What am I? riddles about everyday things
Twelve "What am I?" riddles about things found in every home. Read the clues slowly. The answer is probably in the same room as you.
I have many teeth but I never bite.
Every morning I walk through the forest on your head.Show answer
A comb
After your bath I drink what the water left behind.
The more I help you, the wetter I get.Show answer
A towel
I copy everything you do without a sound.
Raise your right hand and I raise my left.Show answer
A mirror
I am tall when I am young and short when I am old.
I shed tears of wax while I work.Show answer
A candle
I am small and my teeth are made of metal.
Without me, your own door treats you like a stranger.Show answer
A key
I sit in one corner,
yet I travel all over the country.Show answer
A postage stamp
The more I work, the shorter I become.
Sharpen me and I am ready to work again.Show answer
A pencil
I am soft and I listen to all your dreams.
I never tell anyone what I hear.Show answer
A pillow
I have steps but I am not a house.
I help you reach high places and then go back to lean on the wall.Show answer
A ladder
I have one eye but I cannot see.
A long thread follows me wherever I go.Show answer
A needle
My door is opened a hundred times a day.
Inside me it is always winter.Show answer
A fridge
I whistle, but not because I am happy.
When I whistle, the dal is nearly done.Show answer
A pressure cooker