A Big List of Spring Words

Enjoy this collection of over 150 spring words.

There’s spring vocabulary words grouped alphabetically and by theme. There’s spring terms for:

• spring weather
• spring clothing
• time words
• spring activities
• spring flowers & nature
• spring animals
• rhyming words
• cvc & kindergarten words

Spring Words From A – Z

First, here is a list of springtime words in alphabetical order:

A

• April (April showers)
• arrival

B

• balmy
• baseball
• bear cub
• bees
• bike
• bird
• birth
• bloom
• blossom
• blue sky
• boot
• born
• break (spring break)
• breeze
• breezy
• brisk
• buds
• bugs
• bulbs
• bumblebee
• bunny
• butterfly
• buzzing

C

• calf
• camping
• cap
• cardigan
• caterpillar
• cherry blossoms
• chicks
• chirp
• chipmunk
• cleaning (spring cleaning)
• clouds
• clover
• crocus

D

• daffodil
• daisies
• dandelions
• Daylight Savings Time
• dragonfly
• drizzle
• ducklings

E

• Earth Day
• eggs
• equinox

F

• fawn
• flowers
• fly
• foal
• forget-me-not
• foxglove
• frogs

G

• garden (gardening)
• germinate
• golf
• goose
• gosling
• grass
• grasshopper
• green
• grow

H

• hatch
• hellebore
• hyacinth

I

• insects
• iris
• ivy

J

• jacket

K

• kid (baby goat)
• kite
• kitten

L

• ladybug
• lamb
• leaf
• life cycle
• lilies of the valley
• lungwort

M

• March
• May
• melt
• migrate
• migration
• mud

N

• nature
• nest
• new

O

• orchid
• outside
• owl

P

• pasque
• peony
• picnic
• piglets
• plant
• pollen
• primrose
• puddle
• puppies
• purple

Q

• quack

R

• rabbit
• raccoons
• rain
• rain boots
• rainbow
• raincoat
• raindrop
• robin
• running shoes

S

• season
• seeds
• shovel
• showers
• snail
• sneakers
• snowdrop
• soil
• sparrow
• splash
• spring
• spring break
• spring cleaning
• springtime
• sprout
• sun
• sunny
• sunshine
• swan

T

• tadpoles
• thaw
• tree
• tulip

U

• umbrella

V

• vernal equinox

W

• wallflower
• warm
• warmth
• weather
• weeds
• wet
• wheelbarrow
• windy
• worm

X

• xanthopetal (flower with yellow petals)

Y

• yard
• yellow
• young

Z

• zinnia

Do you enjoy word puzzles? Kids and adults can test their skills with one of these fun printable spring word scrambles.

Spring Themed Word Lists

Below you’ll find word lists for these spring themes:

• spring weather
• spring clothing
• spring time vocabulary
• spring activities
• spring flowers & nature
• spring animals
• rhyming words
• words for kindergarten and cvc words

Spring Weather Words

Here is a list of spring weather words:

• April showers
• balmy
• blue sky
• breeze
• brisk
• clouds
• daylight
• drizzle
• drops
• melt
• rain
• rainbow
• showers
• sun
• sunshine
• thaw
• umbrella
• warm
• warmth
• windy

For more weather vocabulary, you can download a free printable pdf of weather terms for kids.

Here’s a fun printable spring weather fill-in puzzle designed for 5th grade and up, featuring many of these spring weather words.

Spring Clothing Words

What clothes are commonly worn in the spring? Here is a list of spring clothing vocabulary:

• cap
• cardigan
• dress
• hoodies
• jacket
• pants
• rain boots
• raincoat
• running shoes
• sunglasses
• sneakers
• T-shirt
• umbrella
• windbreaker

Time Words of Spring

Here is a list of time words associated with spring:

• April
• April Fools Day
• Daylight Saving Time
• Earth Day
• March
• March break
• May
• season
• spring
• vernal equinox

Spring Activity Words

Spring is a time for jumping in puddles and flying a kite. Here are some words of activities common in the spring season:

• baseball
• biking
• bubbles
• camping
• gardening
• golfing
• kite
• park
• picnic
• puddles
• spring break
• spring cleaning
• walks

Spring Flowers & Nature Words

There’s nature words like:

• blossom
• buds
• bulbs
• clover
• flowers
• grass
• green
• grow
• leaf
• nature
• seeds
• sprout
• tree

And here are some flowers common in spring:

• crocus
• daffodil
• daisy
• dandelion
• forget-me-not
• foxglove
• hellebore
• hyacinth
• iris
• lily of the valley
• lungwort
• pasque
• peony
• primrose
• snowdrop
• tulip
• wallflower

Spring Animal Words

Spring is the season of new beginnings and births. Here are the names of some animals and animal vocabulary we associate with spring:

• bear cub
• bees
• birds
• bugs
• bumblebee
• bunny
• butterfly
• calf
• caterpillar
• chicks
• chirping
• chipmunk
• dragonfly
• ducklings
• farm
• fawn
• foal
• foxes
• frog
• geese
• grasshopper
• hatch
• insect
• kitten
• ladybug
• lamb
• life cycle
• nest
• owls
• piglets
• puppies
• rabbit
• raccoons
• robin
• snail
• sparrow
• swan
• tadpole
• worm

Enjoy a fun printable spring puzzle for ages 9 and up that uses many of these spring animal words.

Spring Rhyming Words

Trying to write a poem? Here’s some spring rhyming words to get you started:

• showers and flowers
• bees and trees
• ivy, bee, bunny, daisy, windy and puppy
• bud and mud
• butterfly, dragonfly and sky
• rainbow and sparrow
• bike and hike

If you think of anymore, please share in the comments below.

Spring Words for Kindergarten

Here is a list of easy words for kindergarten:

• bee
• bird
• boot
• egg
• fly
• frog
• leaf
• nest
• rain
• worm

To practice some of these words, you can download a fun printable spring word search for kindergarten.

Here are some spring cvc words perfect for preschool or kindergarten children:

• bud
• bug
• mud
• sun
• wet

Spring Spelling Words

Here is a list of spring themed spelling words that are learned in each elementary grade:

Grade 1 Spring Spelling Words

In grade 1, students will learn to spell these spring words during the year:

• bud
• mud
• seed
• May
• spring

Grade 2 Spring Spelling Words

The 2nd grade spelling words that are spring related are:

• birth
• born
• baby
• seeds
• tree
• worm
• March
• bug
• sunshine
• rain
• birds
• nest
• eggs
• colt
• frog
• snail
• duck
• cows
• sheep
• goat

Kids can enjoy this free printable spring crossword puzzle to practice the spelling of many of these 2nd-grade words.

Grade 3 Spring Spelling Words

Here are the spring themed 3rd grade spelling words:

• lamb
• kitten
• rabbit
• puppy
• baseball
• garden
• plant
• soil
• grow
• flower
• sunny
• warm
• kite

Wish you had a fun 3rd grade spelling worksheet that uses these spring words? Grab this free 3rd grade crossword puzzle.

Grade 4 Spring Spelling Words

The 4th grade spring spelling words are:

• calf
• calves
• bees
• butterfly
• daisy
• flowers
• insects

Grade 5 Spring Spelling Words

There are only a few spring words in the 5th grade spelling words:

• March
• April
• May
• umbrella

Can you think of anymore spring words? Share them in the comments.