between 39 seconds and 72 seconds. None of them needed a hint.

Times measured on Word Search Free, online play only, first attempt per player. Updated 2026-10-15.

Healthy Eating Activities With Fruit

Bring the real fruits to class and let children match each one to its word.
Sort the fruits by color: yellow, orange, green, red and purple.
Make a fruit salad with the fruits from the list and vote on the favorite.