WEATHER VOCABULARY 2 (ESL)

level: Beginner/Intermediate (A2/B1)

This second weather vocabulary exercise builds on exercise 1 with more words and expressions for describing weather conditions. Start with exercise 1 first. This is exercise 2 of 3.

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Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

1. It's very cold. = It's (frozen/freezing).✓

2. It was cold in the morning, but it (warmed/heated) up by the afternoon.✓

3. Many homes in Florida were (destructed/destroyed) by the hurricane.✓

4. Small pellets of ice that fall from the sky during a storm are called (rain/hail).✓

5. Don't go outside! You could get (struck/stroked) by lightning!✓

6. The (thunder/lightning) was very loud.✓

7. It was so (wind/windy) outside that my hat was blown off my head.✓

8. A (gutsy/gusty) wind = A very strong wind✓

9. A snowstorm = A (blizzard/buzzard)✓

10. If the weather is mild and pleasant, you can say it's (balmy/calming).✓

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Weather Conversation Questions 1. Do you regularly check weather forecasts? How do you check them?
2. Has the weather ever disrupted your plans in a major way? What happened?
3. Do you think people in your country talk about the weather too much? Why?
4. How do people in your country prepare for winter or extreme heat?
5. Do you enjoy outdoor activities that depend on weather conditions?
6. What do you think the weather will be like in your region 50 years from now?

More English vocabulary exercises Weather vocabulary 1
Weather vocabulary 2
Talking about the weather 3