Kids Riddles

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Printable riddle sheet — Ages 7–9

20 riddles, ready to print — with the answer key on its own page.

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Ages 7–9 — Riddle Rookies riddle sheet

20 riddles · write your guess on the line, then check the answer key at the end.

  1. 1. The faster you walk, the more of me you leave behind you on the ground, one after another. What am I? (Riddle)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

  2. 2. I have a face and two hands, but no arms, legs, or fingers. I hang on the wall and help everyone know when it's time for lunch. What am I? (Riddle)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

  3. 3. You can catch me from a friend who is sick, but you can't throw me back. Doctors help you get rid of me, but they hope they never catch me too. What am I? (Wordplay)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

  4. 4. I appear in the sky after it rains, arching from one side to the other. I have seven colors, but I've never touched a drop of paint. What am I? (Riddle)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

  5. 5. I start out whole, but you have to crack me open before breakfast can really begin. What am I? (Riddle)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

  6. 6. I am full of holes, but I still help you get dinner ready — you use me to drain water off pasta or vegetables. What am I? (Riddle)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

  7. 7. My whole job is drying other things off, but the more I do my job, the wetter I get. What am I? (Riddle)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

  8. 8. I ride along on letters and travel to faraway places all over the world, but I always stay stuck in the same little corner. What am I? (Riddle)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

  9. 9. Which month of the year has 28 days? (Wordplay)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

  10. 10. I have a neck but no head, and a body but no arms or legs. Fill me up with your favorite drink. What am I? (Riddle)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

  11. 11. What kind of tree can you always carry around with you, right at the end of your arm? (Wordplay)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

  12. 12. I stand tall and bright when I'm young, but I get shorter and shorter the older I get, until I finally burn out. What am I? (Riddle)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

  13. 13. I have one eye, but I cannot see anything with it. You use me for sewing, and thread goes through my eye instead of a pupil. What am I? (Wordplay)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

  14. 14. I show you your own face without taking a photo. Some people say breaking me brings seven years of bad luck. What am I? (Riddle)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

  15. 15. What kind of room has no doors and no windows, and you might even find slices of it on a pizza? (Wordplay)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

  16. 16. I have a bed, but I never sleep in it. I have a mouth, but I never eat with it. Fish swim through me every day. What am I? (Wordplay)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

  17. 17. I have no weight, no shape, and no color, but when there's a lot of me around, you can barely see a thing. What am I? (Riddle)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

  18. 18. What is something you can break without ever touching it, holding it, or even being in the same room as it? (Logic Puzzle)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

  19. 19. I follow you around outside all day long, but I vanish the moment the sun goes down or you step into the shade. What am I? (Riddle)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

  20. 20. I have lots and lots of teeth, but I can't bite or chew anything. You drag me through your hair every morning to make it neat. What am I? (Riddle)

    My guess: ______________________________________________

Answer key — Ages 7–9

  1. 1. Footprints
  2. 2. A clock
  3. 3. A cold — As in "catching a cold" — the common illness, not a temperature.
  4. 4. A rainbow
  5. 5. An egg
  6. 6. A colander (a strainer)
  7. 7. A towel
  8. 8. A postage stamp
  9. 9. Every month — Every month has at least 28 days — some just have more.
  10. 10. A bottle
  11. 11. A palm tree — The palm of your hand.
  12. 12. A candle
  13. 13. A needle
  14. 14. A mirror
  15. 15. A mushroom — Mush-ROOM.
  16. 16. A river — A riverbed and a river mouth.
  17. 17. Darkness
  18. 18. A promise
  19. 19. Your shadow
  20. 20. A comb

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