Word Ladder wait….

1. Word Ladderwait…. Fourth Grade Phonics Unit 3 Week 2

2. On the bottom rung of your word ladder, write the word wait

3. Spell a homophone to the word “wait” which refers to a measurement of heaviness. wait

4. You should have spelled…. weight

5. Add the letter r to the blue letters in weight to make a word for a pronoun that means it belongs to them. weight

6. You should have spelled… their

7. Add the letter w to the blue letter in their to make a word for the past tense of throw. their

8. You should have spelled… threw

9. Add the letters o and n to the blue letters in threw to make a word for a king’s special chair. threw

10. You should have spelled… throne

11. Add a w to the blue letters in throne to spell a homophone to throne. throne

12. You should have spelled… thrown

13. Use the blue letters from thrown and the letter a to make a word for a grain used as food. thrown

14. You should have spelled… oat

15. Add a letter to oat to make a word for a ship. oat

16. You should have spelled… boat

17. Change one letter in boat to make a word that means to win or be superior. boat

18. You should have spelled… beat

19. Spell a homophone to beat that refers to a vegetable. beat

20. You should have spelled… beet

21. Add the letters h and r to the blue letters in beet to make a word for a location other than here. beet

22. You should have spelled… there

23. Take a letter from there to make a word for the present location. there

24. You should have spelled… here

25. You just went from wait to here in twelve words.