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