Vocabulary Unit 9

A ………………….. of wind  blew the papers off the table.

• gash

• gust

• gush

• gasp

The dog was frightened by the sound of the thunder …………………. .

• belt

• bell

• bolt      

• bull

The ……………….. of lightning lit up the whole garden.

• flesh    

• flash

• flame

• flare     

Being  out  in the …………………. sun all morning made us feel quite weak.

• blazing

• flaming

• grilling

• frying

Come in , come in. What are you doing, standing out there in the ………………….. cold ?

• frozen

• froze

• freezing

• freeze

Tornadoes destroy everything ………………  their path.

• in

• on

• to

• under

People in the UK often complain  ………………………  the rain.

• in

• to

• of

• about

Things were going so well for him , but the when it rains, it ………………………….

• pours   

• drizzles

• showers

• stops

Sorry we’re late. We were …………………… up  by  bad weather.

• turned

• drew

• held

• put

Sarah can’t wait for school to ………………….. up for the summer.

• do

• break

• draw    

• hold