Guess the animal: riddles for young kids, read aloud or alone, with hints before the answer.
I wag my tail, bark, and often like a game of fetch. What am I?
I am a pet that lives with many families.
I say "Woof!"
A dog.
Dogs wag their tails when they are happy, bark to talk, and love to chase a ball and bring it back. That game is called fetch.
I wag my tail, bark, and often like a game of fetch. What am I?
I am a pet that lives with many families.
I say "Woof!"
A dog.
Dogs wag their tails when they are happy, bark to talk, and love to chase a ball and bring it back. That game is called fetch.
I purr, have whiskers, and say meow. What am I?
I am a soft pet with pointy ears.
I like to chase a ball of yarn.
A cat.
Cats purr when they feel calm and happy, use their long whiskers to feel their way, and say "meow."
I am a huge land animal with a long trunk instead of a little nose. What am I?
I am gray and I have big floppy ears.
I am the biggest animal that lives on land.
An elephant.
An elephant's trunk is its nose and top lip together. It uses the trunk to breathe, smell, drink and pick things up.
My long neck helps me reach leaves high in trees. I have a spotted coat. What am I?
I live on the grasslands of Africa.
I am the tallest animal in the world.
A giraffe.
A giraffe's long neck lets it eat leaves from the tops of trees that other animals cannot reach. Its coat is covered in brown patches.
I have fins and gills and spend my life swimming. What am I?
I live in water.
You might see me in a fish tank or a pond.
A fish.
Fish use their fins to swim and steer, and their gills to take in oxygen from the water.
I began as a caterpillar. Now I flutter on colorful wings. What am I?
You can find me visiting flowers in a garden.
I sip sweet nectar from flowers, and my wings can be bright orange, blue or yellow.
A butterfly.
A butterfly starts life as a tiny egg that hatches into a caterpillar. The caterpillar eats and grows, then rests inside a hard case called a chrysalis. When it comes out, it is a butterfly with four wings. Moths begin as caterpillars too, but butterflies are the ones famous for bright, colorful wings.
I have four legs, a shell attached to my body, and I can swim. What am I?
I move slowly when I walk on land.
Many of us can pull our heads into our shells to stay safe.
A turtle.
A turtle's shell is part of its body: it grows from the turtle's ribs and backbone, so a turtle can never crawl out of it. Turtles swim in ponds, rivers and the sea. A tortoise is a kind of turtle that lives on land and is not a swimmer.
I have a broad bill and webbed feet, and I say quack. What am I?
I am a bird that loves ponds and lakes.
I float on the water, and my babies follow me in a line.
A duck.
Ducks use their broad, flat bills to scoop up food, and their webbed feet push the water like paddles. Many ducks say "quack." Baby ducks are called ducklings.
I hop on strong back legs, have long ears, and twitch my nose. What am I?
I am soft and furry, and some families keep me as a pet.
I have a short, fluffy tail, and I nibble grass and clover.
A rabbit.
Rabbits have strong back legs for hopping fast. Their long ears hear danger from far away, and they twitch their noses to sniff the air. A hare looks a lot like a rabbit, with even longer ears and legs.
I am a bird with big eyes. Many of us hunt at night, and some of us hoot. What am I?
Many of us sleep in the daytime, often up in a tree.
I can turn my head much farther than you can, to look behind me.
An owl.
Owls have big eyes that help them see when it is dark, so many owls hunt at night. Some owls hoot, and others screech or whistle. Olly, PlayOwl's helper, is an owl too!
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