Word Ladders Third Grade

1. Word LaddersThird Grade Birthday - Parties Unit 1 Week 2 Created by Kristi Waltke

2. On the bottom rung of your ladder spell… birthday

3. Change the ending in “birthday” to make a word for a type of tree. birthday

4. You should have spelled… birch

5. Change the middle of the word “birch” to make a word for “many.” birch

6. You should have spelled… bunch

7. Add a suffix to “bunch” to make a word for more than one bunch. bunch

8. You should have spelled… bunches

9. Change the beginning of “bunches” to make a mathematical unit of measurement found on a ruler. bunches

10. You should have spelled… inches

11. Trade the letters “h” and “n” from “inches” for “p” and “o.” Scramble the letters to make a word for “duplicates.” inches

12. You should have spelled… copies

13. Drop two letters from “copies” to make a word for a type of dessert. copies

14. You should have spelled… pies

15. Add three letters to the middle of “pies” to make a word for the coins that have Abraham Lincoln’s picture on them. pies

16. You should have spelled… pennies

17. Change the ending of “pennies” to make a word for a bunch of writing utensils that you often sharpen for school. pennies

18. You should have spelled… pencils

19. Scramble the black letters in “pencils” to make a word for untruths. pencils

20. You should have spelled… lies

21. Change the first letter in “lies” to make a word for items men wear around their necks for formal occasions. lies

22. You should have spelled… ties

23. Add three letters to the beginning of “ties” to make a word for “celebrations.” ties

24. You should have spelled… parties

25. You’ve just gone from birthday to parties Way to go!