Word Ladder Puzzles

Lewis Carroll invented this fun game that your students will enjoy. He called them "Doublets" but they later became known as Word Ladders. 

Students climb a ladder, solving each word (rung) at a time, usually with a hint. Finally arriving at the solution.  Example: 

Run to Fit. Run - ___ - ___ - Fit.

The solution?

Run - Fun - Fin - Fit

This activity book has many word ladders prepared with answer keys. Includes a nice PPTx version for showing step by step the solutions.  Also, a generic template to use with any word ladder challenge. 

Engage your students with these fun, challenging games. Here is a nice video, from the silent film era, showing how the game works!