Word Ladders Third 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.

You should have spelled… street

Use the black letters from “street” to make a word for what maples, oaks, pines, and firs are.

You should have spelled… tree

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

You should have spelled… three

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

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.

You should have spelled… throat

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

You should have spelled… throw

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

You should have spelled… worth

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

You should have spelled… work

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

You should have spelled… weak

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

You should have spelled… squeak

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

You should have spelled… square

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

You should have spelled… squeeze

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

You should have spelled… sweet

You’ve just gone from strawberry to sweet. Way to go!