Weather Vocab
Tornado Safety
Long “O”
Tricky Twins
Sentence Types
Blend & Build
100

A device that uses reflected radio waves to track storms.

Radar

100

 No basement at home. Where do you go?

interior room/closet/bathroom on the lowest level, away from windows?

100

 I heard a loud ______ from the crowd. (groan/grown)

Groan

100

Please close the door. (Declarative or imperative)

Imperative 

100

Meaning of Gr + ow

To get bigger

200

The bottom part of a tornado that’s wide at one end and thin at the other.

Funnel Cloud

200

 A tornado warning means what?

“a tornado is spotted or shown on radar—take shelter now”?

200

The plant has ______ a lot this week. (groan/grown)

Grown

200

The bus comes at two. (declarative or imperative) 

Declarative

200

Meaning of fl + oat

Rest on top of water

300

 To tear down or destroy a building.

Demolish

300

Name one thing you should protect on your body.

your head (use a helmet, pillow, or hands)

300

Put on your sock and ______.

Toe

300

When does the bus come? (Declarative or imperative or interrogative) 

Interrogative 

300

Meaning of cr + oak

Deep frog sound 

400

 An upward current of air.

Updraft

400

You’re outside and hear sirens. Name two safe actions.

“go inside a sturdy building; go to lowest level; avoid windows; cover head”

400

 We used a truck to ______ the car.

Tow

400

Wait here for the bus. (Imperative or declarative or interrogative)

Imperative 

400

Meaning of fl + own

Went by air

500

Putting things into specific groups or types.

Classifications

500

 You’re in a car when a warning hits and can’t reach a building. What should you do?

 “don’t try to outrun it; as a last resort lie flat in a low ditch and cover your head”

500

Which word means the bottom of your foot?

Sole

500

I’m late for the bus! (Imperative or exclamatory)

Exclamatory

500

Meaning of c + oach

Trainer or teaches a team

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