Reading Worksheet

Animal RiddlesCan you find out what I am?

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I have four legs.I live in Africa.I am big and grey.I live in the river.

I am beautiful.I have six legs.I can fly.I eat honey.

I am small.I can be scary.I have eight legs.I spin a web.

I am small.I have feathers.I lay eggs.I can sing and fly.

I oink.I give you bacon.I like mud and dirt.I am pink.

I am small and brown.I eat nuts.I can climb trees.I have a nice tail.

I live on the farm.I have horns.I moo.I give milk.

I live in the house.I eat everything.I am small and grey.Cats eat me.

I can swim.I can’t fly.I eat fish.I am a bird.

I have a mane.I whinny.You can ride me.I live in a barn.

I live in the city.I have a long tail.I eat rubbish.People don’ like me.

I am a pet.I like mice.I have nine lives.I purr and meow.

I am brown.I have a mane.I like to eat zebras.I roar.

I live in Africa.I am yellow and brown.I eat leaves.I have a long neck.

I eat vegetables.I can run fast.I can be a pet.I have long ears.

I eat insects.I live in the pond.I hop.I am green.

I hiss.I can be poisonous.I am long.I have a forked tongue.

I have four legs.You can ride me.I have tusks.I have a long nose.

I can swim and dive.I have two legs.I have wings.I quack.

I eat other animals.I have a big mouth.I am green.I live in the water.

I have four legs.I am a pet.I hate cats.I bark.

Reading Worksheet

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I have four legs.I live in Africa.I am big and grey.I live in the river. HIPPO

I am beautiful.I have six legs.I can fly.I eat honey. BUTTERFLY

I am small.I can be scary.I have eight legs.I spin a web. SPIDER

I am small.I have feathers.I lay eggs.I can sing and fly. BIRD

I oink.I give you bacon.I like mud and dirt.I am pink. PIG

I am small and brown.I eat nuts.I can climb trees.I have a nice tail. SQUIRREL

I live on the farm.I have horns.I moo.I give milk. COW

I live in the house.I eat everything.I am small and grey.Cats eat me. MOUSE

I can swim.I can’t fly.I eat fish.I am a bird. PENGUIN

I have a mane.I whinny.You can ride me.I live in a barn. HORSE

I live in the city.I have a long tail.I eat rubbish.People don’ like me. RAT

I am a pet.I like mice.I have nine lives.I purr and meow.CAT

I am brown.I have a mane.I like to eat zebras.I roar. LION

I live in Africa.I am yellow and brown.I eat leaves.I have a long neck. GIRAFFE

I eat vegetables.I can run fast.I can be a pet.I have long ears.RABBIT

I eat insects.I live in the pond.I hop.I am green. FROG

I hiss.I can be poisonous.I am long.I have a forked tongue. SNAKE

I have four legs.You can ride me.I have tusks.I have a long nose. ELEPHANT

I can swim and dive.I have two legs.I have wings.I quack. DUCK

I eat other animals.I have a big mouth.I am green.I live in the water. CROCODILE

I have four legs.I am a pet.I hate cats.I bark. DOG

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Reading Worksheet

Answer Key & Instructions Team Game

The first page can be used as an individual worksheet (reading and writing focus). Help with spelling or vocabulary if necessary.

The second page can be used as a competitive team game (reading, speaking, pronunciation and listening focus).

o Divide the class into 2 or 3 teams.o One team reads out the clues slowly and clearly - one by one - on

one of their cards. Don’o Other teams listen and try to guess the animal. ONLY ONE GUESS

IS ALLOWED, so teams have to work together and not guess too quickly.

o If all the clues are exhausted, teams could show the pictures.o Teams score one point per correct answer.o These rules can be adapted or used creatively. Enjoy.

After the game, students can choose an animal and write their own clue cards.

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