Word Ladders Third Grade

1. Word LaddersThird Grade Football- Touchdown Unit 2 Week 3 Created by Kristi Waltke

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

3. Trade the second word in the compound word “football” to make another compound word that means a players technique of moving his feet. football

4. You should have spelled… footwork

5. Trade the word “foot” in “footwork” to create another compound word for doing school assignments at your house. footwork

6. You should have spelled… homework

7. Use the black letters in “homework” to make a word for the opposite of less. homework

8. You should have spelled… more

9. Add a “w” to the letters in “more.” Scramble the letters in order to make a word for a “cutter.” more

10. You should have spelled… mower

11. Add a word to “mower” to make a compound word that refers to a machine that cuts people’s grass. mower

12. You should have spelled… lawnmower

13. Use the three black letters from “lawnmower” to make a word for “current, up-dated” lawnmower

14. You should have spelled… now

15. Add a letter to the beginning of “now” to make a word for white flakes that typically fall from the sky in cold weather. now

16. You should have spelled… snow

17. Add a word to “snow” to make a compound word for being bombarded with snow. snow

18. You should have spelled… snowstorm

19. Use the black letters in “snowstorm” to make a word for an arrangement of objects or people in a line. snowstorm

20. You should have spelled… row

21. Add a letter to “row” to make a word for a black bird. row

22. You should have spelled… crow

23. Add a word to “crow” to make a compound word for what farmers put in their fields to help protect their crops. crow

24. You should have spelled… scarecrow

25. Use the black letters in “crow” and add a letter to make a word for what a king or queen may wear on his or her head. scarecrow

26. You should have spelled… crown

27. Change the beginning of “crown” to make a word for the opposite of up. crown

28. You should have spelled… down

29. Add a word to “down” to make a compound word for scoring 6 points in a football game. down

30. You should have spelled… touchdown

31. You’ve just gone from sour to pickle. Way to go!