Spooky Vocabulary
This word describes something “strangely frightening or mysteriously scary.”
What is eerie?
Correct the spooky sentence: “The witches is flying on their broomsticks.”
The witches are flying on their broomsticks.
To be extremely scared is to be “scared…” what?
What is scared to death?
In Frankenstein, who created the monster?
Who is Dr. Victor Frankenstein?
This term refers to a person who practices witchcraft.
What is a witch?
Identify the adjective: The eerie silence filled the graveyard.
What is eerie?
This idiom means someone is very pale — “as white as a…”
What is ghost?
This author wrote Dracula.
Who is Bram Stoker?
The word “macabre” means something that involves this theme — death and horror.
What is death?
Choose the correct article: “He saw _ owl perched on the tombstone.”
What is an?
This phrase means to die — but in a spooky way.
What is kick the bucket?
What’s the name of Shakespeare’s play that features three witches?
What is Macbeth?
This word means “to walk while asleep” — perfect for a zombie!
What is sleepwalk or somnambulate?
Combine: The vampire was hungry. He drank blood.
“The hungry vampire drank blood.” (using nominalisation or clause combination)
If something “sends shivers down your spine,” what emotion does it cause?
What is fear?
In Harry Potter, what does the spell “Lumos” do?
What is create light?
This word means “a ghost or spirit of a dead person that appears to the living.”
What is a phantom?
In the sentence “The haunted house was visited by tourists,” what voice is used?
What is passive voice?
This idiom means “to reveal a secret” — related to Halloween pets!
What is let the cat out of the bag?
He wrote the classic poem “The Raven.”
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?