N A M E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________

HALLOWEEN
Question: What do you already know about Halloween?
Complete the paragraph on the right with the words on the left.

What is ‘Halloween’?
Halloween is a tradition that began in Europe many
hundreds of years ago. Nowadays, it is a special day
in many countries around the world. It always falls on
the same date every year, on (1)___________________.
At night, children wear (2)___________________. These
are clothes that make them look like interesting
(3)___________________, monsters, or people. The

costumes usually include a (4)___________________ or

some make up for the face. For example, on
Halloween you might see an elephant, a
(5) ___________________ with a tall, black hat, or

A animals n. maybe even a (6)___________________ ghost! The

candy children then go from house to house and ask for

C n.

costumes n. (7)___________________ by saying,

(8) “_________________.” Many older kids and adults
F fun n.
also put on costumes and they go to Halloween
M mask n.
(9) ___________________. “Jack - o' lanterns” are very
O October 31 n.
common. A lot of people like to put them in their
P parties n.
(10) ___________________ or on their front door
pumpkins n.
steps. They are (11)_________________ with

S spooky adj. candles inside, and faces cut into them. Most people

T Trick or treat? phr. have a lot of (12)_________________ on Halloween.

W windows n. Happy Halloween everyone!

witch n. (about 150 words)

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