Grades 4–6 Resources by Timothy Rasinski Teaching Kent State University Scholastic Rasinski, Timothy © 4-6 Grades Ladders: Word Daily
New York • Toronto • London • Auckland • Sydney Mexico City • New Delhi • Hong Kong • Buenos Aires To my own children—Mike, Emily, Mary, and Jenny— Word Wizards in their own right. A father couldn’t ask for better kids. Daily Word Ladders: Grades 4-6 © Timothy Rasinski, Scholastic Teaching Resources
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Welcome to Word Ladders! ... 5 All in the Family ...... 33 Eat Your Vegetables ...... 7 Give a Dog a Bone...... 34 Money Matters ...... 8 Dinner’s Ready ...... 35 Outerwear ...... 9 Happy Birthday ...... 36 Behind the Wheel ...... 10 Chew on This...... 37 Give a Little ...... 11 Peaks and Valleys ...... 38 Things That Go Bump A Rose Is a Rose ...... 39 in the Night...... 12 Resources Childhood ...... 40 Toothsome...... 13 Cheese Eaters...... 41 Teaching Say Cheese ...... 14 Frosty Fun ...... 42 Hat Head ...... 15 Scholastic Seaworthy ...... 43 In the Money...... 16 Sew Sew ...... 44 Rasinski, Meet and Greet ...... 17 Save Your Pennies ...... 45
Timothy Cool Drinks ...... 18
© Right or Wrong ...... 46
4-6 Stars and Stripes ...... 19 Precipitation Puzzle ...... 47
Grades In My Room...... 20 Snow Day ...... 48 Sleepytime ...... 21
Ladders: Winter Wear...... 49 Giving Thanks ...... 22 Word Out of This World ...... 50
Daily Express Mail...... 23 Fried Snacks...... 51 Stormy Days ...... 24 Candlelight ...... 52 Official Officers ...... 25 Car Trouble ...... 53 Bucket Brigade...... 26 Play Date ...... 54 Sweet Things ...... 27 Beautiful Day ...... 55 Here to There...... 28 Ruling the Roost ...... 56 Good Eating...... 29 New and Not-So-New ...... 57 That’s Entertainment ...... 30 Midday Meal ...... 58 All Is Forgiven ...... 31 Growing Up...... 59 Go, Go, Go ...... 32 Wedding Words ...... 60 Friendship ...... 61 Fish Wish ...... 89 Rub-a-Dub-Dub ...... 62 From the Ground Up ...... 90 Underwater ...... 63 Strength Training ...... 91 Hear This ...... 64 Getting the Message ...... 92 Brainy Birds ...... 65 Medal Winners...... 93 Itchy and Scratchy ...... 66 Fading Light...... 94 Daily Drinking Vessels ...... 67 Auto Adventures ...... 95 Word Good Books ...... 68 Where the Heart Is...... 96 Ladders: Land of the Free...... 69 Quick Wit...... 97 Corny! ...... 70 My Family ...... 98 Grades
School Days ...... 71 Family Ties ...... 99 4-6 © Jobs for Grownups ...... 72 Greener Pastures ...... 100 Timothy
Ship Shape...... 73 Fur Facts ...... 101 Rasinski, Suppertime ...... 74 Woody Wonder ...... 102 Scholastic Just a Spoonful...... 75 Mind Your Manners ...... 103
Flower Power ...... 76 And the Winner Is…...... 104 Teaching 24 Hours ...... 77 Dressing Up ...... 105 Resources Horse Sense ...... 78 Directions ...... 106 Voting Booth ...... 79 Get Well Soon ...... 107 Sailing ...... 80 Answer Key ...... 108 Bunny Tales ...... 81 Good Hare Day ...... 82 Very Fishy...... 83 Beasts of Burden ...... 84 Apple for Teacher...... 85 Art Smart ...... 86 Uphill...... 87 Globe Guessing ...... 88 Welcome to Word Ladders!
In this book you’ll find 100 mini-word- that all children need to perform in order study lessons that are also kid-pleasing to learn how to decode and spell games! To complete each Word Ladder accurately. And when the puzzle adds a bit takes just ten minutes but actively involves of meaning in the form of a definition (for each learner in analyzing the structure and example, “make a word that means to say meaning of words. To play, students begin something”), it helps extend students’ with one word and then make a series of understanding of words and concepts. other words by changing or rearranging the All of these skills are key to students’
Resources letters in the word before. With regular use, success in learning to read and write. So Word Ladders can go a long way toward even though Word Ladders will feel like
Teaching developing your students’ decoding and a game, your students will be practicing vocabulary skills. essential literacy skills at the same time!
Scholastic How do Word Ladders work?
Let’s say our first Word Ladder begins with Name Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Rasinski, the word walk. The directions will tell students to change one letter in walk to r a d i s h A red-colored root
10 vegetable.
Timothy A plate on which Add two letters. make a word that means “to speak.” The food is eaten. d i s h Change one letter. 9 © A small amount of d a s h something, like a seasoning for food. word students will make, of course, is talk. 8 Take away two letters,
4-6 To cut with big, sweeping strokes. s l a s h then add one. Change one letter. 7 The next word will then ask students to s l o s h To splash a liquid about.
6 Take away one letter, A very messy or then add two. slovenly person. s l o b Grades Change one letter. make a change in talk to form another 5
s l a b A large, flat, often thick piece of something. 4 word—perhaps chalk, or tall. At the top of To wound or pierce Change one letter. with a pointed weapon. s t a b Take away two letters. 3 s t a b l e
Ladders: A place to keep horses. the ladder, students will have a final word Or steady. 2 A piece of furniture at Add one letter. which you eat meals. t a b l e Take away four letters. 1 that is in some way related to the first v e g e t a b l e Word word—for example, run. If students get 7 Daily stuck on a rung along the way, they can come back to it, because the words before How do I teach a Word Ladder lesson? and after will give them the clues they Word Ladders are incredibly easy and quick need to go on. to implement. Here are four simple steps: 1. Choose one of the 100 Word Ladders to How do Word Ladders benefit try. (The last three pages are the hardest students? ladders in the book, so avoid starting Word Ladders are great for building with those.) students’ decoding, phonics, spelling, and vocabulary skills. When students add or 2. Make a copy of the Word Ladder for rearrange letters to make a new word each student. from one they have just made, they must 3. Choose whether you want to do your examine sound-symbol relationships Word Ladders with the class as a whole, closely. This is just the kind of analysis or by having students work alone, in
5 pairs, or in groups. (You might do the first few together, until students are Tips for Working ready to work more independently.) With Word Ladders 4. At each new word, students will see two clues: the kinds of changes they To give students extra help, mix up need to make to the previous word and write all the “answers” for the (“rearrange the letters” or “add two ladder (that is, the words for each letters”), and a definition of or clue to rung) on the board for them to choose the meaning of the word. Sometimes from as they go through the puzzle. this clue will be a sentence in which the In addition: Daily
word is used in context but is left out • Add your own clues to give students Word for children to fill in. Move from word extra help as they work through Ladders: to word this way, up the whole Word each rung of a ladder. A recent event Ladder. in your classroom or community Grades could even inspire clues for words. 4-6
• If students are having difficulty with © Look for the Bonus Boxes with a particular word, you might simply Timothy stars. These are particularly difficult say the word aloud and see if words you may want to preteach. students can spell it correctly by Rasinski, Or you can do these ladders as a making appropriate changes in the group so that children will not get previous word. Elaborate on the Scholastic stuck on this rung. meanings of the words as students
move their way up the ladder. Teaching • If students are stuck on a particular That’s the lesson in a nutshell! It should rung of the Word Ladder, tell them Resources take no longer than ten minutes to do. to skip it and come back to it later. Once you’re done, you may wish to extend the lesson by having students sort the • Challenge students to come up with words into various categories. This can alternative definitions for the same help them deepen their understanding of words. Many words, like lock, fall, word relationships. For instance, they and stock, have multiple meanings. could sort them into: • Grammatical categories. (Which words are nouns? Verbs?) Timothy Rasinski is a professor of literacy education at Kent State University, with a • Word structure. (Which words have a special focus on young and struggling long vowel and which don’t? Which readers. Dr. Rasinski has served on the contain a consonant blend?) board of directors at the International Reading Association and as president of the • Word meaning. (Which words express College Reading Association. He is the what a person can do or feel? Which author of numerous books and professional do not?) articles on effective reading instruction. 6 Name
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A red-colored root vegetable. 10 Add two letters. A plate on which food is eaten.
Resources 9 Change one letter. A small amount of something, like a Teaching seasoning for food. 8 Take away two letters,
Scholastic then add one. To cut with big, sweeping strokes. Rasinski, Change one letter. 7
Timothy To splash a liquid about. © Take away the last 4-6 6 letter, then add two.
Grades A very messy or slovenly person. Ladders: Change one letter. 5
Word A large, flat, often thick
Daily piece of something. 4 Change one letter. To wound or pierce with a pointed weapon. Take away two letters. 3 A place to keep horses. Or steady. 2 Add one letter. A piece of furniture at which you eat meals. Take away four letters. 1 vegetab l e
7 Name
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What two nickels make. Change one letter. 11
An old-fashioned Daily word for woman. Word 10 Change one letter. Alike. These two things Ladders: are almost the . Change one letter. 9 Grades
Mentally healthy 4-6
or sound. © 8 Change one letter. Timothy To have sung in the past. Rasinski, Change one letter. 7 Scholastic To make music with your mouth.
6 Take away one letter. Teaching What a bee or
wasp might do. Resources Change one letter. 5 To be smelly. Take away one letter, 4 then add two. A light red color. Change one letter. 3 To choose. Take away two letters. 2 A small cucumber that has been preserved in vinegar. Change one letter and 1 rearrange the last two. nickel
8 Name
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Worn for warmth. Add two letters. 12 be nimble, be quick. Change one letter. 11 Resources Slang for an athlete. Take away the last
Teaching 10 letter, then add two. To write quickly.
Scholastic Change one letter. 9 This word makes a Rasinski, statement negative. 8 Take away two letters. Timothy
© What musicians read
4-6 to play music. 7 Rearrange the letters. Grades A small rock. Add two letters. 6 Ladders: 2,000 pounds. Word Change one letter.
Daily 5 Number of cents in a dime.
