Halloween vocabulary relative clauses definitions game

Halloween vocabulary: relative clauses definitions game

Take turns defining vocabulary related to Halloween without saying the name of the thing, with definitions like those on the next page. You can only guess once per hint.

Suggested things to describe and guess

• apple
• autumn/ fall
• black cat
• blood
• broom/ broomstick
• cauldron
• cemetery/ graveyard
• coffin
• fangs
• Frankenstein
• ghost
• haunted house
• howl
• Jack-o’-lantern
• mummy
• nightmare
• owl
• scream
• skeleton
• skull
• spider
• the thirty first of October
• vampire bat
• wand
• werewolf
• zombie

Ask about words that you don’t understand, definitions which you think could be better, etc.

Put one word into each gap. Other answers not below may also be possible.

1. broom/ broomstick – It’s a brush ____________________________ a witch flies on.
2. blood – It’s the red liquid __________________________________ vampires drink.
3. ghost – It’s a dead person ______________________ can fly and walk through walls.
4. Frankenstein – He is a man _________________________ built a famous monster.
5. black cat – It’s a pet _____________________________ owner is sometimes a witch.
6. haunted house – It’s a place _____________________________________ ghosts live.
7. cemetery/ graveyard – It’s a place in ____________________ dead people are buried.

Check your answers as a class or below. What are the rules for those words?

Which words are used after these words or words with these meanings?

person (x3)                                                                thing (x2)

time                                                                             place (x2)

Suggested definitions/ explanations

• apple – It’s the fruit which is put into a barrel of water and taken out with your teeth during traditional Halloween parties.
• autumn/ fall – It’s the season in which we celebrate Halloween.
• black cat – It’s a pet whose owner is sometimes a witch.
• blood – It’s the red liquid that vampires drink.
• broom/ broomstick – It’s a brush which a witch flies on.
• cauldron – It’s a pot which a witch uses to make magic potions.
• cemetery/ graveyard – It’s a place in which dead people are buried.
• coffin – It’s a box in which dead people are put before they are put underground.
• fangs – They are teeth that are sharp like those in a vampire.
• Frankenstein – He is a man who built a famous monster.
• ghost – It’s a dead person that can fly and walk through walls.
• haunted house – It’s a place where ghosts live.
• howl – It’s a long, high and loud sound which is made by dogs and wolves.

• Jack-o’-lantern – It’s a pumpkin that has a face and a candle inside.
• mummy – It’s a dead person who is covered in bandages and who was buried in the Egyptian pyramids.
• nightmare – It’s a dream which is scary.
• owl – It’s a bird which wakes up at night and has big eyes.
• scream – It’s a loud and high sound that some people make when they are very scared.
• skeleton – It’s a dead person who is now only bones.
• skull – It’s the bones which are under your hair and face.
• spider – It’s a small animal which has eight legs.
• the thirty first of October – It’s the time when people do trick or treat.
• vampire bat – It’s an animal which can fly and drinks blood.
• wand – It’s a stick which is used to do magic, for example by Harry Potter.
• werewolf – It’s a man who changes into a wolf when there is a full moon.
• zombie – It’s a person who died but who isn’t dead and who eats brains.

In the same way, define things related to other festivals and celebrations like May Day and Easter for your partner(s) to guess.