2.3 Word Ladders

 WORD LADDERS

A Word ladder is a word game. It generally begins with two words, the first one beginning with the first word, you have to change a letter in successive steps to at the last word .

eg.  First word  ------- brave . last word ------ tract .

A Word Ladder is a word game last one. Beginning with the first wor at the last word. e.g. First word-brave. Last word-tract.

Word ladder :

brave

grave

grade

trade

trace

tract

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Sample Questions

     1. Choose the correct alternative that will complete the given word ladder :

crow

-------

brew

bled

fled

              (1) grow         (2) trow       (3) brow crow       (4) arow

Explanation : Only if you change ‘crow' to 'brow can you complete the ladder. Hence, option (3) is brew

the answer.

2. Change the word from 'drown' to another meaningful word by

choosing the correct letter :

(1) u      (2) a      (3) i      (4) y   

 Explanation : You can use only 'a' to make the word 'drawn'.

 Hence option (2) is the answer.

   3. 'Mice' changes to 'dirt'. How many steps are required to do this?   

(1) 4      (2) 1     (3) 2     (4) 3

    Explanation : mice mire dire dirt

    4. 'Pig' transforms to 'hen'. Choose the correct option of word ladder to the form the given word :

(1) h, e, n     (2) n, e, h     (3) t, h, e     (4) r, h e

   Explanations :

         | PIG

            PIN

           PEN

           HEN

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