Grammar
Vocabulary
English Around Us
Riddles
Name
100

Find and correct two mistakes: “She don’t likes getting up early.”

She doesn’t like getting up early.

100

Which word does not go with “do”: homework, exercise, a mistake? Correct the phrase.

A mistake → make a mistake

100

Which continent is home to both the Sahara Desert and wild giraffes?

Africa

100

What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do?

Your name

100

People use it to tidy their hair. What is it?

Comb

200

Complete with the correct forms: “Look! Tom ___ (run), but he usually ___ (walk) to school.”

Is running; walks

200

Name all three: something you sleep in when camping; something you carry on your back; something you use to see in the dark.

Tent, backpack, torch.

200

 A penguin, a whale, a shark and a dolphin: which two are mammals? 

A whale and a dolphin

200

What has a neck but no head, and wears a cap?

A bottle

200

It contains thousands of words in alphabetical order and explains their meanings. What is it?

A dictionary

300

Make this sentence negative: “They bought some sandwiches yesterday.”

They didn’t buy any sandwiches yesterday.

300

Name the family members: My mum’s brother is my ___. His daughter is my ___. I am a boy, so I am my grandparents’ ___.

Uncle, cousin, grandson.

300

Put these in order from smallest to largest: continent, city, country, planet.

City → country → continent → planet

300

What goes up but never comes down?

Your age

300

Scientists use it to make tiny things look much bigger. It helps them see things their eyes cannot see alone. What is it?

A microscope

400

Complete using the correct forms of the adjectives: “A dolphin is ___ (intelligent) than a shark, but the blue whale is ___ (large) animal in the world.”

More intelligent; the largest

400

This is a musical instrument with strings. You hold it between your chin and shoulder and play it with a bow.

A violin.

400

Which is the odd one out: Earth, Mars, the Moon, Venus? Explain why.

The Moon—it is a natural satellite; the others are planets

400

What appears once in minute, twice in moment, but never in a thousand years?

The letter M

400

It works without electricity. It has a needle that points north and helps people find their way. What is it?

A compass

500

Make a question for each answer: “Lucy visited her grandma.” Ask about who Lucy visited and who visited Grandma.

Who did Lucy visit? Who visited Grandma?

500

Find five words: “Our group of players is a ___. We enter a ___ to play against others. We wear the same ___ so people recognise our group. We all want to be the ___ and take home gold ___.”

Team, competition, uniform, winner, medals.

500

Which travels faster: light or sound?

Light

500

Two fathers and two sons each eat one apple. They eat only three apples altogether. How is this possible?

There are three people: a grandfather, his son and his grandson.

500

It has two glass bulbs joined by a narrow passage. Sand moves from the top bulb to the bottom to measure time. You turn it over to start again. What is it?

An hourglass.

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