Halloween Tracing Worksheets

Bat, web, moon and ghost to trace on one page, each with an empty row to write or draw it.

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All 108 words and rows

Pattern rows, for children who are not writing letters yet 9

  • 8 8 8 8 A numeral, traced like a letter. A spider has 8 legs, so trace 8 of them after this row.
  • B B B The capital that starts Boo. A straight back, then two bumps.
  • c c c c A moon that is only partly lit. Stop before the circle closes.
  • i i i i A short stick with a dot over it, like a candle and its flame.
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  • m m m Two humps each, like the top edge of a bat wing. Three to a group: a group of four prints only once across a row at Large.
  • n n n n One hump, like a ghost seen from the front: up, over and straight down.
  • o o o o Round, like a full moon, four nights in a row. Close each circle.
  • x x x x Two slants that cross in the middle, like the stitches on a rag doll costume.
  • z z z z Across, a slant back, across again: the zigzag grin of a jack-o'-lantern.

Night, sky and Halloween colors 11

  • black One of the traditional Halloween colors, along with orange and sometimes purple. 5 letters. Tall: b, l, k.
  • dark What the street is after sunset, and why a flashlight comes along. 4 letters. Tall: d, k.
  • flashlight Carry one after dark. Two words pushed together: flash plus light. 10 letters. Tall: f, l, h, l, h, t. Tail: g.
  • fog A cloud low enough to walk through. It is hard to see far in it. 3 letters. Tall: f. Tail: g.
  • glow What a jack-o'-lantern does once the light is inside it. 4 letters. Tall: l. Tail: g.
  • midnight 12 o'clock at night. Two words pushed together: mid plus night. 8 letters. Tall: d, h, t. Tail: g.
  • moon A full moon is the Moon with its whole face lit. One comes about once a month, every 29 and a half days. 4 letters, all short. Double o.
  • night When trick-or-treating happens: it usually starts at dusk. Ends in ght, like light. 5 letters. Tall: h, t. Tail: g.
  • orange The color of a pumpkin, and one of the traditional Halloween colors. 6 letters. Tail: g.
  • purple Sometimes the third Halloween color, after black and orange. 6 letters. Tall: l. Tail: p, p.
  • shadow The dark shape behind you when a light is in front. Make a bat on the wall with two hands and a flashlight. 6 letters. Tall: h, d.

Bats, cats, spiders and other night animals 14

  • bat The only mammal that can truly fly. Its wing is thin skin stretched over very long finger bones. 3 letters. Tall: b, t.
  • cat A black cat is a Halloween symbol. In Japan, and in the folklore of Britain, a black cat brings good luck. 3 letters. Tall: t.
  • cave A hollow in rock. Many bats spend the day in one, hanging upside down by their feet. 4 letters, all short.
  • cobweb An old, dusty web that its spider has left. A clean web still in use is called a spider web. 6 letters. Tall: b, b.
  • moth Most moths fly at night, and they often circle a porch light. 4 letters. Tall: t, h.
  • mouse Small, with round ears and a long tail. An easy costume: two paper ears on a headband. 5 letters, all short.
  • owl A bird that hunts at night. Its eyes cannot move in its head, so it turns its neck instead, as far as 270 degrees. 3 letters. Tall: l.
  • rat Like a mouse, but bigger. Rhymes with bat and cat. 3 letters. Tall: t.
  • raven A large bird, black all over. It can copy sounds it hears, even human speech. 5 letters, all short.
  • spider It has 8 legs and no antennae, so it is not an insect. Most spiders have 8 eyes as well. 6 letters. Tall: d. Tail: p.
  • toad A kind of frog with short legs and dry, bumpy skin. Touching one does not give you warts; that is a myth. 4 letters. Tall: t, d.
  • web A spider makes it from silk. Spider silk is stronger than steel of equal weight. 3 letters. Tall: b.
  • wing A bat has 2. So do an owl, a moth and a raven. 4 letters. Tail: g.
  • wolf Wolves howl to call the pack together. They don't really howl at the Moon, whatever the stories say. 4 letters. Tall: l, f.

