Weather Words Worksheet
Word tip (Picture the sky): Picture the weather in the sentence: is it hot, wet, windy or cold? Rain words go from light to heavy: drizzle → rain → storm; too much water is a flood, no rain is a drought. Seasons: summer (hot), monsoon (rainy), winter (cold).
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- 1.What does “windy” mean? (a) very light rain (b) season when leaves fall (c) with a lot of wind (d) white flakes of ice
- 2.Which word is the odd one out? (a) gumboots (b) raincoat (c) umbrella (d) winter
- 3.What does “lightning” mean? (a) white flakes of ice (b) bright flash in the sky (c) small pool of rainwater (d) a huge spinning storm
- 4.What does “drought” mean? (a) a long time with no rain (b) with a lot of wind (c) the hottest season (d) bright flash in the sky
- 5.Fill the gap: In summer, the days are very ___. (a) icy (b) snowy (c) cold (d) hot
- 6.Which word is the odd one out? (a) umbrella (b) raincoat (c) gumboots (d) spring
- 7.Which word is the odd one out? (a) gumboots (b) shawl (c) umbrella (d) raincoat
- 8.Which word means “very light rain”? (a) windy (b) drizzle (c) rainbow (d) cloud
- 9.Which word means “small pool of rainwater”? (a) lightning (b) fog (c) puddle (d) autumn
- 10.What does “drizzle” mean? (a) drops on grass at dawn (b) a huge spinning storm (c) very light rain (d) season of new flowers
- 11.Fill the gap: When it rains, we wear a ___ to stay dry. (a) raincoat (b) scarf (c) sweater (d) swimsuit
- 12.What does “puddle” mean? (a) thick mist on the ground (b) too much water on land (c) strong wind with rain (d) small pool of rainwater
- 13.Fill the gap: A cool ___ blew in from the sea. (a) dew (b) rainbow (c) drought (d) breeze
- 14.Which word means “strong wind with rain”? (a) shade (b) fog (c) hail (d) storm
- 15.Which word is the odd one out? (a) gumboots (b) spring (c) monsoon (d) summer
- 16.Which word means “an arch of seven colours”? (a) cloud (b) rainbow (c) spring (d) breeze
- 17.Which word is the odd one out? (a) raincoat (b) woollen cap (c) gumboots (d) umbrella
- 18.Which word means “loud noise in a storm”? (a) thunder (b) cloud (c) windy (d) cyclone
- 19.Which word means “thick mist on the ground”? (a) storm (b) summer (c) fog (d) cloud
- 20.Fill the gap: It has not rained for months; the farmers are worried about the ___. (a) rainbow (b) drought (c) breeze (d) flood
- 21.Fill the gap: In Shimla, it is so cold in winter that ___ falls. (a) snow (b) sunshine (c) thunder (d) breeze
- 22.Which word is the odd one out? (a) gumboots (b) raincoat (c) umbrella (d) gloves
- 23.Which word is the odd one out? (a) umbrella (b) autumn (c) gumboots (d) raincoat
- 24.Fill the gap: We see a ___ when the sun shines after rain. (a) drought (b) flood (c) rainbow (d) fog
- 25.Which word means “the coldest season”? (a) cyclone (b) drizzle (c) winter (d) spring
- 26.What does “temperature” mean? (a) strong wind with rain (b) small pool of rainwater (c) how hot or cold it is (d) with a lot of wind
- 27.Which word means “how hot or cold it is”? (a) storm (b) temperature (c) dew (d) cyclone
- 28.What does “dew” mean? (a) strong wind with rain (b) white flakes of ice (c) drops on grass at dawn (d) tiny drops floating high
- 29.Which word means “cool spot away from sun”? (a) rainbow (b) autumn (c) thunder (d) shade
- 30.What does “cloud” mean? (a) loud noise in a storm (b) tiny drops floating high (c) light from the sun (d) a long time with no rain
- 31.Fill the gap: It rained for days and the river water entered houses. There was a ___. (a) drought (b) flood (c) rainbow (d) breeze
- 32.Which word means “drops on grass at dawn”? (a) dew (b) cyclone (c) fog (d) windy
- 33.Which word means “bright flash in the sky”? (a) summer (b) cyclone (c) lightning (d) cloud
- 34.What does “flood” mean? (a) too much water on land (b) strong wind with rain (c) season of new flowers (d) bright flash in the sky
- 35.Fill the gap: Small balls of ice called ___ fell during the storm. (a) hail (b) fog (c) dew (d) drizzle
- 36.What does “breeze” mean? (a) the hottest season (b) the coldest season (c) what the weather will be (d) a gentle wind
- 37.What does “autumn” mean? (a) a huge spinning storm (b) light from the sun (c) strong wind with rain (d) season when leaves fall
- 38.Fill the gap: In the morning, the grass was wet with ___. (a) sunshine (b) dew (c) drought (d) thunder
- 39.Fill the gap: After the rain, Kabir jumped in a muddy ___. (a) breeze (b) rainbow (c) puddle (d) drought
- 40.What does “rainbow” mean? (a) what the weather will be (b) an arch of seven colours (c) the hottest season (d) cool spot away from sun
Answer key
- with a lot of wind
- winter
- bright flash in the sky
- a long time with no rain
- hot
- spring
- shawl
- drizzle
- puddle
- very light rain
- raincoat
- small pool of rainwater
- breeze
- storm
- gumboots
- rainbow
- woollen cap
- thunder
- fog
- drought
- snow
- gloves
- autumn
- rainbow
- winter
- how hot or cold it is
- temperature
- drops on grass at dawn
- shade
- tiny drops floating high
- flood
- dew
- lightning
- too much water on land
- hail
- a gentle wind
- season when leaves fall
- dew
- puddle
- an arch of seven colours
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