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