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Wordplay Riddles: Set 1

Name: ______________________    Date: ______________

  1. I change from green to red and gold, and then I drop to the ground. What am I?

     

  2. I am a small nut that grows into a mighty oak tree. What am I?

     

  3. I stand in a field in old clothes and I scare the birds. What am I?

     

  4. I am red and round and crisp, and I hang in the orchard. What am I?

     

  5. I gather nuts for winter and I have a bushy tail. What am I?

     

  6. I am a tool with long teeth, and I gather the leaves into a pile. What am I?

     

  7. I am a warm drink made of pressed apples. What am I?

     

  8. I am knitted and cozy, and you wear me when the air turns cool. What am I?

     

  9. I have lead but I am not heavy, and I write until I am worn down. What am I?

     

  10. I fix your mistakes but I get smaller each time. What am I?

     

  11. I have pages and a spine but I cannot walk. What am I?

     

  12. I measure with inches and I never lie straight. What am I?

     

  13. I have four legs and a flat top and a student sits at me in class. What am I?

     

  14. I am yellow and I roll with wheels to take students to school. What am I?

     

  15. I have many students and one teacher and a bell rings for me. What am I?

     

  16. I am sent home in a backpack and you must do me at night. What am I?

     

  17. What does the word "Noel" spell when you read it backwards?

     

  18. Take the first letter off a winter flake and you get a word for "at this moment." What is it?

     

  19. Rearrange the letters of "silent," the first word of a famous carol, to get something you do with your ears. What is it?

     

  20. Add the letter H to a tree and you can count with it. What number do you get?

     

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Answer key: Wordplay Riddles, Set 1

  1. A leaf.
  2. An acorn.
  3. A scarecrow.
  4. An apple.
  5. A squirrel.
  6. A rake.
  7. Cider.
  8. A sweater.
  9. A pencil.
  10. An eraser.
  11. A book.
  12. A ruler.
  13. A desk.
  14. A bus.
  15. A class.
  16. Homework.
  17. Leon.
  18. Now.
  19. Listen.
  20. Three.

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