4 Take away four letters. To make sweet.
Add two letters. 3 Opposite of sour.
2 Change one letter. Perspiration. Take away two letters. 1 sweater
9 Name
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Someone who operates a car. Add one letter. 11
Someone who goes into Daily water headfirst. Word 10 Add one letter. To go into water headfirst. Ladders: Change one letter. 9 Grades
Short for “David.” 4-6
Change one letter. © 8 Timothy To challenge someone Rasinski, to do something. Change one letter. 7 Scholastic A kind of rabbit. Change one letter.
6 Teaching A stringed musical
instrument. Resources Take away one letter. 5 Another word for pointy. Change one letter. 4 To give part of what you have to others. Change one letter. 3 To frighten. Add one letter. 2 A mark left on the skin from a wound. Add one letter. 1 car
10 Name
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The opposite of give. Take away one letter. 11 A pointed wooden stick to be driven into the ground. 10
Resources Change one consonant. A legless reptile.
Teaching Change one letter. 9 To vibrate. Scholastic Change one letter. 8 Rasinski, To cut hair with a razor. Add one letter. Timothy 7 ©
4-6 To possess something. Change one letter. Grades 6 Where bees live. Ladders: Change one letter.
Word 5
Daily To jump headfirst into water. 4 Take away one letter. A person who dives. Change one letter. 3 An organ in your body. Add one letter. 2 To be alive. Change one letter. 1 give
11 Name
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A nocturnal animal that flies. 12 Change one letter.
A wager that something Daily will happen. 11 Word Change one letter.
What fishermen use. Ladders: Rearrange letters. 10 Grades 5 + 5 = . Change one letter. 4-6
9 © Timothy 2,000 pounds.
Take away one letter. Rasinski, 8 Musical sound. Change one letter. Scholastic 7
A prong on a fork. Teaching Change one letter. 6 Resources Synonym for good. Change one letter. 5 When something is set ablaze it makes this. 4 Change one letter. Used on a car for a wheel.
Take away two letters. 3 To stop working, usually at a certain age. 2 Change the first three When a ticket or license letters. can’t be used anymore, it s. 1 Take away the first three letters, then add two. vampi re 12 Name
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A tooth doctor. Add three letters. 8
A depression or Resources indentation. Change one letter. 7 Teaching
’ Contraction of
Scholastic do not. 6 Add one letter. Rasinski,
Short for “Donald.” Timothy
© Change one letter.
4-6 5 Grades The male child of a father and mother. Ladders: 4 Take away one letter. Word
Daily As quickly as possible. Change one letter. 3
A black substance that comes from burning wood. 2 Change the first letter.
Sound made by a train. Take away one letter. 1 tooth
13 Name
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Short for photograph. Add two letters. 12
Very warm. Daily
Change one letter. Word 11
You wear this on your head. Ladders: Take away one letter. 10 Grades To dislike very much. Take away one letter. 4-6
9 © Timothy A hurry.
Change one letter. Rasinski, 8 One of your senses. Rearrange the letters. Scholastic 7
California is a in Teaching the U.S. 6 Take away one letter. Resources A large area of land, often with a large house on it. 5 Change two consonants. To get away.
4 Add two letters to the beginning. A kind of coat without sleeves. 3 Add one letter. A cover for the head.
2 Take away four letters. To catch, or to take by force. 1 Change the first three letters. picture
14 Name
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A covering for the head. Change one letter. 12 The way dogs drink water. Take away the last two 11
Resources letters, then add one. To miss or be deficient in something.
Teaching 10 Change one letter. A force that brings
Scholastic good fortune. 9 Change one letter. An aquatic bird Rasinski, that quacks. 8 Change the two Timothy
© A flat object that holds middle letters.
4-6 computer data. 7 Change one letter. Grades To take a chance. Take away four letters. 6 Ladders: The name of the symbol Word that looks like this: *.
Daily 5 Add three letters. A flower in the shape of a star. Take away the first letter, 4 then add one to the end. If you something, you use it carelessly. 3 Change one letter. A hurry.
2 Add one letter. Opposite of love. Add one letter. 1 hat
15 Name
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A unit of money. Add two letters. 10
Something children Daily
play with. Word 9
Change one letter. Ladders: A fee paid for a service. Change one letter. Grades 8 4-6
Not short. © Timothy Change one letter. 7 Rasinski, A box or drawer for
keeping money. Scholastic 6 Take away one letter.
Quiet or motionless. Teaching Change one letter. 5 Resources A place in a barn where a horse is kept. 4 Take away three letters. A male horse. Add four letters to the beginning. 3 A large, wild cat. Take away three letters. 2
A thousand million. Change one letter. 1 mi l l ion
16 Name
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Another name for a convention. 12 Add three letters. To come together. Change the first 11 and last letters. Resources What farmers sow to make plants grow. Teaching 10 Take away one letter. How fast something
Scholastic travels. 9 Change one letter. To use something up, especially money. Rasinski, Take away two letters. To hang something. 8 Timothy
© Take away the last two
4-6 letters, then add one. An anxious feeling you 7 might have at a scary
Grades movie. Take away the last three 6 Ladders: A kind of bridge hung letters, then add one. from cables. Word Add three letters to the
Daily 5 beginning of the word. A regular payment made to a person after
4 he or she retires. Change the first letter. A feeling of stress. Take away the first two 3 letters, then change one. What a person intends or plans to do. 2 Change one consonant. Something invented. Take away three letters, 1 then add two. convent ion
17 Name
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What ice becomes when it melts. Take away the middle two 9 letters, then add one. Daily A person who walks Word is a . 8 Add two letters. Ladders:
To transport yourself Grades using your legs. 4-6 7
Change one letter. © Timothy To speak.
Take away one letter. Rasinski, 6 Scholastic The stem of a plant. Change the first two letters. 5 Teaching
A white stick used for Resources writing on a blackboard. 4 Take away the last three letters, then add one. A drinking goblet. Take away the first letter, then 3 add two more. A feeling of ill will or anger toward another. 2 Add one letter to the beginning. in Wonderland. Add two letters. 1 ice
18 Name
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Another word for country. Take away the last two 10 letters, then add four to the end. You pound this with a hammer. Resources Change one letter. 9 Trains travel on s. Teaching Change one letter. 8 Scholastic Precipitation. Take away one letter. Rasinski, 7
Timothy Bathtubs and sinks have s © for the water to go down. 4-6 6 Take away the first three
Grades letters, then add two to the A level, treeless plain end. in Arctic areas. Ladders: Add two consonants. 5
Word A fish popular for eating
Daily in sandwiches. 4 Rearrange the letters. The sister of your mother. Take away the first two letters, then add one. 3 To say the numbers in order. Take away one letter. 2
A state is divided into sections, each called this. Take away one letter. 1 coun t ry
19 Name
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A place with walls around it in a house. 10 Change one letter. A loud, explosive noise. Daily Take away one letter. Word 9 Ladders: A tool for sweeping
dirt from floors. Grades 8 Change one letter. 4-6
To keep worrying or © thinking about something. Timothy Change the last letter. 7 Rasinski, A small river or creek.
Change two vowels. Scholastic 6
To destroy or separate Teaching into parts. 5
Change one letter. Resources A sandwich is made with this. 4 Add one letter. What you do to a book. Add one letter. 3
The color of blood. Take away the first two 2 letters, then add one. To have lost blood. Add one letter. 1 bed
20 Name
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Something that goes with a pillow. Add two letters. 9
Fill in the .
Resources Add one letter. 8 Teaching A place to put money. Change one letter.
Scholastic 7
Rasinski, A container for holding liquid or gas. 6 Timothy Change one letter. ©
4-6 To speak.
Grades Change one consonant. 5 Ladders: Not short. Word Change one letter. 4 Daily
Another word for autumn. Change one letter. 3
When you put water in a glass, you it up. 2 Change one letter.
Many medicines come in this form. Take away two letters. 1 pi l low
21 Name
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Another word for grateful. Take away the first two letters, then add five. 7 Daily Word
Very bad. Ladders: Take away the last two 6 letters, then add three. Grades 4-6 ©
You move from a Timothy place, person, or thing. 5 Take away three letters. Rasinski, Scholastic A brief vacation, as in “a weekend .” Teaching 4 Rearrange two letters. Resources
An opening for something. A starting place. Add three letters to the 3 end.
A door on a fence. Take away one letter. 2
To shred food like cheese into small pieces. Take away three letters. 1 gratefu l
22 Name
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What you do to mail. Change one letter. 11 Grainy substance found on beaches. 10
Resources Add one letter. Unhappy.
Teaching Change one letter. 9 Short for “Samuel.” Scholastic Take away one letter. 8 Rasinski, To shut hard. Change one letter. Timothy 7 ©
4-6 Thin. Take away one letter. Grades 6 A gooey substance you Ladders: might call gross.
Word Add one letter. 5
Daily A citrus fruit. Change one letter. 4 Something you sometimes have to stand in while you wait. 3 Change one letter. To be alive. Take away one letter. 2 An organ in the body. Take away two letters. 1 de l i ver
23 Name
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Where rain comes from. Add one letter. 11
Noisy. Daily
Change one letter. Word 10 A person who has power Ladders: or authority over others. Change one letter. 9 Grades
Two words, one . 4-6
Take away one letter. © 8 Timothy What we are making in Rasinski, this activity. Move one letter. 7 Scholastic A knight would have one of these.
6 Change one letter. Teaching If you made a formal,
solemn promise, you . Resources Add one letter. 5 Past tense of wear. Take away one 4 vowel, then add two. Opposite of peace. Rearrange the letters. 3 Not cooked. Change one letter. 2 Walked fast. Take away one letter. 1 rai n
24 Name
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Highest rank in the military. 8 Take away two letters. Usually. I like Resources sweets but don’t want any today. 7
Teaching Take away the last four letters, then add three. A group of people Scholastic born and living at the 6 same time.
Rasinski, Take away the last letter, then add three. To produce or make Timothy
© electricity is to it.
4-6 Add three letters 5 after the g. Grades What you do to cheese to
Ladders: make it into small pieces. 4 Add one letter. Word Daily To judge or grade others or things. Take away one letter. 3
Very angry. Take away one letter. 2
Someone who steals from others on the high seas. Take away one letter, 1 then rearrange the second and third letters. pr i vate 25 Name
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Another name for a bucket. 12 Change the last
To put clothes in a two letters. Daily suitcase. 11 Word Change one letter.
