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Weather and seasons
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Learn words to describe the weather and the seasons, and to understand a weather forecast.
Choose the weather word
Choose the correct answer.
- There's thick grey cloud near the ground and I can't see the road. It's ___.
- The season after winter is ___.
- What does freezing mean?
- Let's check the weather ___ before we go camping.
- The ___ today is minus five degrees.
- My hat flew off my head. It's very ___ today.
- There's no sun today, but it isn't raining. The sky is grey. It's ___.
Complete the weather sentences
Type one word in each gap. Use each word once. Use: autumn, cloudy, forecast, freezing, storm, sunny, temperature.
- Leaves fall from the trees in ___.
- It was hot and ___ at the beach. We didn't see a single cloud.
- The ___ says there will be snow on Friday.
- Put on your coat and gloves. It's ___ outside!
- A big ___ hit the town last night. The wind was very strong and it rained for hours.
- The sky was ___ all morning, but it didn't rain.
- What's the ___ today? About 20 degrees.
Answer key
Choose the weather word
- b) foggyFog is thick cloud near the ground. When it's foggy, you can't see far.
- c) springThe order is winter, spring, summer, autumn.
- a) very coldFreezing means very, very cold.
- c) forecastA weather forecast tells you what the weather will be like.
- b) temperatureTemperature is how hot or cold it is, so we give it in degrees.
- a) windyStrong wind can blow your hat off, so it's windy.
- b) cloudyA grey sky with no sun and no rain is cloudy. A storm has heavy rain.
Complete the weather sentences
- autumn / fallAutumn is the season when leaves fall. In American English it is called fall.
- sunnyNo clouds and hot weather means it was sunny.
- forecast / weather forecastThe forecast tells you what the weather will be like.
- freezing / coldYou need a coat and gloves when it's freezing, or very cold.
- stormA storm is bad weather with strong wind and heavy rain.
- cloudy / grey / grayA sky with a lot of clouds is cloudy. It can be cloudy without rain.
- temperatureWe give the temperature in degrees.