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10 riddles · with answers

Toy & sports riddles

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

    I am round. You can kick me, throw me and bounce me. What am I?

  2. 2

    I fly high in the wind. You hold my long string. What am I?

  3. 3

    I am soft and furry. I look like a little bear. You hug me in bed. What am I?

  4. 4

    I am made of metal. I can walk and talk. I say “beep-beep”! What am I?

  5. 5

    I have six sides with dots on them. Roll me! What am I?

  6. 6

    Hit me with your hands or with sticks. I go “boom, boom”! What am I?

  7. 7

    I have lots of little pieces. Put them together and you see a picture. What am I?

  8. 8

    I am small and round. I go down and up, down and up, on a string. What am I?

  9. 9

    I am a big gold cup. The winners hold me up high. What am I?

  10. 10

    You bounce a big orange ball. You throw it into a high basket. What sport is it?

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.ball
  2. 2.kite
  3. 3.teddy
  4. 4.robot
  5. 5.dice
  6. 6.drum
  7. 7.puzzle
  8. 8.yo-yo
  9. 9.trophy
  10. 10.basketball

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 round. You can kick me, throw me and bounce me. What am I?

    The answer prints here, upside down

  2. 2

    I fly high in the wind. You hold my long string. What am I?

    The answer prints here, upside down

  3. 3

    I am soft and furry. I look like a little bear. You hug me in bed. What am I?

    The answer prints here, upside down

  4. 4

    I am made of metal. I can walk and talk. I say “beep-beep”! What am I?

    The answer prints here, upside down

  5. 5

    I have six sides with dots on them. Roll me! What am I?

    The answer prints here, upside down

  6. 6

    Hit me with your hands or with sticks. I go “boom, boom”! What am I?

    The answer prints here, upside down

  7. 7

    I have lots of little pieces. Put them together and you see a picture. What am I?

    The answer prints here, upside down

  8. 8

    I am small and round. I go down and up, down and up, on a string. What am I?

    The answer prints here, upside down

  9. 9

    I am a big gold cup. The winners hold me up high. What am I?

    The answer prints here, upside down

  10. 10

    You bounce a big orange ball. You throw it into a high basket. What sport is it?

    The answer prints here, upside down

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