What you do to ripe Ladders: fruit on the tree or vine. 10 Change one letter. Grades Short for “Mickey.” Change one letter. 4-6
9 © Timothy To ridicule another person. 8 Rasinski, Change one letter. Where boats are parked. Take away three letters, Scholastic 7 then add one.
A person who works to Teaching heal the sick. A person who leads or 6
Take away four letters, Resources guides an orchestra or train. then add one. Add two letters to the end. 5 To lead or guide an orchestra or train. 4 Add three letters A kind of heavy tape. to the beginning. Change the last letter. 3 An aquatic bird that quacks. 2 Change one letter. Another word for a dollar. Take away two letters. 1 bucket
26 Name
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The flavor of caramel. Change one letter. 9
Perspiration.
Resources Add one letter. 8 Teaching A place where one can sit. Change one letter.
Scholastic 7
Rasinski, The place where two pieces of cloth are sewn together. 6 Timothy Rearrange the letters. ©
4-6 Like something else in all ways. Grades Change one letter. 5 Ladders: Mentally sound or healthy. Word Change one letter. 4 Daily
A long stick to help with walking. Change one letter. 3
To have come. Take away one letter. 2
A desert animal. Take away two letters. 1 c a r a m e l
27 Name
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Besides march, another way to move with the legs. 12 Change the last two letters.
A small bump on the skin. Daily
Change one letter. Word 11
Items of the same kind, like Ladders: hard , silver , 10
or soft . Grades A kind of rabbit. Change one letter. Change one letter. 4-6
9 © Timothy To employ another person.
Change one letter. Rasinski, 8 This place. I am! Take away one letter. Scholastic 7
Word used to ask about Teaching something’s location. 6 Add one letter. Resources Past tense of are. Change one letter. 5 Yesterday I my favorite shirt. 4 Change one letter. Opposite of less.
Change one letter. 3 A female horse.
2 Change one letter. The red planet. Take away two letters, 1 then add one. ma r ch
28 Name
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What you do to food. Change one letter. 8
A floor covering. Resources Take away the last two letters, then add one. 7 Teaching
To have built or produced
Scholastic something. 6 Add one letter. Rasinski,
Angry. Timothy
© Rearrange the letters.
4-6 5 Grades A structure used to hold back water. Ladders: 4 Change one letter. Word
Daily Light that is not bright. Change one letter. 3
Opposite of live. Take away one letter. 2
What you eat, as in “a healthy .” Take away two letters. 1 digest
29 Name
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I listened to the baseball game on the . 10 Change one letter. A comparison of two Daily
amounts using division. Word 9
Add two letters to the end. Ladders: A large rodent.
Change one letter. Grades 8 4-6
You wear this on your head. © Timothy Take away one letter. 7 Rasinski, This makes something hot.
Change one letter. Scholastic 6
Something that you sit on. Teaching Add one letter. 5 Resources A collection of related items. 4 Change one letter. To be seated. Take away two letters. 3
To pay a call on someone. Take away the last two 2 letters, then add one. The sense of sight. Take away four letters. 1 television
30 Name
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To not remember. Add three letters. 10
To gain possession of something.
Resources 9 Take away five letters. In one place, as a group. We walked to school Teaching . 8 Change one letter, then
Scholastic add two more. To collect or accumulate. Change one letter. Rasinski, 7
Timothy The foam soap makes. © Add one consonant 4-6 6 after the t.
Grades At some time in the future. Not now, but . Ladders: Change one letter. 5
Word A unit of volume, slightly
Daily smaller than a quart. 4 Change one letter. An organ in the body. Add one letter. 3
To be alive. Change one letter. 2
What you do with presents. Take away three letters. 1 forgi ve
31 Name
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Another name for an automobile. Change one letter. 9 Daily Another name for a taxi. Word Take away one letter. 8 Ladders:
What grows over a wound Grades as it heals. 4-6 Change one letter. 7 © Timothy What you say to an
animal to shoo it away. Rasinski, 6 Change the vowel. Scholastic A person from Scotland. Add one letter. 5 Teaching
A small bed. Resources Change one letter. 4
Part of an ear of corn. Change one letter. 3
A large unruly crowd. Take away three letters. 2
Able to move. Take away four letters. 1 automobi l e
32 Name
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Your uncle is married to your . Add one letter. 11 An insect that lives in a colony. 10
Resources Change one letter. Music, sculpture, painting, dance, etc. Teaching Change one letter. 9 We going to Scholastic school today. 8 Rearrange the letters. Rasinski, A part of the head used for hearing. Timothy 7 © Take away four letters.
4-6 Serious and eager. Add three letters Grades 6 to the end. To make money through work. Ladders: Take away one letter.
Word 5
Daily To gain knowledge. Take away one letter, 4 then add one. Transparent. Take away two letters. 3 Relating to atomic energy. Rearrange the first two 2 letters. Not clear. Add two letters. 1 uncle
33 Name
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What a dog likes to chew. Change one letter. 11
The deep sound made Daily by a bell. Word 10 Change one letter. A sudden, loud, and Ladders: explosive sound. Add one letter. 9 Grades
A sack for carrying things. 4-6
Change one letter. © 8 Timothy Not small. Rasinski, Take away two letters. 7 Scholastic To take something or someone with you.
6 Change one letter. Teaching To twist a cloth to make
water come out of it. Resources Add one letter to the 5 beginning. Jewelry worn on the finger. Change one letter. 4 Sound made by a bell. Add one letter. 3 Overwhelming noise. Change the last letter. 2 What dogs like to do in the dirt. Change one letter. 1 dog
34 Name
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Food that comes from animals. 10 Rearrange the letters. A partner. Change one letter.
Resources 9
A force that some Teaching believe controls events. 8 Add one letter to
Scholastic the end. Opposite of thin. Change one letter. Rasinski, 7
Timothy A device that makes © a breeze. 4-6 6 Change one letter.
Grades To prohibit. Take away the last Ladders: two letters, then 5
Word add one. A newborn.
Daily Take away one letter, 4 then add two. Another word for a taxi. Take away two letters. 3
A thick, strong rope often made of metal. 2 Change the first letter. A piece of furniture to eat on. Take away four 1 letters. vegetab l e
35 Name
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What you have at your birthday party. 10 Change one letter. In autumn, you leaves. Daily Take away one letter, then Word 9
add one. Ladders: An open framework
for holding things. Grades 8 Change the vowel. 4-6
A stone. © Timothy Take away two letters, then add one. 7 Rasinski, To destroy or ruin something.
Take away the last three Scholastic 6 letters, then add two.
Vines or flowers woven in a Teaching circle and used for decoration. 5
Add one letter. Resources Strong anger. Take away the first 4 letter, then add two more to the beginning. What you might take to get clean. Change one letter. 3 Two of something. I can’t decide, so I’ll take ! 2 Take away two letters, then add one. The event of being born. Take away three letters. 1 birthday
36 Name
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What you do after you take a bite. 10 Change one letter. A is a kind of dog with a blue tongue. Also,
Resources another word for food. 9 Change the last letter. To cut with a quick blow. Teaching Add one letter. 8 Scholastic To move by taking small jumps. Rasinski, Take away one letter. 7
Timothy To go to stores and © buy things. 4-6 6 Change one letter.
Grades Ouch! The doctor gave me a . Ladders: Change one letter. 5
Word To close.
Daily Add one letter. 4
A small house or dwelling. Change one letter. 3
I got a sled for my birthday, I wanted a bike. 2 Change one letter. Grip with your teeth. Take away one letter. 1 bi te
37 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Opposite of high. Change one letter. 9 Daily A rule made by a Word government. 8 Change one letter. Ladders:
An tool for cutting wood. Grades Change one letter. 4-6 7 © Timothy Not cooked.
Change one letter. Rasinski, 6 Scholastic An old cloth you might use to clean with. Change one letter. 5 Teaching
To set up with Resources necessary equipment. 4 Rhymes with jig. Take away two letters. Opposite of left. Change one letter. 3
The sense that allows you to see. 2 Add one letter.
To breathe out deeply and audibly. Change one letter. 1 high
38 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
A type of flower. Change one letter. 10
What you use for smelling and breathing. Resources Change one letter. 9 A short letter or message. Teaching Take away one letter, 8 then add one. Scholastic A fastening you make in string or rope. Rasinski, Add one letter. 7
Timothy This word makes a © statement negative. 4-6 6 Change one letter.
Grades Plenty of something. Take away one letter.
Ladders: 5
Word A small, narrow opening.
Daily Put the coin in the . 4 Change the last letter. Opposite of fast. Add one letter. 3
Opposite of high. Take away two letters. 2
Bring down. The elevator ed us to the first floor. Take away one letter. 1 flower
39 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Another word for a child. Change one letter. 12
The past tense of do. Daily
Change one letter. Word 11
Another name for father. Ladders: Change one letter. 10 Grades Frogs sometimes sit
on lily s. 4-6
9 ©
Change one letter. Timothy A kitchen utensil used for frying. 8 Rasinski, Take away one letter. The distance between the supports of a bridge. Scholastic 7 Change the vowel.
To turn in circles. Teaching Add one letter. 6 Resources Used for attaching two pieces of cloth together. 5 Change the first letter. To defeat others in a game.
4 Take away one letter. The moving air.
Change one letter. 3 What you think and reason with. 2 Moderate or gentle, Change one letter. not harsh. Take away the first two letters, then 1 add one. ch i ld
40 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
A large rodent. Change one letter. 9
A nocturnal flying mammal.
Resources Take away one letter. 8 Teaching What you might take to get clean.
Scholastic Change one letter. 7
Rasinski, To hit with crushing force. Rhymes with lash. 6 Timothy Change one letter. ©
4-6 The foundation of something.
Grades Take away the first two letters, then add one. 5 Ladders: To pursue or hunt. Word Change one letter. 4 Daily
Picked something. Add one letter to the beginning. 3
A long hollow tube for carrying water. 2 Take away one letter.
A place to live. Change one letter. 1 mou s e
41 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
The coldest season of the year. Add three letters. 10
Opposite of lose. Daily Change one letter. Word 9 Ladders: One’s family members. Take away one letter. Grades 8 4-6
In fairy tales, this person © is often ruler of a country. Timothy Change one letter. 7 Rasinski, A sound made by a small bell.
