General Riddles

I am a 7 letter word. I become longer when my third letter is removed. Who am I?

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

I start with T and end with T and have T in me. Who am I?

I help all living things to survive. I give shade to others. People use me for their various needs. I have rings to determine my age. Who am I?

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

Why did the boy go to his bedroom with a pencil?
He wanted to draw the curtains.

Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year and yet they're not twins. How can this be?
The two babies are two of a set of triplets.

What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies, Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What am I?
A shadow.

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