Category Archives: ELL
Standing for Liberty
Q: Why does the Statue of Liberty stand in New York Harbor? A: Because she can’t sit down! Explanation: Happy 4th of July to readers in the United States! Wishing you a healthy and safe Independence Day. This joke sets … Continue reading
Bug Fest
Q: How do snails fight? A: They slug it out. Explanation: “Slug it out” is an expression that means to fight. Slug also means hit; if you slug someone, you hit someone. In baseball, a slugger is someone who good … Continue reading
Get Going
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Cargo. Cargo, who? Car go, “Beep beep, vroom, vroom!” Explanation: A knock knock joke to get you moving. Cargo is the word for goods (things) carried by a ship, train, or truck from one place to … Continue reading
Cutting Corners
Q: What stays in the corner but travels all around the world? A: A stamp! Explanation: What fun it would be to travel around the world! A stamp is that little sticker that you put in the corner of an … Continue reading
Tall Tails
Q: Why do cats make terrible storytellers? A: They only have one tail! Explanation: A tale is a story. If you are a teller of tales you are a storyteller. A tail is the part of of an animal that … Continue reading
Hat Trick
Q: What did one hat say to the other? A: You stay here. I’m going on ahead! Explanation: “To go on ahead” or “to go ahead” means to move forward to do something while leaving the other person behind. That is … Continue reading
Flower Power
Q: What do you call a flower that runs on electricity? A: A power plant! Explanation: A power plant is a place where electricity is made. There are many different types of power plants. A flower is the part of a plant … Continue reading
April Showers
Q: Why would you want a chicken-proof umbrella? A: To use when the weather is fowl! Explanation: Spring started back on March 19 in the northern hemisphere, while fall began for me here in the southern hemisphere. As the seasons change, … Continue reading
Dressed to the Nines
Q: What is the difference between a well-dressed bicyclist and a poorly dressed unicyclist? A: Attire! Explanation: Let’s start with some vocabulary: Well-dressed means to wear nice clothing (it is the opposite of poorly dressed); A bicyclist is a person who … Continue reading
