Adjectives I
When it’s unpleasantly hot.
What is boiling?
or
What is scorching?
When there is so much fog, mist or smog that it is very difficult to see anything.
What is thick (fog / mist / smog)?
What is a thick fog / mist / smog?
A flash of very bright light in the sky caused by electricity.
What is lightning?
The name given in America to a violent storm with very strong winds.
What is a hurricane?
What is a tornado?
(Australia: cyclone / Southeast Asia: typhoon)
When it's quite cold but not freezing.
What is cool?
When it’s unpleasantly cold.
What is chilly?
A snow storm with very strong winds.
What is a blizzard?
The season when it rains a lot in southern and southeast Asia.
What is a monsoon?
What is the monsoon?
When it’s cold and slightly wet.
What is damp?
When the sun shines very strongly.
What is bright (sunshine)?
What is bright (and sunny)?
When everything becomes covered with water.
What is a flood?
When the temperature is cold enough for water to freeze. (2 words)
What is below zero?
Roads and footpaths can often be in this condition in winter, making them dangerous to use.
What is icy?
When the sky has no clouds.
What is clear?
A period of unusually hot weather.
What is a heatwave?
A light wind.
What is a breeze?
When the weather is unlikely to change for a number of days.
What is settled?
When it is very difficult to predict the weather.
What is changeable?
A long, usually hot, dry period when there is little or no rain.
What is a drought?
Very light rain. (<b>no</b> article)
What is drizzle?