ANIMAL RIDDLES

Rhyming
Words

Vocabulary
relating
to animals

Use as a
game to
teach reading
skills.

I am an animal that lives on a farm

I have pink skin and I snort
I have a tail curly and short
What am I ?

I live in the jungle and run very fast

I am a big cat and can climb
I have an orange body with black stripes.
What am I ?

I have a long body but no legs

I can eat but I have no arms
I can swim and hiss but cant fly
What am I ?

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It lives in the jungle and looks like me

It is naughty, just like me
It can climb and It can swing
But It cant fly or sing. What is it ?
I live on a farm or in a house
I am much bigger than a mouse
I have a long tail and can bark and I like
Going for a walk in the park. What am I ?
I am an animal small and warm
I live in a house or on a farm
I can climb and jump Im nice
I love to run and catch mice. What am I ?

I am an animal big and grey

I live in the jungle all day
I have a trunk and big ears
I can walk and run but cant fly. What am I ?

I can be big or small

I swim all day but Im not tall
I have no legs, I cant walk
I cant run and I cant talk. What am I ?

I can be big or small black or colourful

I can hop and I have wings
I can fly but I cant swing
What am I ?

I am small and soft with long ears

I am cute and visit you at Easter
I can hop but cant fly
I love eating carrots. What am I ?
I am an animal grey and big
No No No Im not a pig
I cant climb, I cant fly
But I can run and swim. What am I ?
I am an animal small and green
I can hop and I can swim
Insects and flies, I eat
And I say Ribbit Ribbit. What am I ?