Post on 14-Dec-2015
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
birch
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Change the middle of the word “birch” to make a word for
“many.”
birch
bunch
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bunch
Add a suffix to “bunch” to make a word for more than one bunch.
bunches
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bunches
Change the beginning of “bunches” to make a mathematical unit of measurement found on a ruler.
inches
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inches
Trade the letters “h” and “n” from “inches” for “p” and “o.” Scramble the letters to make a word for “duplicates.”
copies
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copies
Drop two letters from “copies” to make a word for a type of dessert.
pies
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pies
Add three letters to the middle of “pies” to make a word for the coins that have Abraham Lincoln’s picture on them.
pennies
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pennies
Change the ending of “pennies” to make a word for a bunch of writing utensils that you often sharpen for school.
pencils
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pencils
Scramble the black letters in “pencils” to make a word for untruths.
lies
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lies
Change the first letter in “lies” to make a word for items men wear around their necks for formal occasions.
ties
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ties
Add three letters to the beginning of “ties” to make a word for “celebrations.”
parties
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You’ve just gone from
birthday to parties
Way to go!