Weather Words

A while ago we had a lesson on weather phrasal verbs. Today we look at 4 more verbs (plus one noun) we use to talk about weather.

When you have finished, write your own sentences using today's 5 new words.

5 Weather Terms

1. let up - (verb) to stop or improve.

2. flood out - (verb) having to leave a home or place because of a flood.

3. pour down - (verb) to rain heavily.

4. blow over - (verb) to become less strong and then end.

5. downpour - (noun) a very heavy period of rain.

Choose the correct vocabulary to complete each sentence:

• 1. The weather was dreadful. We were there for a week and the storms just never ___!
  
  downpour
  let up
  blown over
  flooded out
  poured down
  
  
• 2. We were ___ twice in our tent and ended up staying in a hostel.
  
  let up
  downpour
  blown over
  flooded out
  poured down
  
  
• 3. It just ___every day, I didn’t think it’s was going to stop raining.
  
  let up
  blown over
  poured down
  downpour
  flooded out
  
  
• 4. It was just one heavy ___after another.
  
  blown over
  poured down
  flooded out
  let up
  downpour
  
  
• 5. Then one day we thought the storms had ___, so we climbed one of the highest peaks in the area.
  
  flooded out
  let up
  poured down
  blown over
  downpour