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Spanish worksheet · Animals
Animal Riddles: Adivinanzas
Read six short riddles in Spanish and write the animal that answers each one.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–4
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Animals
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Naming farm, wild and sea animals, Using grande and pequeño, Reading short riddles, Matching a picture to a word
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Soy = I am · Tengo = I have · Vivo = I live · ¿Quién soy? = Who am I?
- Read each riddle. Write the animal from the word bank.
- 1. Soy grande y gris. Tengo una nariz muy larga. ¿Quién soy?
- 2. Soy un gato muy grande. Tengo mucho pelo en la cabeza. ¿Quién soy?
- 3. Soy blanco y negro. Vivo en el frío. No vuelo, pero nado muy bien. ¿Quién soy?
- 4. Soy verde. Salto mucho y vivo cerca del agua. ¿Quién soy?
Words on this sheet
el leónel pingüinola ranael mono
Teacher tip
Read each riddle out loud with expression and let kids guess before they look at the word bank.
How to use it
- Point out words that look like English: el elefante, el tigre, el canguro.
- Make the animal sounds and movements together as you say each name.
- Say every Spanish word out loud and have kids echo it before they read or write it.
Watch for
Matching by the first letter instead of reading the whole word, like gato and gallo.
Talk about it
- Is an elephant grande or pequeño?
- Where could you use this word outside of school?
Take it further
Have kids write their own riddle: Soy... Tengo... ¿Quién soy?
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