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