Costumes and pretend figures 23

  • broom For sweeping the porch. In stories, a witch rides one. 5 letters. Tall: b. Double o.
  • cape A cloak with no sleeves, tied at the neck. A towel will do. 4 letters. Tail: p.
  • costume The clothes that turn you into someone else for one night. Trick-or-treaters wear them from house to house. 7 letters. Tall: t.
  • crown A ring of points worn on the head. Cut one from a strip of yellow paper. 5 letters, all short.
  • dragon A pretend beast with wings and fiery breath. 6 letters. Tall: d. Tail: g.
  • fairy A pair of wings and a wand. 5 letters. Tall: f. Tail: y.
  • fangs Long, pointed teeth. A vampire costume has 2. 5 letters. Tall: f. Tail: g.
  • ghost The simplest costume of all: a white sheet with 2 eye holes. The h is silent. 5 letters. Tall: h, t. Tail: g.
  • king Wears a crown and a long cloak. 4 letters. Tall: k. Tail: g.
  • knight A soldier in armor from long ago. The k is silent, so it sounds just like night. 6 letters. Tall: k, h, t. Tail: g.
  • mask It covers the face. Check that the eye holes are big enough to see the steps. 4 letters. Tall: k.
  • monster Any made-up creature. Draw your own in the empty row and decide how many eyes it gets. 7 letters. Tall: t.
  • mummy In ancient Egypt a mummy was wound in layer upon layer of linen. Strips of white cloth make the costume. 5 letters. Tail: y. Double m.
  • pirate An eye patch, a striped shirt and a treasure map. 6 letters. Tall: t. Tail: p.
  • queen Starts with qu, as nearly every q word does. 5 letters. Tail: q. Double e.
  • robot A costume made from cardboard boxes and kitchen foil. 5 letters. Tall: b, t.
  • sheet What a ghost costume is made from. 5 letters. Tall: h, t. Double e.
  • skeleton All the bones of a body. A baby has around 270; some join as it grows, which leaves a grown-up with around 206. 8 letters. Tall: k, l, t.
  • unicorn A pretend horse with one horn. A costume with nothing scary about it. 7 letters, all short.
  • vampire A pretend figure with a cape and 2 long fangs. 7 letters. Tail: p.
  • wand A thin stick for pretend magic. A star on the end is optional. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • witch A pretend figure with a pointed hat and a broom. For most speakers it sounds the same as which. 5 letters. Tall: t, h.
  • wizard A pretend figure in a long robe, with a wand in one hand. 6 letters. Tall: d.

Pumpkins, porches and decorations 16

  • attic The room under the roof, where old things are stored. 5 letters. Tall: t, t. Double t.
  • bones What a skeleton is made of. Yours grow as you do. 5 letters. Tall: b.
  • candle The light inside a jack-o'-lantern. A small battery light does the same job with no flame. 6 letters. Tall: d, l.
  • carve To cut a shape into something. The child draws the face; a grown-up does the cutting. 5 letters, all short.
  • cauldron A large pot for cooking over an open fire. In stories it belongs to a witch. 8 letters. Tall: l, d.
  • door Where you say the words: trick or treat. 4 letters. Tall: d. Double o.
  • grin A wide smile. On a jack-o'-lantern it is often a zigzag. 4 letters. Tail: g.
  • house Trick-or-treaters walk from one to the next. 5 letters. Tall: h.
  • lantern A light with a case around it, made to be carried. A jack-o'-lantern is one carved from a pumpkin. 7 letters. Tall: l, t.
  • porch A porch light left on is the usual sign that a house has candy to give. 5 letters. Tall: h. Tail: p.
  • potion A pretend magic drink, stirred in a cauldron. 6 letters. Tall: t. Tail: p.
  • pumpkin Cut a lid, scoop out the inside, carve a face and put a light in. Now it is a jack-o'-lantern. 7 letters. Tall: k. Tail: p, p.
  • scoop What you do to the seeds and strings inside a pumpkin. 5 letters. Tail: p. Double o.
  • skull The bones of the head, 22 of them. Their job is to keep the brain safe. 5 letters. Tall: k, l, l. Double l.
  • spell Magic words in a story. To spell is also to put letters in the right order, which is what this sheet is for. 5 letters. Tall: l, l. Tail: p. Double l.
  • turnip A round root vegetable. In Ireland and Scotland lanterns were carved from turnips before anyone used a pumpkin. 6 letters. Tall: t. Tail: p.

