Holiday activities and attractions
Adjectives
Life events and stages of life
Use of English
Halloween
100

a building where fish and other water animals are kept for people to visit

aquarium

100

sincere and telling the truth

honest

100

someone who is a 100 years old or more

centenarian

100

You use it to measure something

a ruler

100

When is Halloween celebrated?

October 31

200

a place where people go to buy or sell things, often outside

market

200

praising or expressing admiration for someone

complimentary

200

a young child, especially one who is learning or has recently learned to walk

toddler

200

To use something and then return it

to borrow

200

Which is the most popular fruit on Halloween?

pumpkin

300

an area of water near the coast where ships are kept and safe from the sea

harbour

300

feeling bad because you did something wrong

ashamed

300

to receive money from someone after they have died

to inherit money

300

This is a notice on a machine that is not working, e.g. vending machine

Out of Order

300

It's a house that you walk through that is full of ghosts, monsters, and other scary surprises

haunted house

400

a building where Muslims say their prayers

mosque

400

not trusting someone

suspicious

400

to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health

to retire

400

You can see this sign in the window of a hotel; the hotel is full

No vacancies

400

a light made from a hollow pumpkin with holes cut into the sides like the eyes and mouth of a person's face, inside which there is a candle

Jack-o-lantern

500

the activity of going down a very steep hill or mountain while holding on to a rope that is fastened to the top

abseiling

500

showing that you think someone is responsible for something bad

accusing

500

To agree to get married formally

to get engaged

500

This sign means that there is a risk to health, usually due to waste or chemicals

Biohazard

500

Which country does Halloween come from?

Ireland

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