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

You should have spelled…

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

“many.”

birch

bunch

You should have spelled…

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

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.”

copies

You should have spelled…

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

You should have spelled…

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!