Word Ladders Third Grade

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

On the bottom rung of your ladder spell… birthday

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

You should have spelled… birch

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

You should have spelled… bunch

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

You should have spelled… bunches

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

You should have spelled… inches

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

You should have spelled… copies

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

You should have spelled… pies

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

You should have spelled… pennies

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

You should have spelled… pencils

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

You should have spelled… lies

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

You should have spelled… ties

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

You should have spelled… parties

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

Word Ladders Third Grade