Key Vocabulary

  1. weather

    Weather is the conditions of the air outside relating to rain, snow, heat, cold, etc. Conditions. Temperature. forecast.

  2. sunny

    Sunny means with a lot of sunlight. sun burn.

  3. cloudy

    Cloudy means to be covered with a lot of clouds.

  4. windy

    Windy means with a lot of wind.

  5. rainy

    Rainy means having a lot of rain.

  6. snowy

    Snowy means to be covered with snow.

  7. sleet

    Sleet is a mix of rain and snow. bundle up (wear a lot of protection).

  8. observe

    Observe means to see or watch something or somebody.

  9. wet

    Wet means to be covered with water. dripping wet. soaking wet.

Visual Summary

Types of Weather

weatherPicture
sunnysunny
cloudycloudy
windywindy
snowysnowy
rainyrainy
foggyfoggy
blizzardblizzard

Exercise

Match each word with its definition:

  1. with a lot of wind. (windy)
  2. to be covered with a lot of clouds. (cloudy)
  3. with a lot of sunlight. (sunny)
  4. having a lot of rain. (rainy)
  5. the conditions of the air outside relating to rain, snow, heat, cold, etc. (weather)
  6. to be covered with snow. (snowy)

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Types of Wet Weather

  1. rain

    water falling from the clouds in liquid drops.

  2. sleet

    a mix of rain and snow. slushy.

  3. snow

    frozen water vapor that falls to the ground

  4. blizzard

    a very heavy snowstorm with high winds.

True of False

StatementTrue or False
Sleet is a mix of snow and rainT
On a cloudy day, there is a lot of sunlight.F
Weather never changes.F

Reading passage/section

Weather is the conditions of the air outside. There are many different kinds of weather. It can be warm, cool, hot or cold. You can observe how weather changes.

Sometimes there is snowy weather. On snowy days, the weather is very cold. Sometimes there is sleet. Sleet is a mix of snow and rain.

On rainy days, the weather is wet. The rainy season occurs between June and July in some places. On windy days, you have to be careful of the wind. It might blow you away!

When the weather is cloudy, it could mean rain is coming. Sometimes the weather is beautiful and there is a lot of sun. This is called sunny weather. It is good for people to play outside.

Reading skill

Compare and Contrast

All weather is the condidions of the (air) outside.

It can be warm, cool, hot, or (cold).

You can observe how weather (changes).

It can be snowy, rainy, windy, (cloudy), or sunny.

Comprehension

  1. What is the weather like when it is rainy? (wet)
  2. On a snowy day, the weather is very (cold).
  3. When it is getting more and more cloudy, (rain or snow might fall).
  4. On a very windy day, (the wind might blow you away).

source

From American Textbook Reading Science 05 Grade 2 43:18