As Halloween approaches, ghouls and goblinshaunt the alleyways, and spooky words keep cropping up in conversation. Practice your English listening skills and learn heaps of eerie words with these 10 short Halloween dictations for ESL students! Boo!
Do you have a broom? I’ve got to clear the cobwebs out of the attic.
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HALLOWEEN WORDS: English Dictation 2
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Anna cackledand ran her long, warty finger around the rim of the cauldron. “The hour is nigh,” she said.
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warty = covered in warts
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HALLOWEEN WORDS: English Dictation 3
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The black cat stalkedthe toad through the bushes. What a scrumptious midnight snack this would be.
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Halloween candy is scrumptious, too! Yummy!
HALLOWEEN WORDS: English Dictation 4
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Her face was ashen, and her voice was caught in her throat. “What’s the matter?” said Larry. “You look like you’ve seen a ghost.”
An army of skeletonsrattled down the lane, animated by the old hag‘s spell. Good men and pious women in life, they now marched forward to serve her sinister purpose.
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HALLOWEEN WORDS: English Dictation 6
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You’re going on a vampire tour in Transylvania for your honeymoon? That’s a bit morbid, isn’t it?
Ethel gave Miriam a witheringglare. “Fetch me my potions forthwith, unless you want to see your entire family transmogrified into newts!” Miriam trembled and complied.
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