Halloween Creature Quiz (vocabulary)

alien - mimozemšťan, bytost z vesmíru, vetřelec

noun - a creature from a different planet

animal - zvíře, živočich

noun - a living creature that moves and lives in water, on land etc.

bat - netopýr

noun - a small animal that looks like a mouse, it can fly and it hunts in the night

blood - krev

noun - the red liquid that flows inside our body

bone - kost

noun - one of the hard parts inside your body

castle - hrad

noun - a large and usually historical building with towers and strong walls

cemetery - hřbitov

noun - a place with many graves of people

cloak - plášť

noun - a loose piece of clothing that has no sleeves, you fasten it around the neck (it was used in the past)

cloth - látka (textílie)

noun - material used for making clothes etc.

evil - zlý, špatný (mravně)

adjective - wicked, very bad, opposite of 'good'

flesh - tělo, živá tkáň, maso (na těle)

noun - the part of the body under the skin including muscles, fat etc.

ghost - duch

noun - a visible form of a dead person that can usually fly and go through walls etc.

goblin - skřítek, šotek

noun - a small ugly supernatural creature which makes trouble for people (esp. in fairy tales)

hood - kapuce, kápě

noun - a part of a piece of clothing that covers the head

mole - mateřské znaménko, pigmentová skvrna, znaménko (na kůži)

noun - a small dark spot on the skin

mummy - mumie

noun - a body of a person long dead that has been preserved by using special oils and wrapping in strips of cloth

nail - nehet

noun - a thin hard layer covering the ends of your fingers and toes

peace - mír

noun - the time when there is no war or fighting

rotten - shnilý, prohnilý, zkažený

adjective - decayed, gone bad

silver - stříbro

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 47) a metal that is used for making jewellery and coins, it is whitish in colour and cheaper than gold

skeleton - kostra, kostlivec

noun - all the bones of the body; a figure made of bones and no flesh

skin - kůže, pokožka

noun - the outer covering of the body

strip - pruh

noun - a long narrow piece of cloth, land etc.

toad - ropucha

noun - a large kind of frog

ugly - ošklivý, škaredý, šeredný

adjective - unpleasant to look at, not nice or beautiful

vampire - upír

noun - a character of horror movies that sucks blood from people (e.g. Count Dracula)

werewolf - vlkodlak

noun - a creature from horror stories, a person who changes into a wolf when there is full moon

witch - čarodějnice, ježibaba

noun - a woman (usually old) who can do magic and e.g. fly on the broomstick, make potions etc.

wrap - ovinout, omotat

verb - to cover from all sides

zombie - umrlec

noun - a character from horror films, a body that died but has left the grave and walks around at night