Riddles
I’m orange on the outside and full of stringy guts. You can eat me in a pie or carve me into a face. Spell me correctly!
pumpkin
I have a silent letter, and I rhyme with “sigh.” You have me for dessert.
pie
I’m sweet and smooth, filled with apples, pumpkins, or berries. I hide under a crust before I’m served.
pie
I have three syllables and start with “par.” People watch me go down the street with balloons and floats.
parade
I have one short vowel that’s closed in by a consonant. You hear me in “cat” and “hot.” What syllable type am I?
closed
I’m a big hot bird that takes hours to cook. I’m often the star of the Thanksgiving table. Spell me correctly!
turkey
I have the vowel team ea, but it makes the short /ĕ/ sound. I’m an ingredient in stuffing.
bread
Spell the food: It’s yellow, buttery, and comes on a cob.
corn
I have three syllables and begin with “fa.” People gather to celebrate with me every November.
family
I end with a single vowel that says its name. You hear me in words like “me” and “go.” What syllable type am I?
Open
cranberry sauce
I end with the vowel team ow, but I say /ō/, not /ow/. I’m something you might see falling in late November.
snow
Spell the food: A creamy, warm dish often topped with gravy.
mashed potatoes
I have four syllables and start with “in.” I mean “something amazing or hard to believe.” Spell me.
incredible
I have an “r” that takes over and changes the vowel’s sound. You hear me in “car,” “bird,” and “corn.” What syllable type am I?
Bossy r
I’m something families break apart before dinner to see who gets the “lucky” side.
wish bone
“My ‘k’ is silent. I mean to understand something.”
know
Spell the food: Bread mixed with herbs, onions, and broth, usually cooked inside the turkey.
stuffing
This word has three syllables; an open, a closed, and a silent e. It means when an animal sleeps through winter.
hibernate
I’m two letters that make one sound — like “sh” in ship or “ch” in cheese. What am I called?
Digraph
I’m sweet and golden and baked in a pan. Some people add honey, others add butter, but everyone loves me.
cornbread
I start with an "f" and end with a floss rule "ll". You may feel this after eating your Thanksgiving meal.
full
Spell the food: A creamy green vegetable topped with crunchy onions.
green beans casserole
I have four syllables and mean the big celebration meal shared with relatives.
Thanksgiving
I have two vowels that work together to make one sound. Sometimes I say the long vowel, like in “team,” and sometimes I make new sounds, like in “bread.” What syllable type am I?
Vowel Team