Easy Riddles for English Learners

What has keys but can't open locks?

• A piano

• A keyboard

• A computer

• A door

I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?

• A candle

• A tree

• A person

• A building

What has a heart that doesn't beat?

• An artichoke

• A human

• A dog

• A cat

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

• A sponge

• A cup

• A bucket

• A bottle

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

• A stamp

• A plane

• A car

• A boat

What has an eye but can't see?

• A needle

• A human

• A dog

• A cat

I'm not alive, but I can grow. I don't have lungs, but I need air. What am I?

• A fire

• A plant

• A tree

• A cloud

I am taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?

• Pencil lead/graphite

• Gold

• Diamond

• Silver

I am always hungry; I must always be fed. The finger I touch will soon turn red. What am I?

• Fire

• A human

• A dog

• A cat

I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I?

• A map

• A book

• A painting

• A globe