List of Holidays
Birthday – My birthday is on a Sunday this year.
April Fools’Day – April Fools’Day is also one of the year’s shortest holidays.
Christmas – Are you going home for Christmas?
Father’s Day – I will call my dad on Father’s Day.
Easter – They always go to church at Easter.
Halloween – I wore a dress to a Halloween party once.
International Women’s Day – In International Women’s Day, her husband gave her a bunch of beautiful flowers.
Mother’s Day – We sent Mom flowers for Mother’s Day.
Labor Day – Wishing you a very restful and joyous Labor Day.
New Year’s Eve – We’ll have a party on New Year’s Eve.
Thanksgiving – I wish you could be here on Thanksgiving.
Summer vacation – During his summer vacation he visited Russia.
Valentine’s Day – She received a bouquet of red roses on Valentine’s Day.
International Children’s Day – On International Children’s Day, kids are entitled to free entry to all city parks.
Wedding – We haven’t decided on a date for the wedding yet.
Happy Birthday Words with Pictures and Examples
Balloon – Can you help me blow up these
balloons?
Birthday card – I received a belated
birthday card this morning.
Birthday hat – She was wearing a lovely
birthday hat.
Birthday cake – I cut a piece of
birthday cake for them all.
Bow – She tied the ribbon in a
bow.
Biscuit – Would you like some cakes or
biscuits?
Candy – Too much
candy is bad for your teeth.
Chocolate – If you eat too much
chocolate you’ll get fat.
Ice cream bar – I want something cold like an
ice cream bar.
Candle – I blew out the
candles on my birthday cake.
Fruit – She selected an apple from the
fruit bowl.
Confetti – The winning team was showered with
confetti.
Gift – It is a
gift for my brother.
Streamer – They did the room out with
streamer ready for the party.
Clown – He decided to become a
clown to join the wacky world of the circus.
Gift tag – This is a
gift tag.
Horn – He played the tune on the
horn.
Popcorn – I like to eat
popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.
Cupcake – She also doesn’t share birthday
cupcakes with her friends.
Chips (UK)/ French fries (US)– Don’t put so much salt on your
chips!
Soda – She drank her
soda through a straw.
Ice cream sundae – They had cake and
ice cream sundae at the party.
Christmas Words with Pictures and Examples
Candy cane – Molly was sitting on the couch and eating
candy canes.
Bell – I was roused by the sound of
bells.
Bauble/ Christmas ornament – A fool should never hold
baubles in his hand.
Candle – I need a wax
candle now.
Bow – The little girl tied the ribbon in a
bow.
Holly– The hall was festooned with Christmas lights and
holly.
Gift – All the children will receive a small
gift.
Poinsettia – I need to buy & Christmas tree and
poinsettia.
Wreath – A Christmas
wreath hung on the front door.
Garland – She wreathed flowers into a
garland.
Light – At Christmas they decorated the hall with coloured flags, paper and
lights.
Candy – Do you want a piece of
candy?
Stockings – She has lost a pair of
stockings.
Gingerbread man – In the biscuit form, it commonly takes the form of a
gingerbread man.
Snow globe – He turns the
snow globe and smiles at the tiny winter wonderland.
Christmas tree – They are ornamenting a
Christmas tree.
Christmas pudding – The meal will finish off with
Christmas pudding, a steamed fruit pudding.
Santa’s hat – I want to buy this
Santa’s hat.
Fireplace – Every room in the house has a
fireplace.
Gingerbread house – Cherie and Kelly want you to try making a
gingerbread house.
Santa Claus – The children are longing for
Santa Claus to arrive.
Elf – In fact, Pick was an
elf.
Snowman – We can make a
snowman on a snowy day.
Sleigh – The
sleigh jingled along the snowy road.
Reindeer –
Reindeer roam the tundra in large herds.
Santa’s sack –
Santa’s sack has many gifts for children.
Christmas card – She sent me a
Christmas card.
Chimney – He believes Santa Claus comes in through the
chimney.
Menorah (Hanukkah) – This
menorah is very beautiful.
Snowflake – A single
snowflake landed on her nose.
Easter Vocabulary Words with Pictures and Examples
Bible – He’s always quoting from the
Bible.
Candy – Take a
candy from the basket.
Easter egg – When will we have the
Easter egg hunt?
Hot-cross bun – A zestful food is the
hot cross bun.
Chocolate – I’d like a piece of
chocolate.
Chick – A young chicken is called a
chick.
