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Riddle me this… • What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries? • What goes up and down the stairs without moving? • I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I? Can you solve the clever riddles on the left? ? ?

Riddle me this… Click to find the answer! Q. What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries? A. A towel Q. What goes up and down the stairs without moving? A. The carpet Q. I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I? A. A Nose

Riddle me this… Click to find the answer! Q. What goes around the world but stays in a corner? A. A stamp! Q. I have holes in my top and bottom, my left and right, and in the middle. But I still hold water. What am I? A. A Sponge Q. I am weightless, but you can see me. Put me in a bucket, and I'll make it lighter. What am I? A. A Hole

Riddle me this… • A riddle is a statement, question, or phrase that has a double meaning. • A riddle can also be described as a puzzle to be solved. • A riddle is as hard or as simple as you and the person you’re telling makes it. • The answer can be right in front of your nose and even in the riddle itself, or it can be difficult and hard to comprehend. It depends on how much you open your mind to the possibilities!

Write Your Own Riddle: Getting Started 1. The way to begin is to start at the end! Choose an answer. Eg: A chair 2. Brainstorm about your answer. Write down everything that comes to mind about the answer that you’ve chosen Mr Shenton’s example – Chair brainstorm Legs, seat, bottom, fabric, table, square, sit, pull out, tuck in, stand up on,

Write Your Own Riddle: Getting Started 3. Use a thesaurus or online search. Choose three important words from your brainstorming list and look them up in a thesaurus. Look for surprising and new synonyms. Note down promising words and phrases. Mr Shenton’s example - Synonyms Legs – limbs, pins, supports Seat – bench, pew, stool Bottom – lowest, foundational, tail Look up the answer to your riddle as well Chair – head, rocker, management Synonyms are words with the same or similar meanings.

Riddle me this… 4. Think like the object. Try describing the world from your answer’s point of view. What do you see? what do you hear? What do you smell and feel? What do you do? What do you like? Chair – sits around all day and is sat upon, moves in and out, supports the lowest part of the body on its limbs, slides under a table, could be off its rocker, Extension Work – Extra Challenge!!! Use figurative language. Try out some of the following figures of speech for your answer. Metaphor: A figure of speech stating two things are similar. Example: “I am a passport to adventure. ” (Answer: A book) Simile: A comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as. ’ Example: “I reflect like a mirror. ” (Answer: water) Onomatopoeia: Words whose sound suggests its meaning. Example: “We buzz, buzz. ” (Answer: bees) Homophone: A word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. Example: “What’s black and white and read all over? (Answer: newspaper – read/red when you say it out loud. )

Riddle me this… Now start to put your keywords and phases together into your finished riddle! Mr Shention’s not very good riddle… I stand around all day, but never get tired. I support everyone, from royalty to bottom of society. Some of my friends are off their rocker. What am I?

Riddle me this… Send your completed riddles to Mr Shenton who will reward his favourites with a prize! Use google to find some more riddles – they are good brain teasers!