Riddles
A woman and 9 friends are under ONE umbrella. But nobody gets wet. Why?
Because it’s not raining.
How is "ough" pronounced in "ENOUGH"?
a) AU
b) AF
c) OU
A) AF
This is at the bottom of your shoe.
a) SOLE
b) SOUL
A) SOLE
They are worried about the IMPORTS from China.
How do you stress this word?
a) IMports
b) imPORTS
A) IMports
Which of these words can mean bad-smelling?
a) Nonsensical
b) Nostrum
c) Noisy
d) Noisome
D) NOISOME
How many months have 28 days?
All months have 28 days.
To which group does "DAUGHTER" belong? (According to its pronunciation)
a) Fought, brought, thought.
b) Plough, drought, bough.
c) Through, throughout, breakthrough.
When it's dark outside and there is no light.
a) NIGHT
b) KNIGHT
A) NIGHT
They will REFUSE to do it.
How do you stress this word?
a) REfuse
b) reFUSE
B) reFUSE
Which of these refers to an action that continues?
a) Onsetting
b) One-sided
c) Ongoing
d) One-way
C) ONGOING
You enter a dark room. There is a candle and a lantern. You only have ONE match. Which one do you light first?
Light the MATCH first.
How is "ISLAND" pronounced?
a) AILAND (the s is silent).
b) AISLAND (the s is not silent).
I live over...
a) THEY'RE
b) THERE
c) THEIR
B) THERE
The police suspect him of the crime.
How do you stress this word?
a) SUSpect
b) susPECT
B) susPECT
Which word means "to take away"?
a) Confiscate
b) Condemn
c) Contemplate
d) Contaminate
A) CONFISCATE
An electric train is traveling east to west at a speed of 100 mph. The wind is blowing west to east at a speed off 80 mph. Which direction does the smoke blow?
There is no smoke. It’s an electric train.
Is the "L" pronounced in "WALK" and "TALK"?
a) Yes
b) No
B) No (the L is silent).
In the line, do you have to do this?
a) WAIT
b) WEIGHT
B) WEIGHT
They are going to RECORD the show.
How do you stress this word?
a) REcord
b) reCORD
A) REcord
Which of these words suggest care and attention?
a) Methodical
b) Melodic
c) Maniacal
d) Medial
A) METHODICAL
As a man was going to the zoo, he met a man that he knew. The man had 7 wives. Every wife had 7 sacks. Every sack had 7 cats. Every cat had 7 kittens. How many people, animals, and things are going to the zoo?
One (the other ones are not going to the zoo).
What is the correct pronunciation for "INTERESTING"?
a) INTRESTING (the E at the beginning is silent).
b) INTERESTING (the E at the beginning is NOT silent).
A) INTRESTING (the E at the beginning is silent).
After the gym or an illness you feel...
a) WEEK
b) WEAK
B) WEAK
I OBJECT to that.
How do you stress this word?
a) OBject
b) obJECT
B) obJECT
Which of these is a word for an artistic critique?
a) Charlatan
b) Charrette
c) Chanteuse
d) Chariot
B) CHARRETTE