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Food riddles

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Age
Ages 3–11
Skill
Vocabulary · Listening
Format
Printable
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  1. 1

    I am long and yellow. Monkeys love me. What am I?

  2. 2

    I am long and orange. I grow in the ground. Rabbits love me. What am I?

  3. 3

    I am cold and sweet. I melt in the sun. What am I?

  4. 4

    I am white. I come from a cow. You drink me. What am I?

  5. 5

    I am green outside and red inside. I have black seeds. What am I?

  6. 6

    Bees make me. I am sweet and yellow. What am I?

  7. 7

    I am round and flat. I have cheese and tomato on top. What am I?

  8. 8

    I come from a chicken. I have a shell. What am I?

  9. 9

    I am a yellow fruit. I am very, very sour! What am I?

  10. 10

    I am small, round and sweet. I am very good with milk. What am I?

Teacher tip

Read each riddle twice before anyone answers. The second time, stress the clue words — YELLOW, SKY, HOT — and let the class say them with you.

Answer key

Every answer, with a link to the word in the picture dictionary.

  1. 1.banana
  2. 2.carrot
  3. 3.ice cream
  4. 4.milk
  5. 5.watermelon
  6. 6.honey
  7. 7.pizza
  8. 8.egg
  9. 9.lemon
  10. 10.cookie

Riddle cards to print

10 cards on one A4 page. Cut along the dashed lines — the answer is upside down at the bottom of each card.

  1. 1

    I am long and yellow. Monkeys love me. What am I?

    The answer prints here, upside down

  2. 2

    I am long and orange. I grow in the ground. Rabbits love me. What am I?

    The answer prints here, upside down

  3. 3

    I am cold and sweet. I melt in the sun. What am I?

    The answer prints here, upside down

  4. 4

    I am white. I come from a cow. You drink me. What am I?

    The answer prints here, upside down

  5. 5

    I am green outside and red inside. I have black seeds. What am I?

    The answer prints here, upside down

  6. 6

    Bees make me. I am sweet and yellow. What am I?

    The answer prints here, upside down

  7. 7

    I am round and flat. I have cheese and tomato on top. What am I?

    The answer prints here, upside down

  8. 8

    I come from a chicken. I have a shell. What am I?

    The answer prints here, upside down

  9. 9

    I am a yellow fruit. I am very, very sour! What am I?

    The answer prints here, upside down

  10. 10

    I am small, round and sweet. I am very good with milk. What am I?

    The answer prints here, upside down

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