Add one letter. Scholastic 6
What you do with a shovel. Teaching Change one letter. 5 Resources A pet that barks. Change one letter. 4
A small, round spot. Change one letter. 3
A word that makes a statement negative. 2 Change one letter. In the present time. Take away one letter. 1 snow
42 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Another word for ocean. Take away one letter. 9
An ocean mammal with flippers. Resources 8 Change one letter. Teaching You sit on this. Change one letter.
Scholastic 7
Rasinski, This makes something hot. Take away one letter. 6 Timothy ©
4-6 Body organ that pumps blood. Grades Change one letter. 5 Ladders: Listened to something. Word Change one letter. 4 Daily
Hair that grows on a man’s face. Add one letter. 3
A small ball that can go on a necklace. 2 Change one letter.
The edible seed of certain plants. Take away the first two 1 letters, then add one. ocean
43 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
What you do with a needle while sewing. Add two letters at 11
the beginning. This makes you want Daily to scratch. Word 10 Take away one letter. A costume you might Ladders: see on Halloween. Add two letters. 9 Grades
Cleverness or intelligence. 4-6
Take away one letter. © 8 Timothy What plants do without water. Rasinski, Change one letter. 7 Scholastic A short plaid skirt sometimes worn
6 by Scotsmen. Teaching To end or destroy. Change one letter.
Take away one letter. Resources 5 Expert ability at doing something. 4 Change one letter. Quiet and unmoving. Add one letter. 3 Wood or stone that runs along the bottom of a 2 door or window. What stores do with Change the vowel. the things in them. Take away the last 1 letter, then add two. sew
44 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
A homophone of the previous word. A penny is worth one . 9 Change one letter. Caused something to go.
Resources Change the last letter. 8 Teaching To cause something to go somewhere.
Scholastic Change one letter. 7
Rasinski, You plant this in the ground. Take away one letter. 6 Timothy ©
4-6 The rate at which something moves. Grades Change one letter. 5 Ladders: I hope to no more than
Word ten dollars at the movie. 4 Daily Take away the first letter, then add two. Opposite of closed. Rearrange the letters. 3
A slang word for no. Add an o, then rearrange. 2
An instrument for writing. Take away two letters. 1 penny
45 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Not true. Take away the last 10 letter, then add two. The season before winter. Daily Change one letter. Word 9 Ladders: A corridor or passageway
in a building. Grades 8 Take away the last letter, then add two. 4-6 A meat that comes from pigs. © Timothy Change one letter. 7 Rasinski, To sing a melody with
your mouth closed Scholastic 6 Change one letter.
The center part of a wheel Teaching or circle. 5
Change the first letter. Resources A young bear. Take away one letter. 4
An association of people who have something in common. Change one letter. 3 A piece of evidence used to solve a mystery or problem. 2 Change one letter. A color. Change the first two letters. 1 true
46 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Rain falls in s. Change one letter. 12 A large amount of vegetables or fruit raised by a farmer. 11
Resources Change the first and third letters. What you do to a present before you give it.
Teaching 10 Change the two middle A long piece of leather used letters.
Scholastic to drive cattle or horses. 9 Take away the last two A bird uses it for flying.
Rasinski, letters, then add two others. Change one letter. 8 Timothy
© To make a song come
4-6 out of one’s mouth. 7 Take away two letters. Grades Not double, but . Take away one letter. 6 Ladders: Thin piece of wood Word used to cover a roof.
Daily 5 Add two consonants. To polish or make something gleam. 4 Add one letter. A part of the leg below the knee. 3 Change one letter. A part of the face below the mouth. 2 Take away one letter. A series of metal rings joined together. 1 Take away the first letter, then add two. rai n
47 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
What can fall from the sky in winter. 10 Add one letter. In the present time. Daily Change one letter. Word 9 Ladders: A series of things in a
straight line. Grades 8 Take away one letter. 4-6
To get larger. © Timothy Change the last two letters. 7 Rasinski, A kind of smile.
Take away one letter. Scholastic 6
A tiny hard particle, as in Teaching “a of sand or wheat.” 5
Add one letter. Resources Precipitation. Change one letter. 4
What a train rides on. Rearrange the letters. 3
Someone who doesn’t tell the truth. 2 Take away two letters. A small four-legged reptile. Take away two letters. 1 bl izzard
48 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
You wear these on your hands. 10 Add two letters. Opposite of hate. Change one letter.
Resources 9
Only or single. Teaching Take away one letter. 8 Scholastic To be by oneself, without others. Rasinski, Take away the first letter, 7 then add a letter to the end.
Timothy The claw of an eagle, © hawk, or other bird of prey. 4-6 6 Take away two
Grades consonants and a vowel. A male horse. Add four letters Ladders: to the beginning. 5
Word A large cat, called the
Daily king of beasts. 4 Add an n, then rearrange the letters. You can cook or make machines run better with this. 3 Take away one letter. To wind something into rings. 2 Change one vowel. A black rock that produces heat. Change one letter. 1 coat
49 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
The red planet. Add one letter. 10
To hurt or deface something. Daily Change one letter. Word 9 Ladders: An automobile. Change one letter. Grades 8 4-6
A metal container for food. © Timothy Change one letter. 7 Rasinski, A male person.
Change one letter. Scholastic 6
More than one man. Teaching Change one letter. 5 Resources A tool for writing. Take away two letters. 4
I all my money at the carnival. Add one letter. 3 Made a person or thing go somewhere. 2 Change one letter. An opening for fumes or smoke to escape. Take away the last two 1 letters, then add one. Venus
50 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
French . Take away two letters, then add one. 9
Costs nothing.
Resources Add one letter. 8 Teaching An amount paid for a service. Take away two letters.
Scholastic 7
Rasinski, Less than something else. Change one letter. 6 Timothy ©
4-6 More new than something else. Grades Rearrange the letters. 5 Ladders: To restore or make
Word like new again. 4 Daily Add an e, then rearrange the letters. A small singing bird. Take away two letters. 3
A tool with jaws for tightening and 2 loosening nuts. Change one letter. A long narrow ditch. Change one letter. 1 french
51 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
What is made by a lit candle. Change one letter. 9 Daily To shine with a sudden light. Word Add one letter after the f. 8 Ladders:
The cost of traveling on a Grades bus, plane, or subway. 4-6 7
Change one letter. © Timothy Another name for a rabbit.
Take away one letter. Rasinski, 6 Scholastic To give to others some of what you have. Change one letter. 5 Teaching
A small piece or part Resources of something, like a 4 piece of glass. Add one letter to Not soft. the beginning. Change one letter. 3
What’s attached to the end of your arm. 2 Take away two letters.
The part of an object that you hold. Change one letter. 1 candl e
52 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
A part of a car that often goes flat. Change one letter. 9
The daily movement of the ocean. Resources 8 Change one letter. Teaching Hours, minutes, and seconds are measures of this.
Scholastic Change one letter. 7
Rasinski, Only one of the previous word. 6 Timothy Take away one letter. ©
4-6 Squares made of clay or stone for floors or walls. Grades Change the second letter. 5 Ladders: Stories. Word Rearrange the letters. 4 Daily
A hard tablet used for writing on with chalk. Add one letter. 3
Not early. Take away three letters. 2
To fill with air. Add three letters (two at the beginning, one 1 at the end). flat
53 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Another word for friend or pal. 12 Add one letter.
To make music with your Daily lips closed. 11 Word Take away three letters.
Not proud. Modest. Ladders: Change the first letter. 10 Grades A low, heavy, rolling sound. Change one letter. 4-6
9 © Timothy To go for a long walk without direction. 8 Rasinski, Add one letter to the A leisurely walk. beginning. Add one letter Scholastic 7 after the a.
If you’re to do Teaching something, you can do it. 6 Take away two letters. Resources A building where horses and sheep are housed. 5 Change one letter. Use this to hold papers together. 4 Rearrange the letters. Another word for dishes.
Take away one letter, 3 then add two more. Short for airplane.
2 Add one letter. Something you make to help you reach a goal. 1 Change one letter. play
54 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
When you look up outside, you see this. Change one letter. 9
Tricky, as in “ as a fox.”
Resources Change the first letter. 8 Teaching A common insect. Take away two letters, Scholastic then add one. 7
Rasinski, Moved through the air. Change the last letter. 6 Timothy ©
4-6 A tiny insect.
Grades Change the last letter. 5 Ladders: To run away from danger. Word Change one letter. 4 Daily
Another word for happiness or joy. Change one vowel. 3
A substance used for holding things together. 2 Change one letter.
A piece of evidence that helps solve a problem. Change one letter. 1 blue
55 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
A common type of fowl. Add two letters. 10
A baby chicken. Daily Take away the last letter, Word 9
then add three more. Ladders: To smack something. Change one letter. Grades 8 4-6
You wear this on your head. © Timothy Change the first letter. 7 Rasinski, An animal that has kittens.
Take away one letter. Scholastic 6
What goes on your leg Teaching if you break it. 5
Take away one letter. Resources To roll down a hill on a bike without peddling. 4 Change one letter. Bread put in a toaster. Change one letter. 3
A way to cook meat in an oven. 2 Change one letter. The place where chickens and roosters live. Take away two letters. 1 rooster
56 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Opposite of new. Take away one letter, then add one. 11 A bird of prey active at night. 10
Resources Change one letter. To possess or have something. Teaching Take away two letters. 9 To have exhibited Scholastic something to others 8 in the past. Rasinski, To exhibit something Add one letter. to others. Timothy 7 © Add one letter.
4-6 are you? Change the first letter. Grades 6 In the present. Ladders: Change one letter.
Word 5
Daily An adult female pig. Change the middle 4 letter. To fasten material with needle and thread. Change one letter. 3 Moisture on grass early in the morning. 2 Change one letter. Not many. Change one letter. 1 new
57 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Another word for dinner. Change one letter. 9 Daily Someone who sips. Word Add three letters. 8 Ladders:
To drink in small amounts. Grades Change one letter. 4-6 7 © Timothy A liquid that comes
from a tree. Rasinski, 6 Change one letter. Scholastic To speak. Change one letter. 5 Teaching
Opposite of night. Resources Change one letter. 4
Not wet. Take away four letters. 3
Where you put dirty clothes. Take away the last two 2 letters, then add three.
