Thursday, March 5, 2015

Funny Questions / Foreign English Teacher Grammar 外籍英文家教老師

Funny Questions

I thought these might be fun for ESL students to figure out.

If 7-11 is open 24 hours a day 365 days a year, why are there locks on the door?

Why is the word abbreviation so long?
What is the speed of dark?
If a turtle loses his shell, is it naked or homeless?
Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
Is it okay for vegetarians to eat animal crackers?
If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
If women wear a pair of pants, a pair of glasses, and a pair of earrings, why don't they wear a pair of bras?
What is a "free" gift? Aren't all gifts free?
If white wine goes with fish, do white grapes go with sushi?
What's another word for synonym?
How can there be self-help groups?
If a cow laughed, would milk come out her nose?
Why is it that when you transport something by car, it’s called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it’s called cargo?
Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
Are there seeing-eye humans for blind dogs?
Why does your nose run, and your feet smell?
If olive oil comes from olives, where does baby oil come from?
How much deeper would the ocean be if there were no sponges in it?
I planted some bird seed. A bird grew. What do I feed it?
Why is it called a hamburger, when it's made out of beef?
Why do we wait until a pig is dead, to "cure" it?
Why do we wash bath towels-aren't we clean when we use them?
Why do we put suits in a garment bag, and put garments in a suitcase?
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
What do little birdies see, when they get knocked unconscious?
If a mute swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap?
Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice"?
Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
Why do they report power outages on TV?
Would a fly that loses its wings be called a walk?


I created this blog to help ESL students. All of the articles on this blog are just basic rules. If you leave comments, I will know what you want me to post. If you are not sure about something on my blog, or English in general, ask.


Remember!“The squeaky wheel gets the grease.”
(You’ll only get help if you ask for it.)

Foreign English Teacher Grammar 外籍英文家教老師

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