A laugh-a-day keeps the doctor away! Jokes make us laugh, but they can also help us understand a language.

Here are 7 “typically English” jokes by Josef Essberger, Founder of EnglishClub Learning English Video Project.

1. What word begins with “e”, ends with “e”, and has one letter?

2. I have 12 legs, 12 arms and 8 heads. What am I?

3. Which month has 28 days?

4. What starts with “P”, ends with “E”, and has millions of letters?

5. Why shouldn’t you put the letter “M” into the refrigerator?

6. What animal can jump higher than a house?

7. Why can’t a man living in Paris be buried in the South of France?

 

Answers:

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1. envelope

2. a liar

3. all of them

4. post office

5. because it turns “ice” into “Mice”

6. a house can’t jump!

7. because he’s still *living*

 

You’ll find more jokes at: http://www.englishclub.com/esl-jokes