Word LaddersThird Grade

Strawberry - Sweet

Unit 2 Week 4

Created by Kristi Waltke

On the bottom rung of your ladder spell…

strawberry

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

a road.

strawberry

street

You should have spelled…

Use the black letters from “street” to make a word for what maples,

oaks, pines, and firs are.

street

tree

You should have spelled…

tree

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

three

You should have spelled…

three

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

throne

You should have spelled…

throne

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

throat

You should have spelled…

throat

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

throw

You should have spelled…

throw

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

worth

You should have spelled…

worth

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

work

You should have spelled…

work

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

weak

You should have spelled…

weak

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

squeak

You should have spelled…

squeak

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

square

You should have spelled…

square

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

squeeze

You should have spelled…

squeeze

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

sweet

You should have spelled…

You’ve just gone from

strawberry to sweet.

Way to go!