Weather Vocabulary by Viv Quarry (www.vivquarry.com)
Match the numbered word with the letter of definition (only use a dictionary for the numbered words if necessary).
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1 |
spells / outbreaks |
A |
Rainy spells |
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2 |
cloud |
B |
Frozen dew |
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3 |
mist |
C |
Light fog |
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4 |
fog |
D |
Indication of good or bad weather |
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5 |
rain |
E |
Frozen rain, drops of ice |
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6 |
drizzle |
F |
Hot weather in Autumn |
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7 |
showers |
G |
White or grey masses of water vapour in the sky |
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8 |
snow |
H |
Short periods of a certain type of weather |
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9 |
sleet |
I |
A long period of time without rain |
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10 |
hail |
J |
Semi-frozen rain |
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dew |
K |
Indication that the weather will get worse |
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12 |
frost |
L |
Quite cold |
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13 |
chilly |
M |
Small white crystals of frozen water |
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14 |
(thunder)storm |
N |
Cloud at ground level |
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15 |
breeze |
O |
Dangerously strong winds |
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16 |
Indian summer |
P |
Loud noise and flashing lights (lightning) in the sky |
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17 |
A cold front |
Q |
Condensed water covering the ground in the morning |
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18 |
An area of high/low pressure |
R |
Drops of water falling from clouds |
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19 |
Gale force winds |
S |
Light rain |
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20 |
Drought |
T |
A light wind |
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Normally the adjective is made from the noun by adding 'y'.
E.g. breezy, drizzly, cloudy, showery, wintery, frosty, misty, foggy, thundery etc.
Other adjectives are:
Patchy - occurring in localised areas (e.g. patchy showers)
Dense - thick (e.g. dense fog)
Settled - stable (e.g. settled weather)
Heavy rain - raining hard
Wet = damp = raining
Hazy sunshine - sun shining through the clouds
Strong winds - wind blowing hard