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.

halloween vocabularyHaunted 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.

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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.