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# Letter Ladders

11+ Verbal Reasoning, topic 3.3.1

## Letter Ladders

In a letter ladder question, you will be asked to change one word into another by changing just one letter at a time.

### Example

![Example](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-05/9ead3186-7ee8-4071-8641-b8f5d9cc7af4/bolt-.jpg)

- BOLT → ____ → BELL

### Step 1

![Step 1](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-05/a7996563-0990-42c4-a640-ed9801311524/belt-.png)

- Firstly, we change the word BOLT into the word BELT, by changing the ‘O’ into an ‘E’.
 - BOLT → BELT

### Step 2

![Step 2](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-08/cd0e1b7a-0f04-4012-9d88-e8feb4480a7a/bell-ring-conditioning.jpg)

- The word BELT can then be changed into the word BELL, by changing the ‘T’ into an ‘L’.
 - BOLT → BELT → BELL

### Write the answer

![Write the answer](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-05/5fcf46c4-7029-4f9d-8db8-2c1caa0d2635/belts-.jpg)

- So when you answer this question, you need to identify the word that bridges the gap between the two words.
 - BOLT → BELT → BELL

## Test yourself on Letter Ladders

[Practise this topic for free](https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/6cac61d4-b7cc-4359-abc6-f81a2cb7a545/section/24bc2015-747f-42d9-a0ce-dce09563be92/session)

- Previous topic: [3.2.2 Rearranging Words To Make Connections](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-2-2-rearranging-words-to-make-connections.md)
- Next topic: [4.1.1 Completing Two Words](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/4-1-1-completing-two-words.md)

## 11+ Verbal Reasoning contents

### 1 Codes
- 1.1 Symbol & Number Codes
  - [1.1.1 Symbol & Number Codes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/1-1-1-symbol-and-number-codes.md)
- 1.2 Alphabet Codes - Same Direction
  - [1.2.1 Alphabet Codes - Moving Right](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/1-2-1-alphabet-codes-moving-right.md)
  - [1.2.2 Alphabet Codes - Moving Left](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/1-2-2-alphabet-codes-moving-left.md)
- 1.3 Alphabet Codes - Different Directions
  - [1.3.1 Alphabet Codes - Moving Left & Right](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/1-3-1-alphabet-codes-moving-left-and-right.md)
- 1.4 Alphabet Codes - Practice!
  - [1.4.1 Alphabet Codes - Practice!](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/1-4-1-alphabet-codes-practice.md)

### 2 Word Association
- 2.1 Word Association
  - [2.1.1 Word Association](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/2-1-1-word-association.md)
- 2.2 Synonyms & Antonyms
  - [2.2.1 Synonyms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/2-2-1-synonyms.md)
  - [2.2.2 Antonyms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/2-2-2-antonyms.md)
  - [2.2.3 Synonyms & Antonyms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/2-2-3-synonyms-and-antonyms.md)

### 3 Changing Words
- 3.1 Compound Words
  - [3.1.1 Making Longer Words](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-1-1-making-longer-words.md)
  - [3.1.2 Prefixes - Recap](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-1-2-prefixes-recap.md)
  - [3.1.3 Prefixes - Recap 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-1-3-prefixes-recap-2.md)
  - [3.1.4 Compound Words & Prefixes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-1-4-compound-words-and-prefixes.md)
- 3.2 Anagrams
  - [3.2.1 Rearranging Words](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-2-1-rearranging-words.md)
  - [3.2.2 Rearranging Words To Make Connections](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-2-2-rearranging-words-to-make-connections.md)
- 3.3 Letter Ladders
  - [3.3.1 Letter Ladders](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-3-1-letter-ladders.md)

### 4 Completing Words
- 4.1 Completing Words
  - [4.1.1 Completing Two Words](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/4-1-1-completing-two-words.md)
  - [4.1.2 Completing One Word](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/4-1-2-completing-one-word.md)
  - [4.1.3 Completing Many Words](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/4-1-3-completing-many-words.md)

### 5 Sentences
- 5.1 Completing Sentences
  - [5.1.1 Appropriate Word Choice](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/5-1-1-appropriate-word-choice.md)
- 5.2 Hidden Words
  - [5.2.1 Hidden Words in Sentences](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/5-2-1-hidden-words-in-sentences.md)
- 5.3 Syntax
  - [5.3.1 Organising Words in Sentences](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/5-3-1-organising-words-in-sentences.md)