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Word Ladders

1. This document describes a word ladder activity where students change one letter at a time to transform one word into another related word. 2. Several examples are provided, such as transforming "more" into "less" by changing one letter at a time to create "lore", "lose", and "loss". 3. Six word ladder puzzles are included for students to solve by changing letters one by one with the help of clues or hints provided.

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Word Ladders

1. This document describes a word ladder activity where students change one letter at a time to transform one word into another related word. 2. Several examples are provided, such as transforming "more" into "less" by changing one letter at a time to create "lore", "lose", and "loss". 3. Six word ladder puzzles are included for students to solve by changing letters one by one with the help of clues or hints provided.

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Language Arts

Word Ladders
Transform one word into another by changing a single letter in more
each step so that each link in the chain is a valid word. For lore
example, see the example to right for how to change more lose
into less. Hint: use the hints to help you. loss
less

1. Turn milk into pail. 2. Turn fire into heat.

milk fire
Hint: another word Hint: employ at a job
for “grind”
Hint: not “there”
Hint: you can shop
here Hint: group of cows
Hint: way to send a
letter Hint: brain casing
pail heat

3. Turn fool into sage. 4. Turn army into name.

fool army
Hint: place to swim Hint: not legs, but . . .
Hint: political survey Hint: goals
Hint: long metal object Hint: fades
Hint: not tan Hint: they block up rivers
Hint: leaf in a book Hint: slang term for
sage name a woman

5. Turn mice into rats. 6. Turn clock into clown.

mice clock
Hint: container for butter
Hint: another word for
a bug Hint: a thief
Hint: your good friend
Hint: to sing
Hint: you wipe your feet
on them Hint: royalty’s headgear
rats clown
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