Word LaddersFirst Grade

Lawn - Mower

Unit 5 Week 5

Created by Kristi Waltke

On the bottom rung of your ladder spell…

lawn

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

lawn

law

You should have spelled…

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

teeth.

law

jaw

You should have spelled…

jaw

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

paw

You should have spelled…

paw

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

pawn

You should have spelled…

pawn

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

yawn

You should have spelled…

yawn

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

yen

You should have spelled…

yen

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

men

You should have spelled…

men

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

meow

You should have spelled…

meow

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

mower

You should have spelled…

You’ve just gone from lawn to mower in ten

words.

Way to go!