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