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