Free printable riddles with answers worksheets - ESL Vault - Free Printable

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Riddle 1:

The one who makes it, sells me. The one who buys me, never uses me. The one that uses me never knows that he’s using me. What am I?

- Solution: A coffin.
- Explanation:
- The person who makes a coffin (a carpenter) sells it.
- The person who buys it (usually a funeral home or family) does not use it.
- The person who uses it (the deceased) is unaware of its use.

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Riddle 2:

What can you hold in your left hand but never hold in your right?

- Solution: Your right elbow.
- Explanation:
- You can hold your right elbow with your left hand, but you cannot hold your left elbow with your right hand because they are on opposite sides of your body.

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Riddle 3:

I come from underground and get surrounded by wood when I come up. Everyone uses me. What am I?

- Solution: A tree.
- Explanation:
- Trees grow from seeds underground.
- When they mature, their trunks are often used for making wooden products.
- Trees are essential to everyone for oxygen, shade, and resources.

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Riddle 4:

The more you have of me, the less you see. What am I?

- Solution: Darkness.
- Explanation:
- The more darkness there is, the less you can see.

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Riddle 5:

What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and three legs in the evening?

- Solution: A human being.
- Explanation:
- In the "morning" (childhood), humans crawl on all fours.
- At "noon" (adulthood), humans walk on two legs.
- In the "evening" (old age), humans often use a cane, which acts as a third leg.

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Riddle 6:

I have married many times, but am always single. Who am I?

- Solution: A wedding ring.
- Explanation:
- A wedding ring is given to many people over time but remains a single ring.

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Riddle 7:

Which word becomes shorter after you add 2 letters to it?

- Solution: Short.
- Explanation:
- Adding the letters "er" to "short" makes it "shorter," which means smaller or less long.

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Riddle 8:

What do letter T and islands have in common?

- Solution: They are both found in the middle of "water".
- Explanation:
- The letter "T" is in the middle of the word "water."
- Islands are in the middle of water bodies like oceans or seas.

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Riddle 9:

Who can shave everyday but always have a beard in the morning?

- Solution: A barber.
- Explanation:
- A barber shaves others' beards every day but does not shave his own beard, so he always has a beard in the morning.

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Riddle 10:

What has six feet, two mouths, and four ears?

- Solution: A pair of pants.
- Explanation:
- Pants have six "feet" (two legs × 3 = 6).
- They have two "mouths" (the openings for the legs).
- They have four "ears" (the belt loops).

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Riddle 11:

I often run but I have no legs. I don’t need you but you need me. What am I?

- Solution: A river.
- Explanation:
- Rivers "run" (flow) without legs.
- Rivers are essential for life, even though they do not depend on humans.

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Riddle 12:

What thing starts with T, ends in T, and has “T” in it?

- Solution: Teapot.
- Explanation:
- The word "teapot" starts with "T," ends with "T," and contains another "T" in the middle.

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Riddle 13:

What can you put in an empty pocket and it still be empty?

- Solution: Your hand.
- Explanation:
- If you put your hand in an empty pocket, the pocket is still considered empty because it doesn't contain anything other than your hand.

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Riddle 14:

When can you add 2 to 11 and arrive at 1?

- Solution: On a clock.
- Explanation:
- If it is 11 o'clock and you add 2 hours, it becomes 1 o'clock (on a 12-hour clock).

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Final Answer:

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\text{1. Coffin, 2. Your right elbow, 3. Tree, 4. Darkness, 5. Human being, 6. Wedding ring, 7. Short, 8. They are both found in the middle of "water", 9. Barber, 10. Pair of pants, 11. River, 12. Teapot, 13. Your hand, 14. On a clock}
}