TeachersFirst Brain Twisters

TeachersFirst Printable Elementary Brain Twisters
Week of September 5, 2008

A section that is repeated in a poem is called a:

    refrain
    haiku
    stanza
    meter
    sonnet

Which of the following sentences is correct?

    I didn’t get hear on time because my clock broke.
    I red about the Olympics in the paper.
    The brakes on my mom's car broke.
    My brother past his driving test yesterday.
    I had to weight for the bus this morning.

If a wildfire starts burning in Idaho and the prevailing wind is from the west, toward which state will the smoke blow first?

    Montana
    New Mexico
    North Dakota
    Washington
    Colorado

Which would come last in the dictionary?

    repeat
    replenish
    republic
    reputation
    reputable

Which sentence is correct?

    All of us is going to the game.
    We’ll cheer real loud.
    We want the team to do good.
    The team in read uniforms is ours.
    That would make you and me happy.

If you start with 3 and count by threes, which number will you not say?

    28
    33
    48
    51
    27

Which does Barack want to secure in November?

    environmental awareness
    electoral votes
    endorsements from economists
    exaggerated enthusiasm
    elevator speeches

Which of the following words cannot be made into another correctly spelled word by adding a vowel next to the one already there?

    most
    hunch
    munch
    lunch
    just

Which part of your body loses the most body heat?

    nose
    head
    toes
    hand
    feet

Which of the following pairs is correct?

    Rome - Big Ben
    New York - Eiffel Tower
    Pisa - Empire State Building
    Seattle - Forbidden City
    St. Louis - arch