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