2. Word Ladders Third Grade Birthday - Parties Unit 1 Week 2 Created by Kristi Waltke

3. On the bottom rung of your ladder spell… birthday

4. Change the ending in “birthday” to make a word for a type of tree. birthday

5. birch You should have spelled…

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

7. bunch You should have spelled…

8. bunch Add a suffix to “bunch” to make a word for more than one bunch.

9. bunches You should have spelled…

10. bunches Change the beginning of “bunches” to make a mathematical unit of measurement found on a ruler.

11. inches You should have spelled…

12. inches Trade the letters “h” and “n” from “inches” for “p” and “o.” Scramble the letters to make a word for “duplicates.”

13. copies You should have spelled…

14. copies Drop two letters from “copies” to make a word for a type of dessert.

15. pies You should have spelled…

16. pies Add three letters to the middle of “pies” to make a word for the coins that have Abraham Lincoln’s picture on them.

17. pennies You should have spelled…

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

19. pencils You should have spelled…

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

21. lies You should have spelled…

22. lies Change the first letter in “lies” to make a word for items men wear around their necks for formal occasions.

23. ties You should have spelled…

24. ties Add three letters to the beginning of “ties” to make a word for “celebrations.”

25. parties You should have spelled…

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