Halloween Vocabulary
Things you get when you go trick-or-treating
Candy
Something kids wear to look like someone else
Costume
A black animal that’s lucky in some countries and unlucky in others
Black cat
To be very scared is to be “scared out of your ___”
Mind
What children say at the door on Halloween night
“Trick or treat!”
A word for a person who can turn into a wolf
Werewolf
You might wear fangs and a cape for this costume
Vampire
This creature sleeps in a coffin
Vampire
“Skeletons in the closet” means to have these
Secrets
What people often put inside a carved pumpkin
A candle
What you call a pumpkin with a face carved into it
Jack-o’-lantern
A classic ghost costume uses this household item
A white sheet
A green monster that comes to life in old movies
Frankenstein’s monster
“A ghost town” means a place that is ___
Empty or abandoned
The day after Halloween is called this
All Saints’ Day
This word means “ghost” in another way
Spirit
This costume has bolts in its neck
Frankenstein
A creature that howls at the moon
Werewolf
“Over my dead body” means you really ___ something
Don’t want or refuse
People used to wear masks to hide from these
Evil spirits
This is a spell used by a witch
Magic
This famous detective wears a trench coat and solves mysteries
Sherlock Holmes
The ghost in “Ghostbusters” was this color
Green (Slimer)
“That costume gives me the creeps” means it makes me feel ___
Nervous or scared
What’s the most popular Halloween activity for kids?
Trick-or-treating