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Word Ladder Challenge: Grade 5

A worksheet to practice vocabulary, spelling, and logical thinking through word ladder puzzles.

Grade 5 ELA GrammarLanguage and VocabularyWord Ladder Activities
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3 Fill in the BlanksShort Answer

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5

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ELAVocabularySpellingWord GamesGrade 5
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Word Ladder Challenge: Grade 5

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Welcome to the Word Ladder Challenge! In each puzzle, you will change one letter at a time to transform the starting word into the ending word. Each step must be a real word. Good luck!

Change 'CAT' to 'DOG':

1. CAT

2.  

3.  

4. DOG

Change 'COLD' to 'WARM':

1. COLD

2.  

3.  

4.  

5. WARM

Change 'RIVER' to 'SHORE':

1. RIVER

2.  

3.  

4.  

5.  

6. SHORE

Create your own 4-step word ladder. Choose a 3-letter starting word and a 3-letter ending word, changing only one letter at each step. Write your ladder below.

Starting Word:  

Ending Word: