Word Ladders First Grade

1. Word LaddersFirst Grade Lawn - Mower Unit 5 Week 5 Created by Kristi Waltke

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

3. Drop the last letter in lawn to make a word for a rule or commandment. lawn

4. You should have spelled… law

5. Change the first letter in law to make a word for the bottom part of your mouth that holds your teeth. law

6. You should have spelled… jaw

7. Change the first letter in jaw to make a word for a dog’s foot. jaw

8. You should have spelled… paw

9. Add a letter to paw to make a word for one of the pieces in the game of chess. paw

10. You should have spelled… pawn

11. Change the first letter in pawn to make a word for an action you sometimes do when you’re sleepy. pawn

12. You should have spelled… yawn

13. Now change the middle of the word yawn to make a word for what Japanese money is called. yawn

14. You should have spelled… yen

15. Change the first letter in yen to make a word for a bunch of grown-ups that are not girls. yen

16. You should have spelled… men

17. Change the ending in men to make the word for a cat’s sound. men

18. You should have spelled… meow

19. Add the letter r and unscramble the letters in meow to make a word for a person who cuts the grass. meow

20. You should have spelled… mower

21. You’ve just gone from lawn to mower in ten words. Way to go!