Grammar
Vocabulary
English Around Us
Riddles
Name
100

Find and correct the mistake: “She don’t like 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).”

Is running

200

Name: something you sleep in when camping; 

Tent

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 ___. 

Uncle

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 adjective: “A dolphin is ___ (intelligent) than a shark."

More intelligent

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: “Lucy visited her grandma.” 

Who did Lucy visit? or Who visited Grandma?

500

Name the word: “One group of players is a ___.”

Team

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.