Word Ladders Third Grade

1. Word LaddersThird Grade Strawberry - Sweet Unit 2 Week 4 Created by Kristi Waltke

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

3. Use the blend from the beginning of “strawberry” to make a word for a road. strawberry

4. You should have spelled… street

5. Use the black letters from “street” to make a word for what maples, oaks, pines, and firs are. street

6. You should have spelled… tree

7. Add a letter to the letters in “tree” to make a number word. tree

8. You should have spelled… three

9. Trade the “e” in three for two letters that will make a word for what a king sits on. three

10. You should have spelled… throne

11. Change the ending of “throne” to make a word for a body part used as a passageway for your food. throne

12. You should have spelled… throat

13. Change the ending of “throat” to make a word for what Peyton Manning does with a football. throat

14. You should have spelled… throw

15. Scramble the letters from “throw” to make a word that means value. throw

16. You should have spelled… worth

17. Change the ending of “worth” to make a word for labor. worth

18. You should have spelled… work

19. Change the middle of “work” to make a word for the opposite of strong. work

20. You should have spelled… weak

21. Trade the “w” in “weak” for a blend that makes a word for a mouse’s sound. weak

22. You should have spelled… squeak

23. Trade the “k” in “squeak” for the letter “r.” Use the letters to make a word for a boxy shape. squeak

24. You should have spelled… square

25. Trade the green letters in “square” for three letters that will make a word that means to compress. square

26. You should have spelled… squeeze

27. Trade the green letters from “squeeze” for two letters that will make a word for the taste of sugar. squeeze

28. You should have spelled… sweet

29. You’ve just gone from strawberry to sweet. Way to go!