Brain Teasers Quizzes for Fifth Grade

All of the one word answers in this quiz end with the word END. Add the indicated number of letters to get the answer. EXAMPLE - curve or swerve = BEND (B + END). Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

Add a word to the letter you are given and you can make another word. The answer to "B + part of your body = animal is BEAR. (B+EAR) All answers have four or five letters. Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

The merry-go-round of compound words spins around and around! I'll give you some clues, and you figure out what the compound word is. The pictures can help. But watch your step -- don't get dizzy on the compound-go-round! Recommended for grades: 1,2,3,4,5

Add a word to the letter you are given and you can make another word. The answer to "H + part of your body = listen is HEAR. (H+EAR) All answers have four or five letters. Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

The word or words in capital letters can be rearranged to make the name of a sport. Remember that to check the number of letters in the words you have to anagram. The answer should have that number of letters. Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

You'll decide just how 'super' it is. To get the right answer, you'll need to decide which word to add to 'super' to make a new word. I'll tell you the meaning of the 'super' word. Recommended for grades: 1,2,3,4,5

You will earn a gold star if you can figure out all of the compound words that these pictures are spelling out for you. Have fun! Recommended for grades: 1,2,3,4,5

The picture clues will give you an extra hint to solve these analogies. Can you get ten out of ten? Recommended for grades: 4,5

Analogy: A big word with a fun meaning. Analogies are all about figuring out how things go together or are related. Think: THIS is to THAT as WHAT is to WHICH? Like this: CAT is to KITTEN as DOG is to PUPPY. The second words are the young of the first. Recommended for grades: 4,5

The names of ten wild animals from across the world have gotten all jumbled up! The words written in capital letters need to be rearranged to find the right names. Can you help? Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

A compound word is when you take two smaller words and put them together to make one bigger word. These compound words are all the names of various living things. Use the rebuses to figure them out. Good Luck! Recommended for grades: 3,4,5

This quiz will show photos of things in our world that have names that are actually compound words. Good luck! Recommended for grades: 1,2,3,4,5

The answer to each question is anagram of the word in capital letters. The letters of this word can be rearranged to make the name of a city in Europe. Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

To shoot the breeze is to have an informal conversation with someone. We're going to start with a word and change one letter in each question to reach another related word. Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

There are ten different tradespeople and professionals hidden in the sentences which make up this quiz. Can you find them all? Good luck and enjoy. Recommended for grades: 1,2,3,4,5

It takes a little time to get going from standing still. You have to start SLOW before you can move more quickly. Recommended for grades: 1,2,3,4,5

Each answer is the word "ear" with a letter added at the start. Match the definition to the correct word. Recommended for grades: 1,2,3,4,5

Add one or more letters to the word "ice" to form a new word that is described in the clue. Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

No, I don't have a cold; but I do want to spell with the letters "be." By adding two letters AFTER "be," you will get a new word. Be sure to enter the 4 letter word. Good Luck! Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

Match up these human body parts up with things that have same name but aren't human body parts to complete the phrase or sentence. Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

This is a quiz where you have to add one or two letters to the word AT and make a new word. Have fun! Recommended for grades: 3,4,5,6

Add a letter or two in front of the word AND to make another word. For example - Found at the beach. Add S to AND to make the word SAND. Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

Find the "filling" in the word sandwich - a word which will go with both of the other words. For example, 'bone' goes with 'wish' and 'dry' - wish-bone and bone-dry. Here's a handy hint - each missing word is a part of the human body, just like bone. Recommended for grades: 3,4,5

Can you work out the meaning of the separate clues given for several words, and then combine them to select a brand new word from the match list? Have fun. Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

An analogy is a common similarity or difference between items. Can you figure these out? Recommended for grades: 5,6

This is my first quiz of this type, but they are fun, it certainly won't be the last. Can you figure out the word that goes with each pair? Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

A red herring is a false trail, but it is not the only fish which can mislead you. Can you work out the right fishy answer to the posers in this quiz? Recommended for grades: 3,4,5

Select the letter that, when added to the start of each of the four given words, will create four new valid English words. Recommended for grades: 1,2,3,4,5

Just add two letters after HE to get the answer. Enjoy! Recommended for grades: 3,4,5

In this game we are going to move from one shade of blue to another by changing one letter at a time. Have fun! Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

Match a word on the left with a word on the right to make a new word. Note: some words may have multiple matches, but only one combination of answers will match all words successfully. Recommended for grades: 1,2,3,4,5

I'll give you words that when said quickly, sound like things that children play with. I'll also give you a clue to what the toys are and how they are used. Good luck! Recommended for grades: 3,4,5

Change one letter each time until an animal who used to say 'Grrr' is now saying 'Brrr'. There is NO need to anagram. Good luck! Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

Add a letter to make a new word. All words start with the same letter - giving you the magic letter! Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

Starting off as something very small, change one letter of the word each time to finally end up with a word describing something very big! Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

This is the third in my series of add a letter 9-for-10 quizzes for kids. The answer to question ten can be found by taking the first letter of each of the nine previous answers. Enjoy! Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

The first nine questions ask for only one letter answers; the letter that can be added to the beginning of a word to make a new one. There is something special about question ten. Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

Detective Indigo Brown finds herself investigating a case from the popular board game 'Cluedo'. To help her find Dr Black's killer, rearrange the words written in CAPITALS to spell out each correct answer. Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

Add two letters before ME, to get the answer. Enjoy! Recommended for grades: 3,4,5

The quiz will ask you to identify various analogies from a wide variety of topics. Recommended for grades: 4,5

Each of the sentences have a mistake; the words in ALL CAPS are used incorrectly! They are anagrams of the correct words; can you figure out which words I should have used instead? Type in the correct word for each word in ALL CAPS. Recommended for grades: 5,6

Starting with "Leaf", change one letter each time until you get back to "Leaf". No need to anagram. My thanks to spanishliz for the title. This quiz is also part of Kyle's "Stepping Up" challenge. Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

By changing one letter at a time, can you covert ROAD to TRIP? No anagramming is required. Recommended for grades: 5,6,7

This children's quiz should be a fun start to understanding compound words. Enjoy! Recommended for grades: 3,4,5

In this quiz, I will give you a clue to a four letter word. Step by step, following the clues, you must change just one letter in the word to make another word. Recommended for grades: 5,6

For each question, place the same letter in all gaps to create three words which share the given category. For example, place the letter 'e' in all gaps in R _ d, G r_ _ n, and B l u _ to make red, green, and blue, which are all colours. Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

All the words used can be compared to each other due to an analogy. Let's see if you can get them all right. Recommended for grades: 4,5

These analogies all have something to do with nature. Choose the answer that makes the most sense. Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

An easy quiz for children, some would be a bit difficult for younger kids, but mostly they are easy. Add a letter, or two, to the word 'in' to make a new word. I'll give you clues as to what the new word is! Have fun! Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

Add one or more letters to the word "car" to form a new word that is described in the clue. Be sure to write the whole new word, not just the letters added. Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7