What you do to send a rocket into space. Add one vowel. 1 lunch
58 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Opposite of short. Take away two letters. 9
To fit with a group.
Resources Take away the last letter, 8 then add two. Teaching Under or beneath. Add one letter.
Scholastic 7
Rasinski, What winds do. Change one letter. 6 Timothy ©
4-6 A farm tool for turning over soil. Grades Change one letter. 5 Ladders: Not fast. Word Change one letter. 4 Daily
To exhibit something for others. Change one letter. 3
You wear this on your foot. Take away one letter. 2
Where the sea meets the land. Change one letter. 1 short
59 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
The partner of a bride. Add one letter. 9 Daily A section of a house Word or building. 8 Change one letter. Ladders:
To go from place to place. Grades To wander. 4-6 7
Change one letter. © Timothy Another word for
street or path. Rasinski, 6 Take away one letter,
then add one. Scholastic To have ridden on something. Add one letter. 5 Teaching
A long, thin stick. Resources Change the vowel. 4
To remove something, as in “Get of that junk.” Take away one letter. 3
To travel on an animal or in a vehicle. 2 Take away two letters. To walk, taking large steps. Take away the first letter, then add two. 1 br ide
60 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Another name for a friend. Take away two letters, 10 then add one. Short for parachute. Add one letter.
Resources 9
Attractive or pretty. Teaching Add one letter. 8 Scholastic To use a sharp tool to divide or shape something. Rasinski, Change one letter. 7
Timothy I like ice cream, not © candy. 4-6 6 Change one letter.
Grades A wager or guess about future events. Ladders: Change one letter. 5
Word Ready, , go.
Daily Take away one letter. 4
The teacher us to the principal’s office. Change one letter. 3 To cause someone or something to go somewhere. 2 Add one letter. Finish. Take away three letters. 1 friend
61 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
A place to scrub and clean yourself. Change one letter. 9 Daily Two of something. Word Take away one letter. 8 Ladders:
The liquid part of soup. Grades Rearrange the letters. 4-6 7 © Timothy To pulsate or beat
strongly. Rasinski, 6 Add two letters to
the beginning. Scholastic To steal. Change one letter. 5 Teaching
The middle of an Resources ear of corn. 4 Take away the two middle letters, A bed for a small then add one. child or baby. Add one letter. 3
A bone in the chest. Change one letter. 2
If you’re sore, it feels good if someone s your muscles. 1 Take away two letters. scrub
62 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
The gear divers use. Add one letter. 10
A country that is an island off the coast of Florida. Resources Add one letter. 9 A baby bear. Teaching Change one letter. 8 Scholastic Center part of a wheel. Change the last letter. Rasinski, 7
Timothy Musical sound made © with the lips closed. 4-6 6 Change one letter.
Grades A meat that comes from a pig. Ladders: Take away two letters. 5
Word Short for champion.
Daily Change one letter. 4
Short for chimpanzee. Change one letter. 3
A musical instrument that works when wind blows it. 2 Take away the first letter, then add two. Another name for a ten-cent coin. Change one letter. 1 dive
63 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
To call out in a loud voice. Take away the first two 10 letters, then add two. A freshwater fish that’s Daily
good to eat. Word 9
Add one letter. Ladders: Between a walk and a run. Add one letter. Grades 8 4-6
To decay or decompose. © Timothy Change one letter. 7 Rasinski, A rodent bigger than
a mouse. Scholastic 6 Change one letter.
A male sheep. Teaching Take away one letter. 5 Resources A sloping passageway that links two levels. 4 Take away one letter. A painful contraction of a muscle. Add one letter. 3 To pack something tightly. Take away one letter. 2
The thickest, richest part of milk. Take away one letter. 1 scream
64 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Another bird of prey. Change one letter. 11 Another word for cough. 10
Resources Change one letter. Short for Henry.
Teaching Change one letter. 9 This has five fingers. Scholastic Take away two letters. 8 Rasinski, A part of an object that you hold. Timothy 7 © Change one letter.
4-6 Something made of wax that you can light. Grades 6 Change the first two letters. A package or a group Ladders: of related things.
Word Change one letter. 5
Daily To mishandle or botch things up. 4 Add one letter A kind of horn or trumpet after the u. used in the army. Change the first vowel, 3 then rearrange the letters. A round, chewy bread with a hole in the middle. 2 Take away a vowel, then A small hound dog with rearrange the letters. long ears. Add one letter. 1 eag l e
65 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
What you do to an itch. Add two letters. 11
To grab a ball as it flies Daily through the air. Word 10 Change one letter. To cover a hole in clothes. Ladders: Change one letter. 9 Grades
To throw a baseball 4-6
to a batter. © 8 Change one letter. Timothy What cowboys do to horses Rasinski, to keep them in one place. Change the vowel. 7 Scholastic A pen to keep rabbits in. Replace the n.
6 Teaching A guess.
Change the first letter. Resources 5 Noontime meal. Change one letter. 4 Boxers do this. Change one letter. 3 To hurt by squeezing your skin. 2 Add one letter. Twelve of these make a foot. Change one letter. 1 itch
66 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Something to drink from. Take away two letters, 12 then add one. A device that raises or moves fluids. 11
Resources Take away the first two letters, then add one. To slouch or droop. Take away the first
Teaching 10 letter, then add two. To leap into the air.
Scholastic Change the middle 9 two letters. A vehicle that is used Rasinski, in the army. 8 Change one letter. Timothy
© The sound a car horn makes.
4-6 Change the last two letters. 7
Grades A large, furry mammal. Change one letter. 6 Ladders: 365 days. Word Take away two letters,
Daily 5 then add one. A baking ingredient that makes bread rise. 4 Change one letter. The smallest amount.
Add one letter. 3 Opposite of first.
2 Change one letter. A word meaning girl. Take away one letter. 1 glass
67 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Something found in a library. 8 Add one letter. Daily
What ghosts say. Word
Take away the last two Ladders: letters, then add one. 7 Grades Something dogs like to bury. 4-6 ©
6 Change one letter. Timothy
To make someone tired Rasinski, by being dull. Scholastic Change one letter. 5
The center of an apple. Teaching Take away one letter. 4 Resources
A job around the house. Add two letters. 3
A mineral from which metal can be mined. 2 Take away two letters.
A place to shop. Change one letter. 1 s t o r y
68 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
The right to do and say what you like. 10 Add two letters. Released from captivity. Add one letter.
Resources 9
Tall grass that grows Teaching near water. 8 Change one vowel. Scholastic What is done with a book. Add one letter. Rasinski, 7
Timothy A color. © Change one letter. 4-6 6
Grades To remove something unwanted. Let’s get
Ladders: of this junk. 5
Word Take away one letter. To move in a vehicle.
Daily Take away one letter. 4
A feeling of satisfaction, as in “taking in your work.” 3 Change one letter. and groom. Change the first letter, 2 then rearrange. People who share the same ancestors, customs, or laws. Take away the first and last 1 letters, rearrange the rest. liberty
69 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Another name for maize. Change one letter. 9 Daily A small piece of metal Word used as money. 8 Add one letter. Ladders:
To swindle or trick someone. Grades Change the last letter. 4-6 7 © Timothy The center of an ear of corn.
Change one letter. Rasinski, 6 Scholastic The work someone does for a living. Change one letter. 5 Teaching
To poke. Resources Take away the last 4 two letters, then add one. A green gemstone. Change one letter. 3
Produced or created. Change one letter. 2
A path or route that is confusing or difficult to follow. 1 Take away one letter. ma i z e
70 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Where you live. Change one letter. 9
An opening in something.
Resources Change one letter. 8 Teaching To carry or support something.
Scholastic Change one letter. 7
Rasinski, Exchanged something for money. 6 Timothy Take away one letter. ©
4-6 To criticize.
Grades Add one letter. 5 Ladders: Opposite of hot. Word Change one letter. 4 Daily
A popular soft drink flavor. Rearrange the letters. 3
A black rock-like substance that can be burned. 2 Change one letter.
Slightly cold. Take away two letters. 1 school
71 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Mother or father. Add two letters. 7 Daily Word
To trim off the excess Ladders: parts of something. 6 Change one letter. Grades 4-6 ©
Concern for someone or Timothy something. 5 Rearrange the letters. Rasinski, Scholastic An area of land about the size of a football field. Teaching 4 Change one letter. Resources
A pain. Rearrange the letters. 3
Another word for every. Take away one letter. 2
What teachers do. Take away two letters. 1 teacher
72 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
A large boat. Add one letter. 12 Part of the body. Change one letter. 11 Resources Not her but . Male pronoun.
Teaching 10 Change one letter. A meat that comes from pigs.
Scholastic Take away two letters. 9 A feeling of guilt or Rasinski, disgrace. 8 Change one letter. Timothy
© To give part of what you
4-6 have to another. 7 Change one letter. Grades The form something has. Change one letter. 6 Ladders: One way to remove hair. Word Change one letter.
Daily 5 To push.
4 Take away one letter. A tool for digging.
Take away one letter, 3 then add two. A fiction book.
2 Change two vowels. Having to do with the navy. Take away the last letter, 1 then add two. navy
73 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Another word for supper. Add one letter. 10
A kind of restaurant. Daily Add two letters. Word 9 Ladders: A loud, continuous noise. Change the last letter. Grades 8 4-6
What dogs like to do © in the dirt. Timothy Change one letter. 7 Rasinski, Used a shovel in the
ground. Scholastic 6 Take away one letter.
A medication. Teaching Change one letter. 5 Resources To pull something along the ground. 4 Add one letter. An old piece of cloth. Take away the first two letters, then rearrange 3 the rest. What you use to sweeten tea or coffee. 2 Change two letters. Very good. Excellent Take away one letter. 1 supper
74 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
A very sweet substance. Take away the h, add a letter, and rearrange. 11 When you raise your shoulders, you . 10
Resources Add two letters at A covering for a floor. the beginning.
Teaching Change one letter. 9 To hold tightly with Scholastic affection or love. 8 Take away one letter. Rasinski, To drink quickly. Take away the first Timothy 7 © letter, then add two.
4-6 To pull hard. Rearrange the letters. Grades 6 Another name for the Ladders: stomach.
