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I’m not alive, but I can grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but I can drown. What am I?
A plant
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps.
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg.
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter 'M'.
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold.
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
An echo.
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge.
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for much longer than a minute. What am I?
Breath.
What can you hold in your left hand, but not in your right hand?
Your right elbow.
What begins with an E, ends with an E, but only has one letter in it?
An envelope.
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle.
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
What has one eye, but can’t see?
A needle.
What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?
A teapot.
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short.
What has keys but can't open locks?
A piano.
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age.
What gets bigger the more you take away from it?
A hole.
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence.
What has many teeth, but can’t bite?
A comb.
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map.
What runs around the whole yard without moving?
A fence.
What has a head, a tail, but no body?
A coin.
What has a thumb and four fingers, but is not alive?
A glove.