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Word Riddles for Kids

  1. What begins with T, ends with T, and can have tea inside?

    A teapot.

  2. Which letter appears once in MINUTE, twice in MOMENT, and not at all in HOUR?

    M.

  3. Which five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to the end of it?

    SHORT. Add E and R to the end, and it becomes SHORTER.

  4. Forward I name a unit of weight; backward I spell NOT. What word am I?

    TON.

  5. I am a four-letter body part. Remove my first letter and I become ONE. What am I?

    BONE.

  6. Which letter can you remove from TRAIN to make something that falls from clouds?

    T, leaving RAIN.

  7. Which five-letter word keeps the same pronunciation after you remove its last four letters?

    QUEUE. Take away its last four letters, and the Q left behind sounds the same.

  8. I name an odd number. Remove my first letter and the remaining word is EVEN. What am I?

    SEVEN.

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Word Riddles for Kids

  1. Which letter appears once in YEAR, twice in WEEK, and not at all in DAY?

    E.