UNIT ONE
Lesson 1.10 – Riddles
1. Read and enjoy.
1. I begin with T, end with T and have T in it. What am I?
Ans: A teapot
2. Which word is always spelled wrong in the dictionary?
Ans: Wrong
3. What is full of holes but still holds water?
Ans: A sponge
4. What has keys but can’t open doors?
Ans: A piano
5. Which word starts with E, ends with E, but has only one letter?
Ans: An envelope
6. Which word is the same forwards and backwards?
Ans: MADAM (or LEVEL)
7. Which English word has three consecutive double letters?
Ans: Bookkeeper
8. What has one foot but cannot walk?
Ans: A ruler
9. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Ans: Footsteps
10. What begins with E, ends with E, and has thousands of letters?
Ans: A post office
11. What has words but never speaks?
Ans: A book
12. I have cities but no houses, rivers but no water and forests but no trees. What am I?
Ans: A map
13. What breaks when you say its name?
Ans: Silence
14. I am tall when I am young and short when I am old. What am I?
Ans: A candle
15. What has many teeth but cannot bite?
Ans: A comb
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