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