Word Ladders Third Grade

1. Word LaddersThird Grade Funniest - Joke Unit 1 Week 3 Created by Kristi Waltke

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

3. Use the black letters in “funniest” to make a word for a something used to catch things. funniest

4. You should have spelled… net

5. Change the beginning of “net” to make a word for receiving. net

6. You should have spelled… get

7. Add a suffix to “get” to make it happening right now. get

8. You should have spelled… getting

9. Change the root word in “getting” to something a person does in water to get from place to place. getting

10. You should have spelled… swimming

11. Take away four letters from “swimming” to make a word for what you do with your voice to accompany music. swimming

12. You should have spelled… sing

13. Add one letter to “sing” to make a word for utilizing. sing

14. You should have spelled… using

15. Add the letters “pply” to the word “using.” Then, scramble the letters to make a word for providing something. using

16. You should have spelled… supplying

17. Take away the green letters from “supplying” and add three letters to make a word for buying things. supplying

18. You should have spelled… shopping

19. Change “shopping” to the past tense of the word. shopping

20. You should have spelled… shopped

21. Use the black letters in “shopped” to make a word for the feeling that some desire will be fulfilled. shopped

22. You should have spelled… hope

23. Change two letters in “hope” to make a word for a humorous remark intended to provoke laughter. hope

24. You should have spelled… joke

25. You’ve just gone from funniest to joke. Way to go!