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Riddles in English

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Riddles in English
Most of us associate the word game primarily with childhood. This is absolutely true, of course, but the game should not be underestimated and categorized only as child entertainment. Games have a very important role to play in human life. In childhood, they help us train for real life by taking on different social roles. This helps us to navigate our feelings and preferences and build ourselves up as complete personalities later. But games have multiple and different forms that train not only our social skills, but also our body and mind. Today we will pay attention to those games that develop and enrich our language and communication skills and how to use them in English learning. 

What is the difference between a riddle, a puzzle and quiz?

  1. Riddle - these are our well-known riddles. These are, in essence, questions or statements of hidden or veiled significance. Their form is most often a question that contains a description of an object, object or phenomenon whose name must be disclosed as an answer. 
  2. Puzzle - this is a game or problem that test the ingenuity or knowledge of a person. The player must assemble pieces of the task in a logical way to get to the right or fun decision. There are different puzzle genres such as crossword puzzles, puzzles for word search, puzzles with numbers, puzzles and logical puzzles.
  3. Quiz - in our country is more known as a quiz. This is a form of game where players try to answer questions correctly on different topics. In a variety of tests, it can also be used to evaluate knowledge in the educational system. Quite often it is found as the basis of various TV games. 

Simple riddles in English for children

As we said above, games have the ability to give us an opportunity to acquire knowledge and train skills while having fun. That is why the above categories of games are so suitable for educational purposes. Especially when it comes to children for whom the game is natural and preferred state. It is often difficult for children to remember the names of objects, animals or actions. But if you can just get him to guess the object of the description in the type of riddle, he'll know the meaning immediately. If you do this in English, you will not only teach him new words but also give him the explanation of English. So in the form of a fun game, it will learn a new word and how to explain it only by quoting or improvising words from the riddle.  Here are some examples of children's riddles in English:
  • I have legs but not walk, a strong back but work not, two good arms but reach not, a seat but sit and tarry not.
    • Answer: Chair
  • Four legs up, four legs down, soft in the middle, Hard all around.
    • Answer: Bed
  • What has legs but cannot walk?
    • Answer: A table
  • The more there is the less you see. 
    • Answer: Darkness
  • A box without hinges, key or lid, Inside, a golden treasure is hid.
    • Answer: Egg
  • I know a word of letters three, add two and less there will be.
    • Answer: Few
  • White and thin, red within, with a nail at the end. What is it?
    • Answer: Finger
English riddles with word and logic
  • Riddle: What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
    • Answer: Silence.
  • Riddle: What two things can you never have for breakfast?
    • Answer: Lunch and dinner.
  • Riddle: What can fill a room but takes up no space?
    • Answer: Light.
  • Riddle: What is the capital in France?
    • Answer: The letter F is the only capital letter in France.
  • Riddle: What breaks yet never falls, and what falls yet never breaks?
    • Answer: Day and night.
  • Riddle: What goes through cities and fields, but never moves?
    • Answer: A road.
  • Riddle: A man looks at a painting in a museum and says, “Brothers and sisters, I have none, but that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is in the painting?
    • Answer: The man’s son.
  • Riddle: Mr. and Mrs. Mustard have six daughters and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the Mustard family?
    • Answer: There are nine Mustards in the family. Since each daughter shares the same brother, there are six girls, one boy, and Mr. and Mrs. Mustard.
  • Riddle: I am something people love or hate. I change people’s appearances and thoughts. If a person takes care of themself, I will go up even higher. Some people might want to try and hide me, but I will show. No matter how hard people try, I will never go down. What am I?
    • Answer: Age.
  • Riddle: 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 is it?
    • Answer: A shadow.
  • Riddle: Can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand?
    • Answer: 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1,000
  • Riddle: What is it that, given one, you’ll have either two or none?
    • Answer: A choice.
  • Riddle: I am four times as old as my daughter. In 20 years’ time, I shall be twice as old as her. How old are we now?
    • Answer: I am 40 and my daughter is 10.
  • Riddle: What common English verb becomes its own past tense by rearranging its letters?
    • Answer: Eat and ate.
There are many more and varied ways to use the word games for learning. Like solving crossword puzzles. But to be really useful, these games must be tailored to the new and the goal of learning. So before you take advantage of the riddles and puzzles that you can find on the Internet, consult a teacher. You can do at free English level test. And our teachers and methodologicalists will reveal many more interesting methods to learn while enjoying yourself.
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