Word Change one letter. 5
Daily A small shelter or house. Take away two vowels, 4 then add one. Causing something to become hot. Change one letter. 3 Something you sit on. Take away one letter. 2 Perspiration. Change one letter. 1 sweet
75 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
This has petals. Add two letters. 12
To move along smoothly, Daily like a river. 11 Word Add one letter.
Not high. Ladders: Change one letter. 10 Grades When you meet someone
you might ask, “ are 4-6 you?” 9 © Timothy Take away one letter. To exhibit something to others. 8 Rasinski, Take away the last two To push. letters, then add one. Change one letter. Scholastic 7
To remove hair. Teaching Take away one letter, 6 then add two. Resources To cover a road with a material like asphalt or concrete. 5 Change one letter. A sheet of glass in a window. 4 Take away one letter. A thin, flat piece of wood.
Rearrange the vowels. 3 To punish is to ize someone. 2 Change the middle Where you put your letter. foot on a bike. 1 Change one letter. pe ta l
76 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Opposite of night. Change one letter. 8
A bird, usually blue in color. Resources Change one letter. 7 Teaching
A sharp projecting
Scholastic edge of something. 6 Change the middle
Rasinski, letter. A dance that you might Timothy
© do when happy.
4-6 Change one letter. 5 Grades Not small.
Ladders: Take away three letters. 4 Word
Daily A sunny day is . Add one letter. 3
Opposite of left. Change one letter. 2
Another name for strength or force. Change one letter. 1 night
77 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Colts belong to this family of animals. Change one letter. 9 Daily You use dots and dashes Word in Code. 8 Add one letter. Ladders:
An additional or greater Grades amount of something. 4-6 7
Change one letter. © Timothy A female horse.
Change one letter. Rasinski, 6 Scholastic A word for market or store. Change one letter. 5 Teaching
A long pole coming Resources from the center of 4 the deck of a ship. Change the vowel. The opposite of least. Change one letter. 3
The person who gives a party. 2 Change one letter.
The price of something. Change one letter. 1 co l t
78 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
This is often done by casting a ballot. 8 Change one letter.
A short, informal letter. Resources Change one letter. 7 Teaching
To carry.
Scholastic Add one letter. 6 Rasinski,
A young child. Timothy
© Change one letter.
4-6 5 Grades A large quantity of something. Ladders: 4 Change one letter. Word
Daily To permit. I hope mom s us go. Take away three letters. 3
A kind of dance. Add two letters. 2
A round object. Take away two letters. 1 ba l l o t
79 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
A craft for traveling on water. Change one letter. 12
You wear this in winter. Daily
Add one letter. Word 11
A pet animal related Ladders: to tigers and lions. 10 Change one letter. Grades To touch or hit lightly. Change one letter. 4-6
9 © Timothy A friend.
Take away one letter. Rasinski, 8 A kind of tree found in tropical places. Scholastic 7 Change one letter.
A state of tranquillity. Teaching Not bothered by 6 anything. Resources A shelled animal that lives Rearrange the letters. at the bottom of the sea. 5 Take away one letter. To assert something. He s he didn’t do it. 4 Add two letters. To shoot, hit, or throw in a particular direction. 3 Change one letter. To be ill.
2 Take away two letters. A slow-moving animal. Add one letter. 1 sai l
80 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
A kind of rabbit. Change one letter. 9
To feel concern for another person. Resources 8 Take away one letter. Teaching To frighten someone. Add one letter.
Scholastic 7
Rasinski, A mark left on the skin after a wound has healed. 6 Timothy Add one letter. ©
4-6 Automobile.
Grades Change one letter. 5 Ladders: Opposite of near. Word Change one letter. 4 Daily
Opposite of thin. Change one letter. 3
What you use in baseball to hit the ball. 2 Change one letter.
Gripped something with your teeth. Take away three letters. 1 rabbi t
81 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Another name for a hare. Add two letters. 12
A piece of bread, usually in Daily the form of a round roll. 11 Word Change one letter.
On the other hand. I like Ladders: school, recess should 10
be longer. Grades A winged mammal that Change one letter. usually flies at night. 4-6
9 ©
Change one letter. Timothy A long, flat block of something hard, like a chocolate . 8 Rasinski, Take away one letter. Uncovered. Without clothing. Change one letter. Scholastic 7
Another name for Teaching a poet. 6 Change the first letter. Resources You might get one of these in the mail on your birthday. 5 Change one letter. A type of fish.
4 Change the first letter. A stringed musical instrument. 3 Take away one letter. Pointed, not dull.
2 Change one letter. To give some of what you have to others. 1 Add one letter. hare
82 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
A small sea animal that some people eat. 8 Change the last two letters. A place that honors a Resources thing or person. Add one letter after the h. 7 Teaching
To glow or be bright by
Scholastic reflecting light. 6 Change one letter. Rasinski,
A high-pitched sound, Timothy
© much like crying.
4-6 Add one letter. 5 Grades An adult drink made from grapes. Ladders: 4 Add one letter. Word
Daily To be victorious. Take away one letter. 3
Blowing or moving air. Take away two letters. 2
An opening in a building, usually covered with glass. Change the first and 1 fourth letters. minnow
83 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
A desert animal. Add one letter. 9 Daily To have come. Word Change one letter. 8 Ladders:
To be concerned about Grades someone or something. 4-6 7
Change one letter. © Timothy A female horse.
Change one letter. Rasinski, 6 Scholastic Nothing more than. He was a child when he wrote
the book. 5 Teaching Change the first vowel.
Opposite of less. Resources Change one letter. 4
The middle part of an apple. Take away one letter. 3
A job done around the house. 2 Change one letter.
The edge of the ocean or a lake. Rearrange the letters. 1 hor se
84 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
What instructors in a school do. Take away the last 9 letter, then add two. A group of players on the same side in a sport. Resources 8 Add one letter. Teaching A woolen cap worn in Scotland called a
Scholastic -o’-shanter. 7 Take away the last
Rasinski, two letters, then add Opposite of short. one. Change one letter. 6 Timothy ©
4-6 To say.
Grades Change one letter. 5 Ladders: To have fallen. Word Change one letter. 4 Daily
A kind of soft cloth. Take away two vowels, then add one. 3
If something is your , you are to blame for it. 2 Take away one letter.
Not perfect. Having a defect. Take away one letter. 1 facu l ty
85 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
A place to display works of art. Add one letter. 11
The kitchen and cooking Daily area of a ship or airplane. Word 10 Add one letter to the A narrow street with access beginning. Ladders: to the rear of buildings. Add two letters. 9 Grades
Everyone and everything. 4-6
Take away one letter. © 8 Timothy An enclosed shopping center. Rasinski, Change one letter. 7 Scholastic Opposite of short. Change one letter.
6 Teaching To speak.
Change one letter. Resources 5 A little nail for hanging things, as on a bulletin board. 4 Change one letter. What you do with a suitcase. Change one letter. 3 A place for recreation. Change one letter. 2 Some, but not all, of something. Add one letter. 1 art
86 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
A small mountain. Change one letter. 9
The main body of a ship. Resources 8 Change the last two letters. Teaching To search for something. Change one letter.
Scholastic 7
Rasinski, A clue. Change one letter. 6 Timothy ©
4-6 A back or rear leg of an animal. Grades Take away two vowels, 5 then add one. Ladders: A breed of dog for hunting. Word Change one letter. 4 Daily
Something no longer lost is . Change one letter. 3
A small hill. Change the last letter. 2
To get on or climb up. Take away three letters. 1 mountain
87 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
There is a south and a north one of these on the globe. 8 Change one letter. Daily
Tiny hole in your skin Word through which you sweat. Ladders: Change the last letter. 7 Grades The place where ships dock. 4-6
Add one letter after the o. ©
6 Timothy
You can cook in this. Rasinski, Take away one letter. Scholastic 5
To sulk. Teaching Take away the first 4 two letters, then Resources add one. To talk loudly. Add two letters. 3
Not in but . Take away two letters. 2
What you eat with. Change one letter. 1 south
88 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
An animal that swims. Take away the last 12 letter, then add two. In good physical shape. Change one letter. 11 Resources A type of evergreen tree.
Teaching 10 Take away one What burns things. letter.
Scholastic Change the first 9 two letters. The center of an apple. Rasinski, Change one letter. 8 Timothy
© To heal an illness.
4-6 Change one letter. 7 Perfect. Free from
Grades anything impure. Take away one letter. 6 Ladders: A lady’s handbag. Word Change one letter. Daily 5 To clean something out by getting rid of unwanted things. 4 Take away two consonants. To spend money freely or extravagantly. 3 Add two letters after To rush forward with the s. force, like a wave. 2 Take away two letters. A doctor who performs operations. 1 Take away one letter. sturgeon
89 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
To build again. Add two letters. 11
To make something by Daily putting parts together. Word 10 Add two letters after A small shoot that will the u. Ladders: grow into a leaf or flower. Take away the last two 9 Grades letters, then add one. A shrub. 4-6
Take away one letter. © 8 Timothy You use this on your hair. Rasinski, Change the first and last letters. 7 To believe in someone or Scholastic something.
6 Take away three letters. Teaching When you don’t trust
someone you him. Resources Change two letters 5 after the r. To weaken someone’s concentration. 4 Change two vowels. To tear something down. Change the first two letters. 3 To teach something. Take away the first 2 three letters, then To build something. add two. Take away two letters. 1 reconstruct
90 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Not weak. Change one letter. 10
To feel with your fingers. Change one letter.
Resources 9
A piece of furniture for sitting. Teaching Change one letter. 8 Scholastic A person who teaches others in sports. Rasinski, Change one letter. 7
Timothy A kind of bug. © Take away the last 4-6 6 letter, then add two.
Grades What cars drive on. Change one letter.
Ladders: 5
Word What you do to a book.
Daily Change one vowel. 4
A tall grass that grows in wet areas. Change the first letter. 3 An unwanted plant. Change one letter. 2
What seven days are called. Change one letter. 1 weak
91 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
A kind of written message. Add one letter. 10
Do go where it Daily
is dangerous. Word 9
Change one letter. Ladders: It hangs from a
basketball rim. Grades 8 Take away one letter. 4-6
The home for a bird. © Timothy Change one letter. 7 Rasinski, Direction in which the
sun sets. Scholastic 6 Take away two letters, then add one.
