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Halloween

1. What’s the word?

Write the word under the pictures.

bat witch broomstick black cat cauldron

pumpkin ghost skeleton haunted house spider

bat

2. Find the words!

Find the Halloween words from exercise 1 in the wordsearch below.

E B R O O M S T I C K Y
B L X B W G V P H U Y J
A A R F A K H W I T C H
T C A U L D R O N D X I
S K E L E T O N S M E V
G C Z O C Q L D W T Z R
H A U N T E D H O U S E
S T P T P U M P K I N N
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3. True or false?
Circle true or false for these sentences.

a. Halloween is on 31 October every year. true false

b. It has been celebrated for more than 2,000 years. true false

c. It probably comes from Samhain, the day aliens could enter our world. true false

d. Pumpkins with faces cut in them are called ‘jack o’lanterns’. true false

e. Originally potatoes were used to make jack o’lanterns! true false

f. The heaviest pumpkin ever grown weighed over 5,000 kilograms. true false

g. The word ‘witch’ comes from the Old English word for ‘wise cat’. true false

h. To meet a witch at Halloween, wear your clothes inside out and walk backwards. true false

i. In some countries children dress up in beautiful costumes at Halloween. true false

j. ‘Trick or treat’ is a game where you play a trick on someone or get sweets. true false

4. Write and draw!

Have you ever dressed up in a Halloween costume? If not, what costume would
you like to dress up in? Draw a picture of your costume and write about it!

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