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: Small balls of ice called ___ fell during the storm. (a) fog (b) drizzle (c) hail (d) dew
- 2.What does “shade” mean? (a) cool spot away from sun (b) small balls of ice (c) very light rain (d) loud noise in a storm
- 3.What does “puddle” mean? (a) bright flash in the sky (b) small pool of rainwater (c) the rainy season (d) season when leaves fall
- 4.Fill the gap: When it rains, we wear a ___ to stay dry. (a) swimsuit (b) scarf (c) raincoat (d) sweater
- 5.Fill the gap: In summer, the days are very ___. (a) cold (b) hot (c) icy (d) snowy
- 6.Which word means “with a lot of wind”? (a) storm (b) cloud (c) flood (d) windy
- 7.Which word means “loud noise in a storm”? (a) drought (b) cloud (c) summer (d) thunder
- 8.Which word means “strong wind with rain”? (a) drizzle (b) forecast (c) storm (d) rainbow
- 9.Which word is the odd one out? (a) gumboots (b) shawl (c) muffler (d) sweater
- 10.Fill the gap: It has not rained for months; the farmers are worried about the ___. (a) breeze (b) rainbow (c) flood (d) drought
- 11.Which word means “light from the sun”? (a) forecast (b) cyclone (c) temperature (d) sunshine
- 12.Which word is the odd one out? (a) gloves (b) monsoon (c) autumn (d) spring
- 13.What does “fog” mean? (a) bright flash in the sky (b) tiny drops floating high (c) the coldest season (d) thick mist on the ground
- 14.What does “rainbow” mean? (a) small balls of ice (b) an arch of seven colours (c) how hot or cold it is (d) a huge spinning storm
- 15.Fill the gap: It rained for days and the river water entered houses. There was a ___. (a) flood (b) breeze (c) drought (d) rainbow
- 16.Which word is the odd one out? (a) summer (b) autumn (c) winter (d) umbrella
- 17.Which word is the odd one out? (a) gloves (b) autumn (c) muffler (d) woollen cap
- 18.Which word is the odd one out? (a) gumboots (b) woollen cap (c) raincoat (d) umbrella
- 19.Which word means “too much water on land”? (a) rainbow (b) hail (c) flood (d) breeze
- 20.Which word means “thick mist on the ground”? (a) puddle (b) snow (c) shade (d) fog
- 21.Fill the gap: Dark grey ___ in the sky mean rain is coming. (a) rainbows (b) clouds (c) puddles (d) droughts
- 22.What does “drizzle” mean? (a) very light rain (b) tiny drops floating high (c) a huge spinning storm (d) with a lot of wind
- 23.What does “breeze” mean? (a) the rainy season (b) very light rain (c) with a lot of wind (d) a gentle wind
- 24.What does “dew” mean? (a) with a lot of wind (b) strong wind with rain (c) drops on grass at dawn (d) tiny drops floating high
- 25.Which word is the odd one out? (a) raincoat (b) umbrella (c) gumboots (d) winter
- 26.What does “lightning” mean? (a) thick mist on the ground (b) white flakes of ice (c) bright flash in the sky (d) strong wind with rain
- 27.Which word means “a huge spinning storm”? (a) cyclone (b) winter (c) autumn (d) thunder
- 28.Which word is the odd one out? (a) umbrella (b) gumboots (c) raincoat (d) spring
- 29.Which word means “white flakes of ice”? (a) snow (b) breeze (c) windy (d) cloud
- 30.What does “cloud” mean? (a) with a lot of wind (b) what the weather will be (c) tiny drops floating high (d) loud noise in a storm
- 31.What does “flood” mean? (a) what the weather will be (b) very light rain (c) season when leaves fall (d) too much water on land
- 32.Which word is the odd one out? (a) umbrella (b) raincoat (c) muffler (d) gumboots
- 33.What does “thunder” mean? (a) loud noise in a storm (b) small balls of ice (c) white flakes of ice (d) how hot or cold it is
- 34.What does “spring” mean? (a) light from the sun (b) an arch of seven colours (c) season of new flowers (d) season when leaves fall
- 35.Fill the gap: A cool ___ blew in from the sea. (a) rainbow (b) dew (c) breeze (d) drought
- 36.Which word means “small pool of rainwater”? (a) puddle (b) drought (c) thunder (d) drizzle
- 37.Which word is the odd one out? (a) raincoat (b) umbrella (c) sweater (d) gumboots
- 38.Fill the gap: The weather ___ on TV said it would rain tomorrow. (a) rainbow (b) drought (c) puddle (d) forecast
- 39.What does “storm” mean? (a) the rainy season (b) strong wind with rain (c) with a lot of wind (d) the hottest season
- 40.Fill the gap: In ___, the leaves of many trees turn brown and fall. (a) spring (b) summer (c) autumn (d) monsoon
Answer key
- hail
- cool spot away from sun
- small pool of rainwater
- raincoat
- hot
- windy
- thunder
- storm
- gumboots
- drought
- sunshine
- gloves
- thick mist on the ground
- an arch of seven colours
- flood
- umbrella
- autumn
- woollen cap
- flood
- fog
- clouds
- very light rain
- a gentle wind
- drops on grass at dawn
- winter
- bright flash in the sky
- cyclone
- spring
- snow
- tiny drops floating high
- too much water on land
- muffler
- loud noise in a storm
- season of new flowers
- breeze
- puddle
- sweater
- forecast
- strong wind with rain
- autumn
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