Halloween Vocabulary
What do witches fly on?
A broomstick
On what date is Halloween celebrated?
October 31st
Choose the correct form: “He ___ (wears / is wearing) a vampire costume now.”
is wearing
What does “to get cold feet” mean?
To feel nervous and want to back out of something
Spell the word supernatural backward.
larutanrepus
What do you call the carved vegetable with a face and a candle inside?
A jack-o’-lantern
What do children usually say when they go door to door asking for candy?
“Trick or treat!”
Choose the correct form: “They ___ (go / went / have gone) trick-or-treating last night.”
went
What does “to be scared stiff” mean?
Extremely frightened; unable to move
Describe your worst nightmare in one sentence.
Share your nightmare!
What’s another word for a ghost?
Spirit / phantom / specter
From which country does the modern Halloween tradition originally come?
Ireland / the Celtic festival Samhain
Correct this sentence: “I have see a ghost yesterday.”
“I saw a ghost yesterday.”
What does “a skeleton in your closet” mean?
A hidden or embarrassing secret
Use three Halloween words in one correct sentence.
Share your sentence!
What do you call the house everyone says is full of ghosts?
A haunted house
Name one famous Halloween movie.
Any movie!
Make a first-conditional sentence about Halloween night.
e.g. “If it rains, we’ll stay home and watch horror movies.”
What does “to make someone’s blood run cold” mean?
To frighten someone badly
Come up with a one-sentence horror story.
Share your story!
What does the verb to haunt mean?
To visit or appear in a place as a ghost; to cause fear or anxiety repeatedly
In Michael Jackson’s Thriller video, what is the twist at the end?
He turns toward the camera with yellow eyes, revealing he’s still a monster.
Make a second conditional sentence about Halloween night.
e.g. “If I saw a ghost, I would scream.”
Create a sentence using the idiom “in cold blood.”
e.g. “The villain killed the victim in cold blood.”
The more there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness