Easy English Riddles for Students

What has keys but can't open locks?

• A piano

• A map

• A clock

• A book

What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?

• A clock

• A chair

• A table

• A mirror

What gets wetter as it dries?

• A sponge

• A towel

• A river

• A cloud

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

• A stamp

• A shadow

• A book

• A compass

What has a neck but no head?

• A bottle

• A shirt

• A pencil

• A shoe

What is full of holes but still holds water?

• A net

• A sponge

• A bucket

• A sieve

What has an eye but cannot see?

• A needle

• A storm

• A potato

• A hurricane

What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?

• Silence

• Glass

• Ice

• A promise

What can you catch but not throw?

• A ball

• A cold

• A fish

• A frisbee

What has a heart that doesn’t beat?

• A clock

• A tree

• A computer

• A car