Halloween Vocabulary
Spook – this is a verb which means to scare. I will spook the kids on Halloween night.
spooky – if something is spooky it is scary, or strange. That house is spooky.
Skeleton – the bones of a human body. A common Halloween costume.
Witch – another spooky Halloween symbol. A witch is usually on a broom.
Haunt – a verb – this is what ghosts do when they stay, or continue to live in a certain place. That house is haunted by a ghost.
Trick or treat – this is how kids get Halloween candies on Halloween night.
Jack-o-lantern – a carved pumpkin which usually has a face in it and candle inside it.
Haunted house – a spooky house with ghosts in it.
Spider web – a typical spooky Halloween symbol.
Ghost – the dead soul of a former life. A spooky Halloween symbol.
Goblin – a little scary monster.
Ghoul – a little scary monster.
Black cat – a typical spooky Halloween symbol, brings bad luck by legend.
Pumpkin – a typical Halloween symbol that isn’t spooky.
Frankenstein – a monster.
Vampire – like Dracula. Vampires eat blood and suck your neck and come from Transylvania.
Zombie – the living dead.
Costume – kids wear costumes for trick or treating. Adults wear costumes at Halloween parties.
Scared – verb – same as frightened.
Bat – a flying animal at night.
Skull – bones from a persons head – a typical spooky Halloween symbol.
Creepy – icky, scary. That haunted house looks very creepy.