Daffodil – The
daffodil belongs to the genus Narcissus.
Tulip – What color is the
tulip? I asked him again.
Crucifixion – Jesus predicts his
crucifixion in two days time.
Resurrection – This is a
resurrection of an old story from the mid-70s.
Cross – Christians believe that Jesus died on the
cross for our sins.
Easter bunny – Children like the
Easter bunny and his baskets of goodies.
Easter basket – There are four eggs in the
Easter basket.
Lamb – In the field a
lamb was bleating for its mother.
Crown of thorns – He wore a
crown of thorns upon his head.
Pattern – She pricked out the design from the
pattern.
Halloween Vocabulary Words with Pictures and Examples
Bat – The
bat is flying with swiftness.
Black cat – Why does a
black cat bring good luck?
Devil – Do not hold a candle to the
devil.
Mummy – Goblins and ghosts,
mummies and monsters are all around you.
Haunted house – The
haunted house on the hill brooded above the village.
Cemetery – He was buried in the
cemetery.
Ghost – They say the young girl’s
ghost still haunts the house.
Jack-o’Lantern– We will look for a pumpkin, to carve into a
Jack-o’Lantern.
Cauldron– There was a witches’
cauldron full of golden soup.
Candy bag– I want to take a candy from these
candy bags.
Costume– They went to the party in Halloween
costumes.
Witch– The
witch put a magic spell on the prince and turned him into a frog.
Witch hat– She also wears a black
witch hat and a long maroon coat.
Candy– The child is eager to have the
candy.
Owl– The
owl swooped down on the mouse.
Skull– She fractured her
skull in the accident.
Tombstone– His name is misspelled on the
tombstone.
Witch’s broom– The witch is riding on a
witch’s broom.
Spider web– The
spider web brushed my forehead.
Skeleton– Police have unearthed a human
skeleton.
Spider– I saw a
spider the size of my hand in the backyard.
New Year’s Words with Pictures and Examples
Fireworks – The
fireworks looked very splendid against the dark sky.
Countdown – The
countdown to the election has already begun.
Party hat – This
party hat is too small for me.
Firecracker – The
firecracker didn’t go off.
Champagne –
Champagne was fizzing in the glass.
Confetti – The winning team was showered with
confetti.
Mask – She wore a
mask over her face.
Hourglass – The sand has run out of the
hourglass.
Balloon – Can you blow up this
balloon?
Party favor – He handed out the
party favors as we were leaving.
Streamer – We tied balloons and
streamers to the ceiling ready for the party.
Postcard – Have you sent your mother a
postcard yet?
Wedding Words with Pictures and Examples
Church – They go to
church on Sundays.
Wedding bell – He assures her in the chorus, “We’ll hear
wedding bells chime”.
Champagne – I’m one of the few people who doesn’t actually like
champagne.
Bouquet – Are there any roses in your
bouquet?
Honeymoon – We went to Italy on our
honeymoon.
Wedding cake – Their
wedding cake had two tiers.
Engagement ring – She wore a diamond
engagement ring.
Confetti – The wedding guests were given
confetti to fling at the bride and groom.
Invitation – We got a wedding
invitation from Shashi and Len.
Veil – The bride wore a
veil with a wreath of silk flowers.
Wedding dress – Her
wedding dress was absolutely exquisite.
Bride – On her wedding day the
bride looked truly radiant.
Groom – The bride and
groom preceded the family out of the church.
Bridesmaid – She was a
bridesmaid at the wedding.
Best man – He was my
best man at my wedding.
Priest/ Minister – He had a calling to become a
priest.
Musician– He is a very creative
musician.
Flower girl – The
flower girl sold alongside the road, but no one bought her flowers.
Valentine Words with Pictures and Examples
Lover – They say he used to be her
lover.
Cupid – Two
cupids clutched the bows and kicked fat heels.
Arrow – He drew the bow and shot an
arrow.
Chocolate – If you eat too much
chocolate you’ll get fat.
Teddy bear – Polly was playing with her
teddy bear.
Gift – I’ve received a
gift from him, but I’m not going to accept it.
Perfume – She was wearing a strong
perfume.
Candy – I desired
candy all the time I was dieting.
Balloon – I put the
balloon to my lips and blew as hard as I could.
Card – The
card doesn’t even say who sent the flowers.
Ring – The diamond
ring is the most expensive.
Bouquet – She received a
bouquet of red roses on Valentine’s Day.
