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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