Riddles

Sports Riddles

100

I’m a game played by two teams. I use a ball, but I’m not soccer. I’m played on a diamond, but I’m not jewelry. What am I?

Baseball

200

What has a net but catches no fish?

A basketball hoop or tennis net

300

 I’m hit, but I never break. I can be served, but I’m not food. What am I?

Ball

400

have a face but no eyes, hands but no fingers. I run but I have no legs. What am I?

A stopwatch

500

I start with a whistle and end with a horn. I’m full of passes but have no cars. What am I?

A basketball game

ELA Riddles

100

I’m a place where letters gather,
but I’m not a mailbox.

Book

200

I start a sentence and make it grand,
But without me, it’s dull and bland.
What am I?

A capital letter

300

I follow a question, but I am not an answer.

Question mark

400

What has a spine but no bones?

Book

500

I am made of letters but not a word,
I can stand alone or come in herds.
What am I?

A letter

Math Riddles

100

If two’s company and three’s a crowd,
What are four and five?

9  (4+5)

200

I’m an odd number. Take away one letter, and I become even. What am I?

Seven 

300

A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 run away. How many sheep are left?

9 sheep

400

I’m a three-digit number. My tens digit is five more than my ones digit, and my hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit. What number am I?

194

500

I am a number that’s greater than 20.
When divided by 3, my remainder is 2.
When divided by 5, my remainder is 4.
What number am I?

29

Riddles

100

What has hands but can’t clap?

A clock

200

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

The letter "M"

300

I am full of holes but still hold water. What am I?

A sponge

400

The more you take away, the bigger I get. What am I?

A hole

500

I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for very long. What am I?

Your breath

Parts of sentence

100

I describe a noun and add detail,
Without me, your story might fail. What am I?

An adjective

200

I’m the part of a sentence that tells who or what,
Without me, the sentence will be cut. What am I?

A subject

300

I show action or a state of being.
Without me, your sentence has no meaning. What am I?

A verb

400

I’m a sentence with one main clause,
I’m easy to spot with no cause for pause. What am I?

simple sentence 

500

I’m used in lists, but I’m not the end.
Without me, your sentence may not blend. What am I?

A comma