Trick or treat 12

  • apple Bobbing for apples is an old Halloween game. The apples float in a tub of water and you catch one with your teeth. 5 letters. Tall: l. Tail: p, p. Double p.
  • bag What the candy goes home in. 3 letters. Tall: b. Tail: g.
  • bucket A pail with a handle. Some are shaped like a pumpkin. 6 letters. Tall: b, k, t.
  • candy The usual treat on Halloween night. 5 letters. Tall: d. Tail: y.
  • candy corn A small candy in 3 colors, yellow at the wide end. In North America it is a fall and Halloween candy. 2 words, 9 letters. Tall: d. Tail: y.
  • chocolate The longest single word in this group. 9 letters. Tall: h, l, t.
  • gum Chewy candy that is not for swallowing. 3 letters. Tail: g.
  • knock What you do at the door. The first k is silent. 5 letters. Tall: k, k.
  • lollipop Candy on a stick. 3 of its 8 letters are l. 8 letters. Tall: l, l, l. Tail: p, p. Double l.
  • share What to do with a full bag. 5 letters. Tall: h.
  • treat Something nice to eat. The word eat is inside it. 5 letters. Tall: t, t.
  • trick A joke played on someone. Ends in ck: two letters, one sound. 5 letters. Tall: t, k.

Sounds and feelings 16

  • boo What a pretend ghost says to make a friend jump. 3 letters. Tall: b. Double o.
  • brave What you are when you walk up to the door anyway. 5 letters. Tall: b.
  • creak The sound of an old door or a wooden stair. 5 letters. Tall: k.
  • eek A small squeak of surprise. 3 letters. Tall: k. Double e.
  • giggle A small laugh. It has 3 of the letter g, and every one has a tail. 6 letters. Tall: l. Tail: g, g, g. Double g.
  • hoot The call of an owl. 4 letters. Tall: h, t. Double o.
  • howl The long call of a wolf. It carries across great distances. Shares its last 3 letters with owl. 4 letters. Tall: h, l.
  • hush Be quiet. It starts and ends with h. 4 letters. Tall: h, h.
  • pretend Everything scary on Halloween is pretend. There is a friend or a neighbor under every mask. 7 letters. Tall: t, d. Tail: p.
  • roar The sound a dragon or a monster makes. Try one after the row is traced. 4 letters, all short.
  • scary Scare loses its e before the y goes on. 5 letters. Tail: y.
  • shiver A little shake, from cold or from a good ghost story. 6 letters. Tall: h.
  • silly Not every costume is scary. Plenty are silly. 5 letters. Tall: l, l. Tail: y. Double l.
  • sneak To move quietly so you are not seen. 5 letters. Tall: k.
  • spooky A little bit scary, in a fun way. 6 letters. Tall: k. Tail: p, y. Double o.
  • tiptoe To walk on your toes so nobody hears. Two words pushed together: tip plus toe. 6 letters. Tall: t, t. Tail: p.

The day and the party 7

  • bob To catch a floating apple with your teeth, hands behind your back. The same forwards and backwards. 3 letters. Tall: b, b.
  • eve The evening or the day before a special day. The same forwards and backwards. 3 letters, all short.
  • Halloween October 31. The name is a short form of All Hallows' Eve. 9 letters. Tall: capital H, l, l. Double l. Double e.
  • October The 10th month. It has 31 days, and Halloween is the last of them. 7 letters. Tall: capital O, t, b.
  • parade A line of people walking in costume for others to see. 6 letters. Tall: d. Tail: p.
  • party Costume parties are one of the things people do on Halloween. 5 letters. Tall: t. Tail: p, y.
  • story A ghost story is best told with a flashlight under your chin. 5 letters. Tall: t. Tail: y.

How this list was compiled: These Halloween words and pattern rows were written for this site and sorted by topic, from the night sky and night animals to costumes, porches and the party. No list was copied and no named character is on it. The facts in the notes were checked in September 2026 against English Wikipedia, among them https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_web, and spellings against Wiktionary. Licence: own work

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Word rows 5

  • bat cat rat Three words that rhyme. Only the first letter changes.
  • boo moon hoot Each word has a double o. One row at Large.
  • king queen Two costumes with crowns. The q brings its u along.
  • owl howl The bird, and a sound with the bird inside it.
  • web wing Two words that start with w. A spider has one and a bat has two.
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Pattern lines 4

  • i l i l i l A short candle, then a tall one. Only the short one gets a dot.
  • m n m n m n Two humps, then one: a bat wing, then a ghost.
  • o c o c o c A full moon, then a moon that is partly lit.
  • z Z z Z z Z A small zigzag grin, then a big one.

