Kindergarten
Sight Word Riddles
Six little riddles with color, number and action words for answers. Read the clue and write the word from the word bank.
Sight word worksheet · Riddles
Sight Word Riddles
Six riddles for 1st grade readers. Read each clue and write the sight word that answers it.
- Grade level
- 1st grade
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Riddles
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Sight word recognition, Reading fluency, Spelling high-frequency words, Letter formation
What kids do
“Read the clue. Which word in the word bank is the answer? Write it on the line.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Red means this.
- A ball and the moon have this shape.
- This is the color of snow.
- Birds and planes can do this.
- You do this to a door or a box.
- This is the opposite of new.
Words on this sheet
openroundwhiteflyoldstop
Teacher tip
Let kids write their own riddle on the back.
How to use it
- Keep a sight word ring of flash cards so kids can check spellings.
- Send a copy home so families can play too.
- Read every word on the sheet out loud together before kids start.
Watch for
Kids who read the words in order from memory. Point to words out of order to check.
Talk about it
- Can you find one of these words in a book from the class library?
- Which words look alike? How do you tell them apart?
Take it further
Play a quick round of “flash and read” with the words at the end of the day.
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