Part of the body at the Teaching end of the arm. 5
Take away one letter, Resources then add two. A light rain. Change one letter. 4
To feel bad that someone is absent. Change one letter. 3 A number of people or things together. 2 Take away three letters. To rub the muscles. Change one letter. 1 me s sage
92 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
A precious metal other than gold. 10 Add three letters to the beginning; take away one In grammar, this is at the back. an action word. Resources Change one letter. 9 A plant you can Teaching use to cook with. 8 Add one letter to
Scholastic the end. Refers to a girl or woman. Take away the last two Rasinski, letters, then add one. 7
Timothy The back of your foot. © Change the middle 4-6 6 two letters.
Grades The main part of a ship. Change one letter.
Ladders: 5
Word The opposite of push.
Daily Change one letter. 4
A white bird that lives near the ocean. Change one letter. 3 A part of the ocean that extends into the land. 2 Change the vowel. A game with played on an outdoor course with tees. Change one letter. 1 go l d
93 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Absence of light. Change one letter. 9 Daily Green space used Word for recreation. 8 Change one letter. Ladders:
To put objects into a Grades box, bag, or case. 4-6 7
Change one letter. © Timothy The kind of bag you
might carry lunch in. Rasinski, 6 Change one letter. Scholastic Unwell or ill. Change the last two letters. 5 Teaching
A written public notice Resources that gives information 4 or advertises. Change the last letter. To breathe out deeply. Take away one letter. 3
The sense used for seeing. 2 Change one letter.
Opposite of left. Change one letter. 1 light
94 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Something you drive. Take away one letter. 9
To attend to the needs of another. Resources 8 Change one letter. Teaching To challenge another person to do something risky.
Scholastic Change one letter. 7
Rasinski, An appointment to meet at a specific time. 6 Timothy Change one letter. ©
4-6 Short form of “David.”
Grades Change one letter. 5 Ladders: To jump or plunge into
Word a body of water. 4 Daily Take away two letters.
If you do this to traffic, you change its route. Add one letter to the end. 3
One who dives into water. Change one letter. 2
A body of flowing water. Take away one letter. 1 dr i ver
95 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Where you live. Add one letter. 9 Daily Shovel-like tool for Word gardening. 8 Add one vowel. Ladders:
Referring to a man or boy. Grades Take away one letter. 4-6 7 © Timothy A female chicken.
Change one letter. Rasinski, 6 Scholastic Short for “Kenneth.” Change one letter. 5 Teaching
What opens a lock. Resources Take away three letters. 4
An animal like a small ape. Add one letter. 3
Dollars are a form of this. Change one letter. 2
A sweet substance made by bees. Take away one letter, 1 then add one. phone
96 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Another word for bright or intelligent. 10 Add one letter. Another name for a store or market. Resources Change one letter. 9 The red planet. Teaching Add one letter. 8 Scholastic To hurt or destroy something. Rasinski, Rearrange letters. 7
Timothy A male sheep. © Change one letter. 4-6 6
Grades An old piece of cloth for cleaning. Ladders: Change one letter. 5
Word A floor covering.
Daily Change one letter. 4
Another name for a tractor-trailer. Take away two 3 consonants. The opposite of left. Take away one letter. 2
A feeling of terror. Change one letter. 1 br ight
97 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Another name for a father. Change one letter. 9 Daily Just a small amount. Word To apply lightly. 8 Change the first Ladders: letter. A short, quick poke. Grades Change the first letter. 4-6 7 © Timothy Short for laboratory.
Change one letter. Rasinski, 6 Scholastic Another word for taxi. Change one letter. 5 Teaching
A young bear. Resources Change one letter. 4
The middle of an ear of corn. Change one letter. 3
To cry. Change one letter. 2
An unruly or disorderly group of people. Change one letter. 1 mom
98 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Opposite of mother. Change one letter. 10
A person who bathes or goes into water. Resources Add two letters. 9 Where you bathe. Teaching Change one letter. 8 Scholastic Short for mathematics. Change one letter. Rasinski, 7
Timothy A flying insect that is © attracted to light. 4-6 6 Change one letter.
Grades Referring to two of something. Ladders: Take away one letter. 5
Word The liquid part of soup.
Daily Take away two letters. 4
Opposite of sister. Add one letter. 3
To annoy or pester someone. Add one letter. 2
An additional or different one. Take away one letter. 1 mother
99 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
What cows eat in the pasture. 12 Add two consonants.
Short for gasoline. Daily
Take away one letter. Word 11
A deep cut or wound Ladders: on the body. 10 Change one letter. Grades To change into a soft
substance by crushing. 4-6
9 ©
Change one letter. Timothy A tall pole on a sailing ship. 8 Rasinski, Change one letter. Greatest in number or amount. Scholastic 7 Change one letter.
A pole you might Teaching hitch a horse to. 6 Change one letter. Resources The amount paid for something. 5 Change one letter. The actors in a theater production are called 4 the . Another word for quick. Change one letter.
Change one letter. 3 The time before now.
2 Take away one letter. A kind of glue made of flour and water. 1 Take away two letters. pas t u r e
100 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
What is missing from someone who is bald. Change one letter. 11 Small balls of ice that fall from the sky. 10
Resources Change one letter. A corridor or passageway in a building. Teaching Take away one letter. 9 Shows an action that Scholastic will take place in the 8 future. I go. Rasinski, The hard covering around Change one letter. an animal or nut. Timothy 7 © Add one letter.
4-6 To exchange something for money. Grades 6 Change one letter. Use this to make a Ladders: ringing noise.
Word Change one letter. 5
Daily A male cow. Change one letter. 4 Completely filled. Change one letter. 3 To drop or descend. Change one letter. 2 A round object used for games. Change one letter. 1 ba l d
101 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
This comes from trees. Change one letter. 11
A covering for the head. Daily
Change one letter. Word 10 The noise made by Ladders: an owl. Change one letter. 9 Grades
A large ring, like a 4-6
hula . © 8 Change one Timothy A house for chickens. letter. Rasinski, Take away the first two letters, then add 7 Scholastic one. A type of sailboat. Change two vowels.
6 Teaching What you do when
you’re tired. Resources Add one letter. 5 To flow or trickle slowly. Take away one letter. 4 An animal that gives wool. Take away one vowel, then add two. 3 A large boat. Change one letter. 2 A small piece of wood or stone. Change one letter. 1 chop
102 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
A polite expression. Add one letter. 11 A contract that lets you rent someone else’s 10 possessions. Resources To rest your body Take away the last against something for letter, then add two. Teaching support. 9 Rearrange the letters. Another name for street Scholastic or road. 8 Take away one letter. Rasinski, Another name for a flying machine. Timothy
© Add one letter. 7
4-6 A program of action to achieve a goal. Grades 6 Take away one letter. A heavy, thick board. Ladders: Change one consonant.
Word 5
Daily A mischievous trick. Add one letter. 4 Captain and private are s in the military. Change the first letter. 3 A container used to hold liquid or gas. 2 Take away one letter. To express gratitude. Take away one word. 1 thank you
103 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
One who is the champ. Change one letter. 9 Daily The evening meal. Word Take away two letters, 8 then add one. Ladders:
One who twirls something Grades around quickly. 4-6 7
Add three letters. © Timothy To twirl around quickly.
Change one letter. Rasinski, 6 Scholastic Part of the leg below the knee. Change the first letter. 5 Teaching
Part of your face. Resources Change one letter. 4
A small piece of wood or stone. Take away one letter. 3
Short for chimpanzee. Change one letter. 2
To bite down hard. Change one letter. 1 champ
104 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
A piece of clothing. Add two letters to the end. 8
A container for cooking. Resources Change one letter. 7 Teaching
An instrument for writing.
Scholastic Change one letter. 6 Rasinski,
After nine comes . Timothy
© Take away one letter.
4-6 5 Grades A kind of shelter used when camping. Ladders: 4 Change one letter. Word
Daily An opening for fumes or steam to escape. Take away two letters. 3
To create or make up new things. 2 Change one letter.
To give your money to a company so it will earn more. 1 Add two letters to the beginning of the word. vest
105 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
Opposite direction of north. Rearrange the letters. 10
To call out loudly. Daily Take away the first Word 9
letter, then add two. Ladders: A struggle. I had
another with the Grades 8 flu last winter. Change the second 4-6 A vessel for traveling © vowel. Timothy on water. Take away one letter. 7 Rasinski, To brag.
Take away the last Scholastic 6 letter, then add two.
A type of wild pig. Teaching Take away one letter. 5 Resources A long piece of sawed lumber or wood. 4 Add one letter. Another name for a poet. Change one letter. 3
An animal that flies. Take away the last 2 two letters, then add one. The beginning of a person’s life. Change the first 1 two letters. nor th
106 Name
Read the clues, then write the words. Start at the bottom and climb to the top.
