Read each word and what it means. Then choose four words and write your own sentence for each.
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| costume | special clothes you wear to dress up as someone or something else |
| haunted | said to be visited by ghosts |
| cauldron | a large round cooking pot, like the one a storybook witch stirs |
| lantern | a light with a cover around it — a jack-o’-lantern is a carved pumpkin lantern |
| cobweb | an old, dusty spider’s web |
| spooky | a little bit scary, in a fun way |
| skeleton | all the bones inside a body, joined together |
| nocturnal | awake at night and asleep in the day, like bats and owls |
| potion | a magic drink in a story |
| midnight | 12 o’clock at night |
| silhouette | a dark shape seen against a light background |
| treat | something nice, like a sweet, that you are given |
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12 halloween vocabulary words with kid-friendly meanings, plus write-a-sentence practice. A free spooky vocabulary worksheet for grades 1–4. Skills: Seasonal vocabulary and using new words in sentences. Level: Grades 1–4 (ages 6–10).
Read one of our original spooky early readers first, then do the worksheet: Little Ghost Says Boo · The Shy Little Bat · The Witch Who Lost Her Hat · The Monster Under the Stairs. Or browse the full Halloween collection.
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It is designed for ages 6–10 (Grades 1–4), but you can use it with any child who is ready for it.
Seasonal vocabulary and using new words in sentences.
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