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