Prepositions
1. You can buy tickets for the haunted attraction ... credit card online.
2. My little brother is really keen ... carving pumpkins this year.
3. The entrance to the Halloween fair for kids under 5 is free ... charge.
1. by
2. on
3. of
1. My older brother has ... a favour for me by lending me his incredibly scary mask for tonight.
The local costume shop has ... business in this town for over fifty years, and Halloween is their busiest time.
2. We were watching a scary movie, but I ... asleep halfway through because I was so tired from trick-or-treating.
The two best friends ... out because they both wanted to wear the exact same costume to the Halloween party.
1. done
2. fell
1. He said he was going to help us set up the spooky decorations, but he never showed up. Well, actions speak louder ... words.
2. The kids were so excited after trick-or-treating that they scattered their candy wrappers all ... the room.
1. than
2. over
1. Halloween is on October 31st. People are decorate
2. their houses with pumpkins and fake spiders themselves.
3. Children choose of costumes. Some want to be
4. ghosts, and others want to be its superheroes.
5. Families buy a lots of candy for the evening.
6. Everyone is very excited. It is a fun day for the all!
1. are
2. themselves
3. of
4. its
5. a
6. the
1. Please check all the ... (require) for the costume contest on the flyer; you must be a student to enter.
2. The line for the haunted house seemed to stretch ... (end) down the street.
3. We had to walk up a ... (rock) path in the dark to reach the old abandoned mansion.
1. requirements
2. endlessly
3. rocky
1. The kids are busy ... making their paper bats right now.
2. I can't eat any more candy; I'm ... a diet.
3. I tried to find my missing Halloween mask, but ... vain.
1. with
2. on
3. in
1. When he puts on his vampire cloak, he ... free to act like a completely different person.
The thick fog outside the house ... like something straight out of a classic horror film.
2. After decorating the entire house with fake cobwebs and skeletons, we finally ... a break and drank some hot apple cider.
The actors at the haunted house were exhausted, so they went to the back room and ... a rest between groups of visitors.
1. feels
2. had
1. Watching a horror movie is a fun way to celebrate Halloween; on the ... hand, a quiet evening reading ghost stories can be just as enjoyable.
2. The local community center is hosting a pumpkin carving workshop for kids completely free of ... .
1. other
2. charge
1. On Halloween night, lots children put on their
2. costumes and go outside. They are knock on doors
3. and say, "Trick or treat!" Neighbors give to them
4. candy, chocolate, and sweets. Kids carry a big bags
5. to hold all their treats. After a few of hours, they go
6. at home. They are tired but very happy.
1. lots
2. are
3. to
4. a
5. of
6. at
1. My first attempt at baking a pumpkin pie was absolutely ... (disaster); the kitchen was covered in flour!
2. The dog stayed ... (faith) to the children, guarding their candy bags while they played.
3. Adding a few drops of red food coloring ... (sure) that the punch looks perfectly spooky.
1. disastrous
2.faithful
3. ensures
1. There is a huge demand ... tickets to the haunted house this year.
2. We made use ... old sheets to make ghost costumes.
3. He was jealous ... his sister because her costume won first prize.
1. for
2. of
3. of
1. Be careful walking through the corn maze; it ... like someone dropped a fake severed hand on the path.
My older sister always ... after our little brother when we go trick-or-treating, making sure he doesn't eat all his candy at once.
2. The teacher ... it clear that wearing full-face masks during class on Halloween was not allowed.
We ... progress on carving the giant pumpkin, but we still need to finish the spooky face before it gets dark.
1. looks
2. made
1. I wasn't planning on dressing up this year, but as a ... of fact, I just bought a really cool vampire costume online.
2. My friends and I have been planning our group costume ideas for ... , but we still haven't agreed on anything.
1. matter
2. ages
1. Many people have watch scary movies on
2. Halloween. My friends and I watched a film about a few
3. haunted house last night. The movie was been
4. very scary! My friend hid under a blanket. I was
5. screamed two of times. After the movie, we
6. laughed a lot of. It was a great evening.
1. have
2. few
3. been
4. was
5. of
6. of
1. His ... (care) with the candle caused a small fire on the front porch.
2. In the ancient legend, the glowing jack-o'-lantern ... (symbol) a soul trapped between worlds.
3. The teacher was ... (emphasis) that no one was allowed to wear a full-face mask inside the classroom.
1. carelessness
2. symbolized
3.emphatic
1. I completely sympathise ... people who are afraid of clowns after watching "IT".
2. Organizing a Halloween party involves ... a lot of preparation.
3. My parents were furious ... the mess we left in the kitchen after carving pumpkins.
1. with
2. -
3. about
1. Could you ... a hand with hanging these fake cobwebs in the hallway?
We bought way too much candy, so we decided to ... away the leftovers to the neighborhood kids.
2. The organizer said that anyone who ... the rule of wearing a mask to the party will have to leave.
Every Halloween, my neighbor complains that someone always ... in to his garage to steal his expensive decorations.
1. give
2. breaks
1. The plot of that new Halloween movie made ... sense at all; it was just a bunch of random jump scares.
2. Please feel ... to take as much candy from the bowl as you want!
1. no
2. free
1. Pumpkins are a big part of Halloween. People to
2. buy lots big orange pumpkins and cut funny or
3. scary faces into them. This is called as pumpkin
4. carving. Then, they put a candle inside its.
5. The pumpkin becomes a bright lantern themselves.
6. It looks like very cool in the dark!
1. to
2. lots
3. as
4. its
5.themselves
6. like
1. Wearing high heels to a muddy pumpkin patch is completely ... (suit) footwear.
2. The old mansion was once known for its ... (great), but now it looks like a haunted ruin.
3. After examining the mysterious footprints in the garden, the children drew wild ... (conclude) about a monster.
1. unsuitable
2. greatness
3. conclusions
1. The prankster was charged ... vandalism after smashing pumpkins.
2. If you want to wear a silly costume, ... all means, go ahead!
3. We need to finish decorating by 6 PM ... the latest.
1. with
2. by
3. at
1. The actor in the werewolf costume looked so realistic that I almost forgot he was just a human ... under all that fur.
I hate ... taken aback by those fake spiders people leave on doorsteps, even though I know they are not real.
2. Before he became a famous horror writer, he ... for a living as a makeup artist for haunted houses.
The little boy dressed as a zombie ... sums in his head to figure out how many pieces of candy he had collected.
1. being
2. did
We went to the haunted corn maze last night and really enjoyed ... , even though we were terrified the whole time.
1. another
2. ourselves
1. In last year, I went to a Halloween party. I wore
2. a vampire costume, and my friend was a few
3. zombie. We danced and played them fun games.
4. There it was a competition for the best costume.
5. My friend both won a small prize! We had a
6. wonderful time and took many of photos.
1. in
2. few
3. them
4. it
5. both
6. of
1. The incredibly realistic special effects ... (just) the high ticket price for this haunted house.
2. There was a huge ... (diverse) of costumes at the party, from classic ghosts to modern movie characters.
3. I hate needles, so getting my flu shots with ... (inject) right before Halloween was the scariest part of my week!
1. justifies
2. diversity
3. injections