TED Ankara College English Department

2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR

6th GRADE TERM I / ENGLISH I / UNIT 2 VOCABULARY WORKSHEET
NAME: SURNAME: CLASS: 6/ December 2023

A. Match the weather vocabulary with the pictures:

a. rain / rainy b. snow / snowy c. sun / sunny d. fog / foggy e. cloud / cloudy
f. wind / windy g. ice / icy h. storm / stormy i. sunshine j. thunder

1. _ wind / windy_ 2. __ sun / sunny __ 3. _ fog / foggy __

4. __ thunder ___ 5. ___ sunshine ____ 6. _ rain / rainy __

7. __ snow / snowy __ 8. ___ cloud / cloudy ___ 9. __ ice / icy

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wind: a natural current of air

breeze: a gentle pleasant wind
gale: a very strong wind
storm: period of bad weather with a
lot of wind and rain
shower: a fall of rain/snow/hail of
10. __ storm / stormy____ short duration

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 B. Write the names of the disasters:

drought- flood- hurricane-lightning

1. __lightning___ 2. __flood____

3. __hurricane___ 4. _ drought __

C. Complete the sentences using words from the box in activities A and B.
1. Wear your sunglasses when you go out today. The __sun___ may hurt your eyes.
2. Light travels faster than sound so we see the __lightning___ first before we hear the thunder on
a stormy night.
3. The bus driver was driving very slowly because of the thick __fog__. It was difficult to see
around.
4. _Hurricanes_ are the most violent storms on Earth. They form near the equator over warm
ocean waters. Actually, the term is used only for the large storms that form over the Atlantic
Ocean or eastern Pacific Ocean.
5. The _drought__ is dangerous; rain falls rarely and in small quantities. Because of that we cannot
grow crops in the farming lands.
6. The heavy rain has caused _floods_ in many parts of the country.
7. According to the weather forecast, the sunshine of the past few days will be replaced by heavy
showers and _thunder_.
D. Look at the thermometer and fill in the blanks.

degree – minus – boiling - freezing

_boiling_ hot

_freezing_ cold _degree_ Celsius / Fahrenheit

__minus__ degrees

(below zero)

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E. Match the words with their definitions:

degree – freezing – mild - boiling

wildlife – desert - minus - climate

1. __ boiling ____: very hot

2. ___ desert ____: an area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very
little rain and not many plants
3. __ minus ______: a symbol that is used to show that the temperature is less than
zero.
4. __ degree ___: a unit for measuring temperature or angles (in maths) usually
shown by the symbol (°)
5. __ freezing ___: very cold.
6. _ mild ___: quite warm; not too hot or not too cold
7. _ climate _: typical weather conditions observed in an area over a certain period
of time
8. _ wildlife __: animals or plants living in natural conditions

F. Complete the sentences with the words given in Exercise E.

1. Temperatures are expected to drop below 2 ___ degrees ____ Celsius.

2. Temperatures will fall to _minus_ ten tomorrow. All drivers must drive carefully
since the roads might be icy.
3. Natural disasters such as floods or bush fires in this area can severely damage
the _wildlife _. Everyone living in this place must do their best to protect the
living things around them.
4. John witnessed a terrible sandstorm during a trip to the __ desert___.
5. All the trains were delayed because of the snow storm and we had to wait for
hours out on the _freezing_ cold platform.
6. The doctor advised my grandpa to move to the south of the country where the
_climate_ is milder.

7. The passengers had to wait for their flight in a _boiling_ hot and very crowded
lounge. Most of them felt quite sick.

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3. the average weather of a specific place over a 1. a violent storm with very strong winds
period of time 2. a gentle wind
5. the temporary conditions of the atmosphere 4. a very strong wind
6. how hot or cold the atmosphere is 7. When weather is ________, it is less cold than
10. a long period when there is no rain and people you would expect.
do not have enough water 8. thick cloud just above the ground or sea that
11. a situation in which a lot of water covers an makes it difficult to see
area that is usually dry, especially when a river 9. the loud noise in the sky that you hear during a
becomes too full storm