Pair with riddles for english class, reading comprehension riddles, and riddles for language learners.
Classic Clues
I compare two unlike things using like or as. What am I?
I continue the story before the story began. What am I?
I sound like the noise I name. What am I?
I am the hero opposite who stirs trouble. What am I?
I sneak in silent letters like knife and gnome. What am I?
I give human traits to raindrops and sunbeams. What am I?
I organize ideas into beginning, middle, and end. What am I?
I am a sentence that asks something. What am I?
I hold an argument in organized paragraphs. What am I?
I show feelings in script without telling. What am I?
Themed Challenge Riddles
I am the lesson hidden between lines. What am I?
I am two words that contradict yet fit. What am I?
I offer synonyms when one word feels plain. What am I?
I am the main character inner voice. What am I?
I wrap up the story and satisfy readers. What am I?
I compare without using like or as. What am I?
I hint early at what happens later. What am I?
I am the time and place of a story. What am I?
I am the problem that drives the plot. What am I?
I am the voice telling the story. What am I?
Party and Classroom Extras
I am the feeling a text creates. What am I?
I am the author attitude toward a topic. What am I?
I am the punctuation around spoken words. What am I?
I am the paragraph sentence that states the main idea. What am I?
I am proof from the passage. What am I?
I am a phrase that is not literal. What am I?
I am the draft improved by changing words and structure. What am I?
I am the final check for spelling and commas. What am I?
I am the board full of new weekly words. What am I?
I turn ELA review into a clue game. What am I?
FAQ
Are answers included?
Yes. Every riddle includes the answer.
How should I use these riddles?
Use them as quick warm-ups, printable clue cards, party prompts, or discussion starters.
Where can I find more themed riddles?
Use the internal links near the top to keep exploring related riddle collections.