Examples of shifting a vowel
From position 1 to position 2
From ARTS TO SITS
A
R
T
S
A
R
M
S
A
I
M
S
A
I
R
S
S
I
R
S
S
I
T
S
From INCH to MATH
I
N
C
H
I
T
C
H
E
T
C
H
E
A
C
H
M
A
C
H
M
A
T
H
From ONES to KIDS
O
N
E
S
O
W
E
S
O
W
L
S
O
I
L
S
A
I
L
S
A
I
D
S
K
I
D
S
From position 2 to position 3
From WEST to BRAG
W
E
S
T
B
E
S
T
B
E
A
T
B
R
A
T
B
R
A
G
From POST to THAT
P
O
S
T
C
O
S
T
C
O
A
T
C
H
A
T
T
H
A
T
From SEND to SHED
S
E
N
D
S
E
E
D
S
H
E
D
From MEND to FLEW
M
E
N
D
F
E
N
D
F
E
E
D
F
L
E
D
F
L
E
W
From position 3 to position 4
From BLED to DINE
This word ladder is difficult because there is no direct way to move the vowel from position 3 to position 4. Notice how the vowel is moved to the left before a new vowel is inserted on the right.
B
L
E
D
F
L
E
D
F
E
E
D
F
E
N
D
F
I
N
D
F
I
N
E
D
I
N
E