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English Vocabulary Exercises for A2 – Weather

12 exercices

1. Complete the adjectives that describe the weather in the pictures.

  • It’s 1) thundery and 2) c.
  • It’s 3) s and 4) f.
  • It’s 5) f and 6) i.
  • It’s 7) s and 8) w.
  • It’s hot and 9) s.
  • It’s cold and 10) r.
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2. Write the nouns for the adjectives in exercise 1.

  • 1)
    thunder
  • 2)
  • 3)
  • 4)
  • 5)
  • 6)
  • 7)
  • 8)
  • 9)
  • 10)

3. Complete the text with the words below.

  • blow claps flashes raindrops storm clouds
  • sunshine thunderstorm
  • There was a terrible 1) yesterday evening. We saw big, dark grey 2) in the distance. Then a strong wind started to 3) and it began to rain heavily – huge 4) fell from the sky. We got incredibly wet! There were 5) of lightning and loud 6) of thunder. It was quite scary. But then the storm passed and there was bright 7) !

4. Number the adjectives in order from hottest (1) to coldest (7).

  • cold hot sweltering cool
  • mild warm freezing

5. Write the temperatures in words.

  • 1)
    -5° It’s minus five.
  • 2)
    26°C It’s twenty-six degrees Celsius.
  • 3)
    -15°C
  • 4)
    14°C
  • 5)
    -7°C
  • 6)
    32°

6. Listen to people describing the weather. Complete each sentence with one word from exercises 1, 2 or 3.

Audio
  • 1)
    a It was rainy all morning.
  • b)
    It was in the afternoon.
  • 2)
    a There was thick
  • b)
    There was on the road.
  • 3)
    a Most of the day the sky was
  • b)
    It was mild and
  • 4)
    a There was on the grass.
  • b)
    In the afternoon it was and

7. Write a paragraph describing the weather one day last week. Write 15-30 words.

Extra exercises

8. Complete the sentences with the correct words related to the words in bold.

  • 1)
    The sky is full of cloudsIt’s very cloudy
  • 2)
    It’s snowing! Did you know that every is a different shape and pattern?
  • 3)
    It’s a frosty morning. There’s all over the car.
  • 4)
    There were showers yesterday. It was a day.
  • 5)
    This is a sunny climate. The sun every day.
  • 6)
    I like weather. Things look pretty in the mist
  • 7)
    What a thunderstorm! Did you hear that big of thunder?
  • 8)
    This is a windy area. The blows all the time.
  • 9)
    There was a hailstorm this morning and now there is on the ground.
  • 10)
    It’s very foggy this morning. Be careful – is really dangerous when you’re driving.
  • 11)
    It’s icy today. There’s a lot of on the roads.

9. Complete the sentences with the words below. Use each word only once.

  • cold cool freezing hot mild sweltering
  • 1)
    The temperature was -20°C. It was !
  • 2)
    San Diego has a climate. The average temperature is 23°C.
  • 3)
    It was a day, it was so hot we couldn’t go out.
  • 4)
    The city is warm in the summer, but it’s always pleasantly by the sea.
  • 5)
    It’s too in this house. It’s only 10°C!
  • 6)
    It’s a bit in the classroom. Let’s open the window.

10. Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.

  • 1)
    We gave money to a charity to provide food during the
  • c) 2) After the dry summer, heavy rain caused in the mountains.
  • c) 3) I was on the twentieth floor during the The whole building was shaking!
  • c) 4) After a year with no rain, there was a serious
  • c) 5) Mount Vesuvius is famous for its many
  • c) 6) We can’t control this without medicine.
  • c

11. Complete the texts with the words below.

  • approached headed landed reach spun took off
  • A The plane 1) from the airport and rose into the air. A few minutes later, the pilot noticed a problem with one of the engines. He turned round and 2) back to the airport. Luckily, the plane 3) safely on the ground.
  • B As the car 4) the red traffic light, it slowed down. But there was ice on the road and it 5) round and round. We were standing on the pavement nearby, but luckily the car didn’t 6) us – it stopped just two metres away.

12. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

  • 1)
    The road sign / pedestrian crossing informed us that we were near a school and should drive slowly.
  • 2)
    I saw a billboard / shop sign advertising a pop concert.
  • 3)
    The fire hydrant / lamp post outside my flat shines light into my sitting room.
  • 4)
    It’s a good idea not to drive to town this week because of the pedestrian crossing / road works
  • 5)
    For some reason, the drivers often pass this traffic light / bus stop without picking up passengers.
  • 6)
    It’s annoying when people ride their bikes on the pavement / street corner

Comment Pratiquer

  1. 1Lisez chaque question attentivement
  2. 2Écrivez votre réponse ou sélectionnez l'option correcte
  3. 3Cliquez sur 'Afficher la Réponse' pour vérifier votre travail
  4. 4Examinez les erreurs et essayez des exercices similaires
  5. 5Passez à l'exercice suivant lorsque vous êtes prêt

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