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.Fill the gap: A cool ___ blew in from the sea. (a) drought (b) breeze (c) rainbow (d) dew
- 2.Fill the gap: The weather ___ on TV said it would rain tomorrow. (a) forecast (b) rainbow (c) puddle (d) drought
- 3.Fill the gap: Dark grey ___ in the sky mean rain is coming. (a) clouds (b) rainbows (c) puddles (d) droughts
- 4.Fill the gap: The ___ was so thick in the morning that we could not see the road. (a) sunshine (b) fog (c) rainbow (d) breeze
- 5.What does “dew” mean? (a) small pool of rainwater (b) drops on grass at dawn (c) season of new flowers (d) thick mist on the ground
- 6.What does “breeze” mean? (a) what the weather will be (b) a gentle wind (c) a huge spinning storm (d) small pool of rainwater
- 7.What does “temperature” mean? (a) very light rain (b) what the weather will be (c) the coldest season (d) how hot or cold it is
- 8.Which word is the odd one out? (a) sweater (b) gloves (c) umbrella (d) muffler
- 9.Fill the gap: In winter, we wear a woollen ___ to keep warm. (a) umbrella (b) sweater (c) swimsuit (d) sandal
- 10.Which word is the odd one out? (a) umbrella (b) raincoat (c) gumboots (d) autumn
- 11.Which word is the odd one out? (a) raincoat (b) spring (c) gumboots (d) umbrella
- 12.Which word is the odd one out? (a) autumn (b) summer (c) shawl (d) monsoon
- 13.What does “cloud” mean? (a) tiny drops floating high (b) a huge spinning storm (c) too much water on land (d) with a lot of wind
- 14.Which word means “the coldest season”? (a) storm (b) winter (c) forecast (d) flood
- 15.What does “shade” mean? (a) small pool of rainwater (b) cool spot away from sun (c) the hottest season (d) tiny drops floating high
- 16.What does “hail” mean? (a) with a lot of wind (b) cool spot away from sun (c) small balls of ice (d) how hot or cold it is
- 17.Which word means “with a lot of wind”? (a) snow (b) puddle (c) temperature (d) windy
- 18.Which word means “an arch of seven colours”? (a) forecast (b) rainbow (c) summer (d) shade
- 19.What does “windy” mean? (a) with a lot of wind (b) light from the sun (c) small pool of rainwater (d) an arch of seven colours
- 20.Which word means “a long time with no rain”? (a) drought (b) breeze (c) summer (d) forecast
- 21.Fill the gap: It was only a light ___, so we did not need an umbrella. (a) drizzle (b) flood (c) storm (d) cyclone
- 22.What does “summer” mean? (a) very light rain (b) the hottest season (c) drops on grass at dawn (d) cool spot away from sun
- 23.What does “winter” mean? (a) very light rain (b) the coldest season (c) small pool of rainwater (d) cool spot away from sun
- 24.Fill the gap: It has not rained for months; the farmers are worried about the ___. (a) flood (b) breeze (c) drought (d) rainbow
- 25.Which word means “how hot or cold it is”? (a) shade (b) temperature (c) storm (d) cyclone
- 26.Which word is the odd one out? (a) woollen cap (b) gumboots (c) raincoat (d) umbrella
- 27.What does “autumn” mean? (a) thick mist on the ground (b) strong wind with rain (c) the hottest season (d) season when leaves fall
- 28.What does “fog” mean? (a) a huge spinning storm (b) very light rain (c) thick mist on the ground (d) white flakes of ice
- 29.What does “monsoon” mean? (a) strong wind with rain (b) tiny drops floating high (c) the rainy season (d) loud noise in a storm
- 30.Fill the gap: In Shimla, it is so cold in winter that ___ falls. (a) breeze (b) sunshine (c) thunder (d) snow
- 31.What does “thunder” mean? (a) light from the sun (b) white flakes of ice (c) drops on grass at dawn (d) loud noise in a storm
- 32.Which word is the odd one out? (a) autumn (b) monsoon (c) summer (d) sweater
- 33.Which word is the odd one out? (a) spring (b) autumn (c) winter (d) gumboots
- 34.What does “rainbow” mean? (a) the coldest season (b) tiny drops floating high (c) an arch of seven colours (d) thick mist on the ground
- 35.Fill the gap: When it rains, we wear a ___ to stay dry. (a) sweater (b) swimsuit (c) raincoat (d) scarf
- 36.Which word means “what the weather will be”? (a) temperature (b) breeze (c) forecast (d) storm
- 37.Which word is the odd one out? (a) autumn (b) monsoon (c) winter (d) gloves
- 38.What does “drizzle” mean? (a) strong wind with rain (b) very light rain (c) the hottest season (d) a long time with no rain
- 39.Fill the gap: It rained for days and the river water entered houses. There was a ___. (a) drought (b) rainbow (c) flood (d) breeze
- 40.Which word is the odd one out? (a) raincoat (b) gumboots (c) muffler (d) umbrella
Answer key
- breeze
- forecast
- clouds
- fog
- drops on grass at dawn
- a gentle wind
- how hot or cold it is
- umbrella
- sweater
- autumn
- spring
- shawl
- tiny drops floating high
- winter
- cool spot away from sun
- small balls of ice
- windy
- rainbow
- with a lot of wind
- drought
- drizzle
- the hottest season
- the coldest season
- drought
- temperature
- woollen cap
- season when leaves fall
- thick mist on the ground
- the rainy season
- snow
- loud noise in a storm
- sweater
- gumboots
- an arch of seven colours
- raincoat
- forecast
- gloves
- very light rain
- flood
- muffler
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