By Ruth Daza, adapted by Renée Marshall and Patricia Roldán Marcos Write Your Own Riddle
1. List the characteristics of a good riddle:
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2. Now it’s your turn to write your own riddle. Looking at the vocabulary theme for the
next chapter, write two to three riddles, including the answer (but don’t tell others the
answer yet!) You share your riddles with the class and they will guess the answer.
Created at the Center for Applied Second Language Studies, University of Oregon