The What Am I game has been a favorite for decades! Many game variations can be played in classrooms, homes, and at parties. So, how do you play? The game objective is simple; put together the clues and figure out what the person, thing, or idea is. This game falls perfectly under the “brain games umbrella” and will have your learners developing focus and critical thinking skills in no time! Whether you have a class of first or second-language learners, we’ve got you covered in terms of learner level!
What Am I Riddles For ESL Students
| Answer | Riddle |
| 1. Describing Occupations: Fireman | I wear a uniform, I rescue cats from trees, and I put out fires. What am I? |
| 2. Describing Occupations: Farmer | I work outside, I drive a tractor, I feed animals What am I? |
| 3. Describing Occupations: Pilot | I wear a uniform I go up in the clouds I take people to different places What am I? |
| 4. Describing Food: Blueberries | I am small and blue I am found in the woods I grow on bushes What food am I? |
| 5. Describing Food: Carrot | I am long and orange I grow in the ground I am crunchy What food am I? |
| 6. Describing Objects in the Classroom: Desk | I have four legs I usually have books inside of me You use me to do your schoolwork What classroom object am I? |
| 7. Describing Objects in the Classroom: Globe | I will show you the world I am usually round and spin I am colorful (usually green and blue) What classroom object am I? |
| 8. Describing Animals: Frog | I am a reptile I can jump and swim I have cold skin What animal am I? |
| 9. Describing objects: Umbrella | I can protect you from the rain I have a handle that fits perfectly in your hand My name begins with a vowel and has three syllables What object am I? |
| 10. Describing objects: the Moon | I am high in the sky You can see me at night and during the day I go through many different phases What object am I? |
What Am I Riddles for Kids
Riddles also help kids develop important social skills such as communication and collaboration. When children work together to solve a riddle, they learn to listen to each other, share ideas, and compromise. These important life skills will not only help them in the classroom but will also help them in their future relationships and careers. Use the following 10 what am I riddles with your kiddos and watch them work together to become pro riddle solvers!
| Answer | Riddle |
| Easy | |
| 1. Ice Cream | I am made from milk and sugar You keep me in the freezer I am cold and am a great snack in the summertime. What am I? |
| 2. Snake | I am very long I don’t have any legs I can be very dangerous |
| 3. Couch | I am comfortable You may watch TV while sitting on me It’s nice to cuddle up with blankets on me |
| Medium | |
| 4. Candle | I am tall when I’m new I am short when I’m old |
| 5. Fireplace | I can breathe, but I’m not alive I need air, but I do not have lungs Santa often slides down me |
| 6. River or Stream | I have a bed, but I do not sleep I have a head but nobody I have a mouth, but I cannot speak What am I? |
| Hard | |
| 7. Artichoke | I have a heart but it doesn’t beat. What am I? |
| 8. Cell phone | I have a ring, but I need no finger. What am I? |
| 9. Amphibian | I live in water, but I’m not a fish or a sea animal. What am I? |
| 10. Eye | I am pronounced as one letter I spelled the same backward and forwards You can always feel me, but you can’t always see me. |
Birthday Party What am I Riddles
| Answer | Riddle |
| 1. Coin | I have both a head and a tail, but I have nobody. What am I? |
| 2. Breathe | I am lighter than a feather but cannot be held by a person. What am I? |
| 3. Bubbles | I am lighter than air, but even the strongest person in the world cannot hold me. What am I? |
| 4. Zebra | I go from Z to A. What am I? |
| 5. A bar of soap | The more I work, the smaller I get. What am I? |
| 6. A hole | The more you take away, the more I become. What am I? |
| 7. A clock | I have two hands, but I can’t clap. What am I? |
| 8. A water fountain | I drip constantly, but you can never fix me. What am I? |
| 9. A bottle | I have a neck but no head. What am I? |
| 10. A towel | I get wet while I’m drying. What am I? |
Hilarious What am I Riddles
| Answer | Riddle |
| 1. A ton | Forwards I am heavy; let me tell you, I weigh a lot. But backward, I’m certainly not. What am I? |
| 2. A joke | I can be played, I can be cracked, I can be told, and I can be made, and I surely can be spread for generations. What am I? |
| 3. An hourglass | I have two bodies and am constantly turned upside down. If you’re not careful with me, time will quickly run out. What am I? |
| 4. A pea | I am a seed; I have three letters. But if you take two away, I’ll still sound the same. What am I? |
| 5. A cold | They can’t throw me, but they definitely can catch me. Ways to lose me are always being sought. What am I? |
| 6. A comb | I have many teeth but I cannot bite. What am I? |
| 7. King of hearts | I have a heart that never beats I have a home, but I never sleep I love to play games I can take your money and quickly give it away. What am I? |
| 8. A daughter | I am a father’s child and a mother’s child, but I am no one’s son. Who am I? |
| 9. Sand | I build castles I melt away mountains I can make you blind. What am I? |
| 10. Mercury | I’m a god, I’m a planet and I’m even a measurer of heat. Who am I? |
Who am I Riddles for Adults
| Answer | Riddle |
| 1. A politician | The more I lie, the more people trust me. Who am I? |
| 2. Imagination | I sore without wings, I have traveled the universe, and through the minds of many, I’ve conquered the world yet have never left the mind. What am I? |
| 3. Betrayal | I can sneak up on you without you knowing Heck, I could be standing right in front of you But once you see me, things are bound to change quickly. What am I? |
| 4. A Post Office | I have only two words, but I have thousands of letters. What am I? |
| 5. Light | I can fill an entire room without taking up any space at all. What am I? |
Challenging Who am I Riddles
| Answer | Riddle |
| 1. A map | I have cities, but no houses I have many mountains, I have zero trees I have plenty of water, I have zero fish. What am I? |
| 2. The letter R | I can be found in the middle of March, and I can be found in the middle of April, but I can’t be seen at either month’s beginning or end. What am I? |
| 3. Bookkeeper | I am a word I have three consecutive double letters I have a double O Double K And double E. What am I? |
| 4. Silence | You cannot hear me, you cannot see me, but you can feel me As soon as you say my name, I disappear. What am I? |
| 5. A keyboard | I have keys, but no locks I have space, but no rooms You can enter, but you can’t go back outside. What am I? |
| 6. The alphabet | Some say I am 26, but I say I am just 11. What am I? |
| 7. Your name | I belong to you, but other people use me more than you do. What am I? |
| 8. The letter M | I come once in a minute I come twice in a moment But I never come in a hundred years. What am I? |
| 9. The word incorrectly | You can find me in the dictionary You can find me under “I” But I always spelled wrong What am I? |
| 10. The letter E | I am the beginning of the end of time and space that surrounds everything and every place. What am I? |
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