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