Short sentences 8

  • A bat can fly. 4 words. No mammal but the bat can truly fly. It fits on one row at Large.
  • I am a ghost. Boo! Two sentences, two capitals, and an exclamation mark to finish.
  • Is it a trick? 4 words and a question mark, which is traced like a letter.
  • The moon is full. 4 words. Draw the moon in the empty row: one big circle.
  • My mask has a grin. 5 short words, so 4 spaces to keep even.
  • The owl says hoot. 4 words. The double o in hoot is two circles side by side.
  • Say thank you. 3 words to remember at every door.
  • We knock on doors. 4 words. Two tall k letters in knock, and only the second is heard.

Counting lines 4

  • 1 bat, 2 bats Add an s for more than one. Numerals are traced like letters.
  • 3 black cats A short line to finish with 3 drawn cats: a circle, 2 triangles for ears, and whiskers.
  • 8 legs on a spider Draw the body, then count 4 legs on each side.
  • 31 days in October Halloween is day 31, the last one.

True facts to copy 8

  • A howl calls the pack. Wolves howl to bring the pack together. It has nothing to do with the Moon.
  • A web is made of silk. The spider makes the silk in its own body.
  • Adults have 206 bones. Around 206. A newborn has around 270, and some join together as the child grows.
  • Halloween is October 31. Two capitals and a date. The day before All Hallows' Day.
  • Many bats eat insects. Most of the rest eat fruit.
  • Most owls fly at night. Most owls are active at night and fly almost without a sound. A few kinds are active by day.
  • Spiders have 8 legs. Insects have 6. A spider is not an insect.
  • Toads have dry skin. Dry and bumpy. The bumps are not warts and cannot give you any.

Lines for a card, a sign or the classroom door 5

  • Enter if you are brave A sign for the door of a classroom or a bedroom.
  • Happy Halloween Two capital H letters. For a card or the classroom door.
  • Please take one A sign for a bowl of candy left out on the porch.
  • Thank you Short enough to fit one row at Large. Tape it to the treat bag as a reminder.
  • Trick or treat! The words said at each door, with an exclamation mark.

How this list was compiled: These practice lines were written for this site to go with the Halloween word list: word rows, pattern lines, short sentences, counting lines, facts, and lines for a card, a sign or the classroom door. No line was copied from another list. The facts to copy were checked in September 2026 against English Wikipedia, among them https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl. Licence: own work

How it works

These Halloween tracing worksheets open ready to print: bat, web, moon and ghost in dotted letters, each followed by an empty row. The list holds 99 words, from boo to skeleton, and the scary ones are easy to leave out.

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Four words, one page

Bat and web are traced 3 times across their rows, moon and ghost twice. With the Name and Date line that is 8 rows at Large (19 mm), exactly one page. These Halloween tracing sheets print letters and guide lines only, so the empty row under web is for drawing one: a cross, an x through it, then rings.

Start with bat, cat and rat

Bat, cat and rat change only their first letter, so a child who has traced one has nearly written all three. Moon, cave, mouse, roar and crown use short letters only. Save skeleton, flashlight and the capitals of October and Halloween for confident writers. Before letters come 9 pattern rows, such as z z z z for a jack-o'-lantern grin.

  • Under the 8 8 8 8 row, draw a spider: one circle, then 4 legs on each side.
  • For the candy bowl, open More options, set What to practice to Words or sentences, and pick Please take one.

Questions and answers

Do the Halloween sheets come with pictures to color?

No. Words and guide lines are all that print, and bat, moon, ghost, pumpkin, mask and broom are quick to draw in the empty rows.

Our school does not celebrate Halloween. Is the list still useful?

Yes. The night animals group stands on its own: 14 words, among them bat, owl, spider, moth and wolf. Moon, night, dark, shadow and fog make a second set with no holiday in it. Costume, candy and party words sit in their own groups.

Which Halloween words suit a class that scares easily?

Unicorn, fairy, robot, queen, silly and pretend carry no fright at all. Leave out skull and fangs. Happy Halloween, from the practice lines, makes a friendly door sign: it takes two rows at Large and one at Medium (14 mm).

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