word ladders third grade football- touchdown unit 2 week 3 created by kristi waltke

Word LaddersThird Grade

Football- Touchdown

Unit 2 Week 3

Created by Kristi Waltke

On the bottom rung of your ladder spell…

football

Trade the second word in the compound word “football” to make

another compound word that means a players technique of

moving his feet.

football

footwork

You should have spelled…

Trade the word “foot” in “footwork” to create another compound word for doing school assignments at

your house.

footwork

homework

You should have spelled…

homework

Use the black letters in “homework” to make a word for the opposite of less.

more

You should have spelled…

more

Add a “w” to the letters in “more.” Scramble the letters in order to make a word for a “cutter.”

mower

You should have spelled…

mower

Add a word to “mower” to make a compound word that refers to a machine that cuts people’s grass.

lawnmower

You should have spelled…

lawnmower

Use the three black letters from “lawnmower” to make a word for “current, up-dated”

now

You should have spelled…

now

Add a letter to the beginning of “now” to make a word for white flakes that typically fall from the sky in cold weather.

snow

You should have spelled…

snow

Add a word to “snow” to make a compound word for being bombarded with snow.

snowstorm

You should have spelled…

snowstorm

Use the black letters in “snowstorm” to make a word for an arrangement of objects or people in a line.

row

You should have spelled…

row

Add a letter to “row” to make a word for a black bird.

crow

You should have spelled…

crow

Add a word to “crow” to make a compound word for what farmers put in their fields to help protect their crops.

scarecrow

You should have spelled…

scarecrow

Use the black letters in “crow” and add a letter to make a word for what a king or queen may wear on his or her head.

crown

You should have spelled…

crown

Change the beginning of “crown” to make a word for the opposite of up.

down

You should have spelled…

down

Add a word to “down” to make a compound word for scoring 6 points in a football game.

touchdown

You should have spelled…

You’ve just gone from

sour to pickle.

Way to go!