PuzzlePre-K to KGrades 1 to 2Grades 3 to 4
Word searches
Word searches for sight words, phonics patterns and ten topics, with every word hidden exactly once.
Four-letter word ladders
Climb from one four-letter word to another by changing one letter at a time, using a word bank.
What is on this worksheet
Climb from one four-letter word to another by changing one letter at a time, using a word bank.
- Word length: 4 letters
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About word ladders
The first and last words are given. Children fill the rungs in between with the words from the bank, changing exactly one letter at each step (cat, cot, dot, dog).
The bank words fit the ladder in only one order, which is checked for every ladder. Choose three-letter or four-letter words and how many words to place.
Printing
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