HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Tomorrow it is Halloween! Many of you will dress up and will go trick or treating. You will also make halloween parties!!! What fun!!!


How much do you know about the history and traditions of halloween?




1. Write the name or expression under the correct picture:
Jack o'lantern, witch, trick or treat, bob for apples.

a)................................ b)................................. c)....................... d)........................




2. Halloween is celebrated every....

a) October 1st

b) October 25th

c)October 31st

3. Which terrible creature is also known as lycanthrope...

a) Count Dracula

b) The Wolf Man

c) Frankenstein Monster

4. Another name for Halloween is...

a) The Feast of the Dead

b) All Hallows Eve

c) All of the Above

5. Before they happened upon the pumpkin, the Irish carved jack o'lanterns out of what

a) Turnips

b) Potatoes

c) Both

6. A male witch is known as...

a) Witchman

b) Warlock

c) Halloweenie

7. This custom began as a way to find out who will get married first...

a) Trick or treating

b) Bobbing for apples

c) Jack o'lanterns

8. What does the old English word "hallow" mean?

a) Spirit

b) Saint

c) Sin

9. At halloween parties, guests traditionally "bob" for...

a) oranges

b) turnips

c) apples

HOMOPHONES

Do you remember what a homophone is? Two words are homophones if they are pronounced in the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both. An example of words that are homophones in English are flour and flower. They are pronounced in the same way but they have different meanings and spellings. Do you want to play? This game consists in finding homophones for the words I give you that make sense in each sentence.

1. I *eight straberries with chocolate sauce.
2. My *ant let us stay up late last night.
3. I have *know lunch today.
4. There is a *whole in my jeans.
5. I won the game *buy two points.
6. I would like *two visit London.
7. Mark *one the competition.
8. I like to *where t-shirts.

Have a go at this game!!! I hope you have fun!!!