Word Ladders Third 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 You should have spelled…

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 You should have spelled…

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 You should have spelled…

pennies Change the ending of “pennies” to make a word for a bunch of writing utensils that you often sharpen for school.

pencils You should have spelled…

pencils Scramble the black letters in “pencils” to make a word for untruths.

lies You should have spelled…

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 You should have spelled…

You’ve just gone from birthday to parties Way to go!