🇬🇧 Jack-o'-lantern meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A jack-o’-lantern is a pumpkin that has been hollowed out, carved with a spooky (or silly!) face, and lit with a candle or light inside. People often make them for Halloween to decorate their homes and scare away spooky spirits.

I carved a jack-o'-lantern so scary, even the candy ran away.

My jack-o'-lantern winked at me. Or maybe one eye just fell off.

I tried to make a happy jack-o'-lantern, but it looks like it just saw a ghost.

My baby sister kissed the jack-o’-lantern and said, “Goodnight, pumpkin face!”

My jack-o’-lantern looked so silly, even the ghosts giggled at it.

At dusk, Nora placed a jack-o'-lantern on the step. Her brother set a second jack-o'-lantern on the porch and lit a small jack-o'-lantern inside the window. A child paused, pointing at the bright jack-o'-lantern on the gate. When every jack-o'-lantern glowed, they smiled, waved, and went indoors. They felt warm and safe.

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