Lingo Climbers Worksheet Packet
Level 5 Expedition Guide
LINGO CLIMBERS
10 Epic Word Ladder Summits
MAP PAGE 1 Ladders 1 - 3
Climber:
Date:
Expedition Rules:
Welcome, Trailblazer! To climb these peaks, you must solve word-shifting clues. At each step of a standard Word Ladder, you change exactly ONE letter in the previous word to form a new, real word. Keep all other letters in their exact positions. Climb from the bottom to the top!
01
FOREST TRAIL
Change 1 letter per step. Climb upwards!
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- Went below water.
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- Beach granules.
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- A musical group.
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- Lacking hair.
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- Brave or daring.
COLD
START: Chilly winter air.
02
GLACIAL ICE
Change 1 letter per step. Climb upwards!
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- Hot burning flames.
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- Extremely serious.
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- To challenge or risk.
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- A fast rabbit.
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- To hurt or injure.
WARM
START: Cozy and sunny.
03
GLIDER ASCENT
Change 1 letter per step. Climb upwards!
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- A wooden pillar.
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- Price of something.
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- Warm winter coat.
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- A lake vessel.
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- Wild hairy pig.
SOAR
START: Fly high in sky.
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SILENT SPELL PATH
Ladders 4, 5, and 6 Challenge
MAP PAGE 2 Ladders 4 - 6
Focus on complex silent combinations like "-IGHT" and 5-letter consonant cluster shifts. Change only one letter!
04
SILENT PEAK
Focus: -IGHT endings.
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- Correct / right-hand.
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- After sunset darkness.
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- Firmly or closely fit.
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- Visual ability / vision.
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- Great power or force.
LIGHT
START: Radiant energy.
05
RIVER RAPID
Focus: 4-letter blends.
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- Quick splashing sound.
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- Story plot or grid.
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- A thin mail slot.
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- Not fast; crawling.
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- Steady soft light.
FLOW
START: Current of a river.
06
CANYON CREVICE
Focus: 5-letter cluster.
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- To toss or throw.
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- Hold tightly to.
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- Injured arm support.
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- Casual, cool speech.
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- A slope or tilt.
PLANT
START: Green leafy flora.
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HIGH VALLEY TRAIL
Ladders 7 and 8 Challenge
MAP PAGE 3 Ladders 7 - 8
Trace the transition from summer camping to cozy cabins, then dig deep into the mystery mines. Keep your focus high!
07
SUMMER CAMPFIRE
4-letter transitions. Shift from tents to dim light.
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- Lower the bulb bright light.
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- Outer edges of car tires.
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- Horned male sheep.
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- A wooden sloped ramp.
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- Humid or slightly wet.
CAMP
START: Summer campgrounds.
08
THE GOLD MINE
4-letter transitions. Drill down to gentle pets.
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- Gentle or domesticated.
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- Clock measurement / minutes.
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- Sour green citrus fruit.
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- A long straight mark.
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- Evergreen cone-bearing tree.
MINE
START: Deep gold digging site.
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FINAL RIDGE
Ladders 9 and 10 Ultimate Challenge
MAP PAGE 4 Ladders 9 - 10
The ultimate climb! Soar with the birds, hunt with the wolves, and finish the 10-ladder expedition with pride!
09
THE SKY PATROL
4-letter transitions. Flying hunters to written stains.
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- A target or visible stain.
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- Small singing bird or fun romp.
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- Tree wood skin / dog noise.
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- A local playground park.
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- Old word for "listen!".
HAWK
START: Great flying predator.
10
THE NIGHT HUNT
4-letter transitions. Forest howler to holding tight.
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- Past tense of "to hold".
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- Grip or clasp with hands.
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- To crease or double paper.
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- Precious yellow gold metal.
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- Precision grass hole-sport.
WOLF
START: Howling forest pack animal.
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Lingo Climbers Answer Key
Teacher Grading Resource
MASTER ANSWER KEY
Lingo Climbers 10 Word Ladders Solutions
ADMIN REFERENCE All 10 Summits
Grading Instructions: Highlighted letters in COLOR indicate the specific letter position that changes from the step below it. All 10 ladders contain exactly 6 steps.
01: FOREST TRAIL COLD to SANK
6. SANK → SAND → BAND → BALD → BOLD → COLD
02: GLACIAL ICE WARM to FIRE
6. FIRE → DIRE → DARE → HARE → HARM → WARM
03: GLIDER ASCENT SOAR to POST
6. POST → COST → COAT → BOAT → BOAR → SOAR
04: SILENT PEAK LIGHT to RIGHT
6. RIGHT → NIGHT → TIGHT → SIGHT → MIGHT → LIGHT
05: RIVER RAPID FLOW to PLOP
6. PLOP → PLOT → SLOT → SLOW → GLOW → FLOW
06: CANYON CREVICE PLANT to FLING
6. FLING → CLING → SLING → SLANG → SLANT → PLANT
07: SUMMER CAMPFIRE CAMP to DIMS
6. DIMS → RIMS → RAMS → RAMP → DAMP → CAMP
08: THE GOLD MINE MINE to TAME
6. TAME → TIME → LIME → LINE → PINE → MINE
09: THE SKY PATROL HAWK to MARK
6. MARK → LARK → BARK → PARK → HARK → HAWK
10: THE NIGHT HUNT WOLF to HELD
6. HELD → HOLD → FOLD → GOLD → GOLF → WOLF
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