RIDDLES
PRONUNCIATION
VOCABULARY UNIT 5
Riddles 2
Riddles 3
100

What has to be broken before you can use it?

What is an egg? 

100

How do you pronounce this word correctly: category

100

What's the meaning of hint?

clue 

100

What has one eye, but can’t see?

a needle

100

What has words, but never speaks?

a book

200

 I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

What is a candle?

200

How do you pronounce: temperature and subtle?

What is temperature? What is subtle? 
200

What are the meanings of vague and blunt?

vague: not clearly expressed

blunt: too honest that it can hurt 

200

 What has hands, but can’t clap?

a clock

200

What has a head and a tail but no body?

a coin

300

What month of the year has 28 days?

What is all of them? 

300

How do you pronounce this word in American and British? 

schedule / schedule

300

What are the meanings of ambiguous and vocal?

ambiguous: expressing more than just one meaning, sometimes intentionally. Too open to understandings. 

vocal: expressing opinions and complaints. 

300

 What has one head, one foot and four legs?

a bed

300

What building has the most stories?

the library

400

What is full of holes but still holds water?

What is a sponge?

400

How do you pronounce this word in British and American and their difference in meaning:

mobile 

What is a mobile ? Br.

What is a mobile? Am.

400

what is mumble?

to speak quietly and in a way that is not clear so that the words are difficult to understand

400

 What kind of band never plays music?

a rubble band

400

I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

Seven (even)

500

What question can you never answer yes to?

What is "are you asleep yet"? 

500

What's the difference in pronunciation between these two words: 

eat

it

What is eat?


What is it?

500

what do imply and convey mean? Give a sentence of each one correctly conjugated and with proper use of words. 

imply: to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly

convey: to express a thought, feeling, word, or idea so that it is understood by other people

500

What has many teeth, but can’t bite?

a comb

500

What has four wheels and flies?

a garbage truck

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