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Runglio word ladder worksheet

Print this page (Ctrl+P, or Cmd+P on a Mac). Page 1 is the student sheet and page 2 is the answer key. Change one letter at a time to get from the first word to the last, and every step must be a real word.

Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

Change one letter at a time. Every step must be a real word.

1. LIFE → LOVE (2 steps)
LIFE
LOVE
2. HOME → HOLD (2 steps)
HOME
HOLD
3. FIRE → WIND (3 steps)
FIRE
WIND
4. EAST → WEST (3 steps)
EAST
WEST
5. DARK → PALE (3 steps)
DARK
PALE
6. SAND → WAVE (3 steps)
SAND
WAVE
7. LEAD → GOLD (4 steps)
LEAD
GOLD
8. SAFE → SURE (4 steps)
SAFE
SURE
9. COAT → WEAR (4 steps)
COAT
WEAR
10. LOVE → HATE (4 steps)
LOVE
HATE
11. HAND → FOOT (5 steps)
HAND
FOOT
12. LAKE → POND (5 steps)
LAKE
POND

Answer key

Other routes may work too. These are the shortest.

  1. LIFE → LIVE → LOVE
  2. HOME → HOLE → HOLD
  3. FIRE → FINE → WINE → WIND
  4. EAST → VAST → VEST → WEST
  5. DARK → DARE → DALE → PALE
  6. SAND → SANE → SAVE → WAVE
  7. LEAD → HEAD → HELD → HOLD → GOLD
  8. SAFE → SAME → SOME → SORE → SURE
  9. COAT → BOAT → BEAT → BEAR → WEAR
  10. LOVE → LONE → LANE → LATE → HATE
  11. HAND → BAND → BOND → FOND → FOOD → FOOT
  12. LAKE → LANE → LAND → BAND → BOND → POND