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