The opposite of sick. Change one letter. 9
The side of a room or building. Resources 8 Change one letter. Teaching Not short. Change the last Scholastic two letters. 7
Rasinski, A short nail with a large, flat head. 6 Timothy Change one letter. ©
4-6 A framework for holding or hanging things. Grades Take away one letter. 5 Ladders: Trains run on a . Word Change one letter. 4 Daily
To fool or cheat someone. Add one letter. 3
Short for “Richard.” Change one letter. 2
To choose. Change one letter. 1 sick
107 Answer Key
Eat Your Vegetables, page 7 Cool Drinks, page 18 vegetable, table, stable, stab, slab, slob, ice, Alice, malice, chalice, chalk, stalk, talk, slosh, slash, dash, dish, radish walk, walker, water Money Matters, page 8 Stars and Stripes, page 19 nickel, pickle, pick, pink, stink, sting, sing, country, county, count, aunt, tuna, tundra, sang, sane, same, dame, dime drain, rain, rail, nail, nation Outerwear, page 9 In My Room, page 20 sweater, sweat, sweet, sweeten, ten, ton, bed, bled, red, read, bread, break, brook, Daily stone, notes, not, jot, jock, Jack, jacket brood, broom, boom, room Word Behind the Wheel, page 10 Sleepytime, page 21 Ladders: car, scar, scare, share, sharp, harp, hare, pillow, pill, fill, fall, tall, talk, tank, bank, dare, Dave, dive, diver, driver blank, blanket Grades Give a Little, page 11 Giving Thanks, page 22 4-6
give, live, liver, diver, dive, hive, have, grateful, grate, gate, gateway, getaway, © shave, shake, snake, stake, take away, awful, thankful Timothy
Things That Go Bump in the Night, Express Mail, page 23 Rasinski, page 12 deliver, liver, live, line, lime, slime, slim,
vampire, expire, retire, tire, fire, fine, tine, slam, Sam, sad, sand, send Scholastic tone, ton, ten, net, bet, bat Stormy Days, page 24
Toothsome, page 13 rain, ran, raw, war, wore, swore, sword, Teaching tooth, toot, soot, soon, son, Don, don’t, words, word, lord, loud, cloud dent, dentist Resources Official Officers, page 25 Say Cheese, page 14 private, pirate, irate, rate, grate, generate, picture, capture, cap, cape, escape, estate, generation, generally, general state, taste, haste, hate, hat, hot, photo Bucket Brigade, page 26 Hat Head, page 15 bucket, buck, duck, duct, conduct, conduc- hat, hate, haste, waste, aster, asterisk, risk, tor, doctor, dock, mock, Mick, pick, pack, disk, duck, luck, lack, lap, cap pail In the Money, page 16 Sweet Things, page 27 million, billion, lion, stallion, stall, still, caramel, camel, came, cane, sane, same, till, tall, toll, doll, dollar seam, seat, sweat, sweet Meet and Greet, page 17 Here to There, page 28 convention, invention, intention, tension, march, Mars, mare, more, wore, were, pension, suspension, suspense, suspend, where, here, hire, hare, ware, wart, walk spend, speed, seed, meet, meeting 108 Good Eating, page 29 Childhood, page 40 digest, diet, die, dim, dam, mad, made, child, mild, mind, wind, win, pin, spin, mat, eat span, pan, pad, dad, did, kid That’s Entertainment, page 30 Cheese Eaters, page 41 television, vision, visit, sit, set, seat, heat, mouse, house, hose, chose, chase, base, hat, rat, ratio, radio bash, bath, bat, rat All Is Forgiven, page 31 Frosty Fun, page 42 forgive, give, live, liver, liter, later, lather, snow, now, not, dot, dog, dig, ding, king, gather, together, get, forget kin, win, winter
Resources Go, Go, Go, page 32 Seaworthy, page 43 automobile, mobile, mob, cob, cot, Scot, ocean, bean, bead, beard, heard, heart,
Teaching scat, scab, cab, car heat, seat, seal, sea All in the Family, page 33 Sew Sew, page 44 Scholastic uncle, unclear, nuclear, clear, learn, earn, sew, sell, sill, still, skill, kill, kilt, wilt, wit, earnest, ear, are, art, ant, aunt witch, itch, stitch Rasinski, Give a Dog a Bone, page 34 Save Your Pennies, page 45
Timothy dog, dig, din, ding, ring, wring, bring, big, penny, pen, nope, open, spend, speed, © bag, bang, bong, bone seed, send, sent, cent 4-6 Dinner’s Ready, page 35 Right or Wrong, page 46 Grades vegetable, table, cable, cab, baby, ban, fan, true, blue, clue, club, cub, hub, hum, ham, fat, fate, mate, meat hall, fall, false Ladders:
Word Happy Birthday, page 36 Precipitation Puzzle, page 47 birthday, birth, both, bath, wrath, wreath, rain, chain, chin, shin, shine, shingle, Daily wreck, rock, rack, rake, cake single, sing, wing, whip, wrap, crop, drop Chew on This, page 37 Snow Day, page 48 bite, bit, but, hut, shut, shot, shop, hop, blizzard, lizard, liar, rail, rain, grain, grin, chop, chow, chew grow, row, now, snow Peaks and Valleys, page 38 Winter Wear, page 49 high, sigh, sight, right, rig, rag, raw, saw, coat, coal, coil, oil, lion, stallion, talon, law, low alone, lone, love, gloves A Rose Is a Rose, page 39 Out of This World, page 50 flower, lower, low, slow, slot, lot, not, knot, Venus, vent, sent, spent, pen, men, man, note, nose, rose can, car, mar, Mars
109 Fried Snacks, page 51 Rub-a-Dub-Dub, page 62 french, trench, wrench, wren, renew, scrub, rub, rib, crib, cob, rob, throb, broth, newer, fewer, fee, free, fry both, bath Candlelight, page 52 Underwater, page 63 candle, handle, hand, hard, shard, share, dive, dime, chime, chimp, champ, ham, hare, fare, flare, flame hum, hub, cub, Cuba, scuba Car Trouble, page 53 Hear This, page 64 flat, inflate, late, slate, tales, tiles, tile, scream, cream, cram, cramp, ramp, ram, Daily time, tide, tire rat, rot, trot, trout, shout Word Play Date, page 54 Brainy Bird, page 65 Ladders: play, plan, plane, plates, staple, stable, eagle, beagle, bagel, bugle, bungle, bundle, able, amble, ramble, rumble, humble, candle, handle, hand, Hank, hack, hawk Grades hum, chum Itchy and Scratchy, page 66 4-6
Beautiful Day, page 55 itch, inch, pinch, punch, lunch, hunch, © blue, clue, glue, glee, flee, flea, flew, fly, sly, hutch, hitch, pitch, patch, catch, scratch Timothy sky
Drinking Vessels, page 67 Rasinski, Ruling the Roost, page 56 glass, lass, last, least, yeast, year, bear, beep,
rooster, roost, roast, toast, coast, cast, cat, jeep, jump, slump, pump, cup Scholastic hat, hit, chick, chicken Good Books, page 68
New and Not-So-New, page 57 story, store, ore, chore, core, bore, bone, Teaching new, few, dew, sew, sow, now, how, show, boo, book
shown, own, owl, old Resources Land of the Free, page 69 Midday Meal, page 58 liberty, tribe, bride, pride, ride, rid, red, lunch, launch, laundry, dry, day, say, sap, read, reed, freed, freedom sip, sipper, supper Corny!, page 70 Growing Up, page 59 maize, maze, made, jade, jab, job, cob, short, shore, shoe, show, slow, plow, blow, con, coin, corn below, belong, long School Days, page 71 Wedding Words, page 60 school, cool, coal, cola, cold, scold, sold, bride, stride, ride, rid, rod, rode, road, hold, hole, home roam, room, groom Jobs for Grownups, page 72 Friendship, page 61 teacher, teach, each, ache, acre, care, pare, friend, end, send, sent, set, bet, but, cut, parent cute, chute, chum
110 Ship Shape, page 73 Beasts of Burden, page 84 navy, naval, novel, shovel, shove, shave, horse, shore, chore, core, more, mere, shape, share, shame, ham, him, hip, ship mare, care, came, camel Suppertime, page 74 Apple for Teacher, page 85 supper, super, sugar, rag, drag, drug, dug, faculty, faulty, fault, felt, fell, tell, tall, tam, dig, din, diner, dinner team, teach Just a Spoonful, page 75 Art Smart, page 86 sweet, sweat, seat, heat, hut, gut, tug, art, part, park, pack, tack, talk, tall, mall, chug, hug, rug, shrug, sugar all, alley, galley, gallery
Resources Flower Power, page 76 Uphill, page 87 petal, pedal, penal, panel, pane, pave, mountain, mount, mound, found, hound,
Teaching shave, shove, show, how, low, flow, flower hind, hint, hunt, hull, hill 24 Hours, page 77 Globe Guessing, page 88 Scholastic night, might, right, bright, big, jig, jag, south, mouth, out, shout, pout, pot, port, jay, day pore, pole Rasinski, Horse Sense, page 78 Fish Wish, page 89
Timothy colt, cost, host, most, mast, mart, mare, sturgeon, surgeon, surge, splurge, purge, © more, Morse, horse purse, pure, cure, core, fire, fir, fit, fish 4-6 Voting Booth, page 79 From the Ground Up, page 90 Grades ballot, ball, ballet, let, lot, tot, tote, note, reconstruct, construct, instruct, destruct, vote distract, distrust, trust, brush, bush, bud, Ladders: build, rebuild
Word Sailing, page 80 sail, snail, ail, aim, claim, clam, calm, Strength Training, page 91 Daily palm, pal, pat, cat, coat, boat weak, week, weed, reed, read, road, roach, coach, couch, touch, tough Bunny Tales, page 81 rabbit, bit, bat, fat, far, car, scar, scare, care, Getting the Message, page 92 hare message, massage, mass, miss, mist, wrist, west, nest, net, not, note Good Hare Day, page 82 hare, share, sharp, harp, carp, card, bard, Medal Winners, page 93 bare, bar, bat, but, bun, bunny gold, golf, gulf, gull, pull, hull, heel, her, herb, verb, silver Very Fishy, page 83 minnow, window, wind, win, wine, whine, Fading Light, page 94 shine, shrine, shrimp light, right, sight, sigh, sign, sick, sack, pack, park, dark
111 Auto Adventures, page 95 Woody Wonder, page 102 driver, river, diver, divert, dive, Dave, date, chop, chip, ship, sheep, seep, sleep, sloop, dare, care, car coop, hoop, hoot, hood, wood Where the Heart Is, page 96 Mind Your Manners, page 103 phone, honey, money, monkey, key, Ken, thank you, thank, tank, rank, prank, hen, he, hoe, home plank, plan, plane, lane, lean, lease, please Quick Wit, page 97 And the Winner Is . . . , page 104 bright, fright, right, rig, rug, rag, ram, mar, champ, chomp, chimp, chip, chin, shin, Daily Mars, mart, smart spin, spinner, dinner, winner Word My Family, page 98 Dressing Up, page 105 Ladders: mom, mob, sob, cob, cub, cab, lab, jab, vest, invest, invent, vent, tent, ten, pen, dab, dad pan, pants Grades Family Ties, page 99 Directions, page 106 4-6
mother, other, bother, brother, broth, north, birth, bird, bard, board, boar, boast, © both, moth, math, bath, bather, father boat, bout, shout, south Timothy
Greener Pastures, page 100 Get Well Soon, page 107 Rasinski, pasture, paste, past, fast, cast, cost, post, sick, pick, Rick, trick, track, rack, tack, tall,
most, mast, mash, gash, gas, grass wall, well Scholastic Fur Facts, page 101 bald, ball, fall, full, bull, bell, sell, shell, Teaching shall, hall, hail, hair Resources
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