Riddles

A collection of riddles suitable for students in Year 3 and up. Answers have been included.

Teachers of younger students may wish to read the introduction aloud and explain some of the examples.

This is a fun classroom exercise which also provides a worthwhile focus on the flexibility of language. To work out the riddles, students need to apply their knowledge of literal meaning, figurative meaning and grammatical structures.

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Cover image: Juan José Moral, digital representation of Attic Kylix of the Painter of Oedipus (480–470 BC). Vatican Museums, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.