EXTREME WEATHER

1. There was a terrible ________ last year. The whole village was under water.

• flood

• lightning

Have you ever seen a ________ moving across the desert? It’s amazing how fast they can go.

• tornado

• flood

The wind’s ________ quite strongly. I don’t think we should go climbing today.

• pouring

• blowing

The level of the river ________ quickly because it was raining so hard.

• rose

• poured

Wow! That ________ during the storm last night was amazing! I could see the whole street even though it was dark.

• lightning

• tornado

It’s ______ with rain. Let’s stay in and watch a film.

• blowing

• pouring

A sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface is a/an ________.

A/an ________ is a violent storm with very strong winds that move in a circle. There is often also a long cloud that is narrower at the bottom than the top.

A/an ________ is a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry.

A/an ________ is a very heavy fall of snow, usually with a strong wind.