Weather words
What is the loud sound you hear after lightning?
Thunder
What do we call frozen balls of ice that fall from the sky during a storm?
Hail
Fill in the blank: Look! The wind ___ (blow) very strongly today.
is blowing
Fill in the blank: Today is ___ (cold) than yesterday.
colder
What do you call a long period with no rain?
Drought
What kind of storm has rotating winds and can be very dangerous?
Tornado
Fix the sentence: It rains right now.
Corrected: It is raining right now.
Fill in the blank: A blizzard is one of the ___ (dangerous) weather conditions.
most dangerous
What is a very heavy rainstorm that happens in tropical areas?
Monsoon
If you feel sticky, hot, and sweaty, how is the weather?
Humid
Which sentence describes something happening right now?
a) She is swimming in the pool.
b) She swims in the pool every day.
a) She is swimming in the pool.
Which sentence is correct?
a) This summer is hoter than last summer.
b) This summer is hotter than last summer.
b) This summer is hotter than last summer.
What do you call a storm with strong winds and heavy snow?
Blizzard
What is the opposite of a drought, when there is too much water and streets are covered in water?
Flood
Why is this incorrect? The sun is always shine in summer.
Shine should be in -ing form → The sun is always shining in summer.
Fill in the blank: A tornado is usually ___ (strong) than a thunderstorm.
stronger
What do we call the very strong wind that blows across a desert, carrying sand with it?
Sandstorm
If a place gets less than 25 cm of rain per year and has very little plant life, what is it called?
A desert
Fill in the blank with the correct present continuous verb: The river ___ (rise) quickly because of the heavy rain.
Is rising
Fill in the blank: Antarctica is the ___ (cold) place on Earth.
Coldest