Weather ESL Activities, Games & Worksheets
Weather Bingo
ESL Weather Vocabulary Game - Vocabulary: Bingo, Matching
In this weather game, students play bingo by listening to weather adjectives and matching them to pictures on their bingo cards. Begin the game by reading out a weather adjective from the caller's sheet and putting a tick beside it to show it has been read...
Weather Flashcards and Worksheet
ESL Weather Flashcards and Worksheet - Flashcards: Eliciting, Drilling - Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, True or False
In this weather resource, students learn 12 common weather adjectives and practice them with flashcards and a worksheet. To begin, hold up each flashcard. Point to the picture and elicit the...
Weather Survey
ESL Weather Activity - Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled Practice - Group Work
In this free weather activity, students review 12 common weather adjectives by asking and answering weather-related questions. First, go through the questions and check pronunciation with the class...
Tell Me About the Weather
ESL Weather Adjectives Worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, Sentence Completion - Speaking: Answering Questions, Controlled Practice - Pair Work
This productive weather adjective worksheet helps to teach students how to talk about the weather using weather adjectives and ask and answer questions about the...
Weather Questionnaire
ESL Weather Activity - Vocabulary and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Freer Practice
In this weather questionnaire activity, students practice asking and answering weather-related questions. First, students complete weather-related statements...
What do you do when...?
ESL Weather Game - Speaking: Writing Sentences, Asking and Answering Questions, Matching - Group Work
In this imaginative weather game, students write and talk about what they do when it's sunny, rainy, windy and snowy and score points for matching answers. First, students write about what they do...
City Weather
ESL Weather Activity - Vocabulary and Speaking: Gap-fill, Information Gap, Asking and Answering Questions, Matching, Controlled Practice - Pair Work
This useful weather activity helps students practice vocabulary related to weather. First, in two groups, students complete descriptions of yesterday's weather in...
What's the weather like?
ESL Weather Activity - Speaking: Matching, Asking and Answering Questions - Pair Work
In this engaging talking about the weather activity, students learn weather vocabulary and practice asking and answering questions about the weather. First, students look at pictures and complete sentences with weather words from a box....
World Weather
ESL Weather Adjectives Activity - Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions - Pair Work
In this rewarding world weather speaking activity, students learn weather adjectives and practice asking and answering questions about the weather in various cities around the world. In pairs, students complete missing information on a weather map...
The Weather Report
ESL Weather Report Activity - Reading, Vocabulary, Grammar and Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Gap-fill, Presenting - Pair Work
In this free weather report activity, students practice weather vocabulary and the future form be going to talk about weather forecasts. First, students look at a weather...
True or False Weather Game
ESL Weather Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Forming Sentences, True or False, Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Group Work
Here is a fun weather game that students can play to help them practice weather vocabulary. Players take it in turns to turn over a weather vocabulary card for...
Weather Vocabulary
ESL Weather Vocabulary Worksheet - Vocabulary and Reading and Exercises: Categorising, Error Correction, Binary Choice
In this comprehensive weather worksheet, students identify and practice using weather adjectives, verbs and nouns. Students begin by categorizing weather...
Talking About the Weather
ESL Weather Discussion - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions, Discussion, Freer Practice - Group Work
Here is a free weather conversation questions activity to help students practice talking about the weather. Students take it in turns to pick up a card and ask the other students in their group the weather conversation...
Weather Crossword
ESL Weather Crossword - Vocabulary Activity: Writing Clues, Describing, Guessing - Group and Pair Work
In this enjoyable describing weather activity, students complete a crossword by describing and guessing words related to weather. In two groups, students invent and write down clues for the weather words on...
Weather Tic-Tac-Toe
ESL Weather Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Forming Sentences - Pair Work
In this creative weather game, students play Tic-Tac-Toe by making sentences about different weather conditions using adjectives that use an infinitive clause. In pairs, students take it in turns to pick up an adjective card and choose a weather word...
Using Weather Vocabulary
Weather vocabulary helps students describe conditions, compare places and explain how the weather affects their plans. Learning the difference between weather nouns, adjectives and verbs helps them build accurate sentences rather than translate individual words.
This page contains 15 resources from beginner (A1) to upper-intermediate (B2), including three free downloads. The materials cover weather adjectives, questions, forecasts, personal preferences and discussions through picture-based practice, worksheets, games and speaking activities.
Use the examples below to connect each word form with a sentence pattern students can adapt.
| Language focus | Useful pattern | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Describe conditions with an adjective | It is + adjective | 'It is cloudy today.' |
| Describe weather happening now | It is + weather verb ending in '-ing' | 'It is raining outside.' |
| Use a weather noun | There is + noun | 'There is snow on the ground.' |
| Ask about current conditions | What is the weather like in...? | 'What is the weather like in Bangkok?' |
| Describe past conditions | It was + adjective | 'It was windy yesterday.' |
| Talk about a forecast | It is going to + verb | 'It is going to rain tomorrow.' |
| Explain a weather-related routine | When it is..., I... | 'When it is sunny, I walk to work.' |
How to Use Weather Vocabulary
Connect pictures with complete sentences: Introduce weather adjectives using clear images, then move from naming the condition to saying 'It's sunny' or 'It's cloudy'. Model the full response so students practice the subject and verb alongside the new word.
Make word forms visible: Group related forms such as 'rain', 'rainy' and 'raining', and show a sentence for each. Ask students to explain which form fits a gap and why, rather than treating the words as interchangeable translations.
Give questions a purpose: Use missing weather information, personal preferences or plans to create a reason to ask and listen. Distinguish current conditions, past weather and forecasts clearly before introducing several time references in the same activity.
3-Step Framework for Teaching Weather Vocabulary
For beginners, build a sequence around the page's linked flashcards, bingo and survey resources. Move from understanding the same set of weather adjectives to recognising them independently and using them to exchange personal information.
1. Establish meaning and sentence patterns: Show weather flashcards, elicit the adjectives and model pronunciation. Practice questions such as 'How's the weather?' and 'Is it windy?' before students match words to pictures and judge picture-based statements as true or false.
2. Check recognition through listening: Call out weather adjectives while students find and mark matching pictures on bingo cards. Students say the words as they mark them, and the winner reads back all nine adjectives. This checks recognition and pronunciation before longer exchanges.
3. Exchange and report information: Students ask group members prepared weather-related questions and tally the yes and no responses. They then use the totals to report findings, such as 'Four people stay at home when it's stormy.' The vocabulary now supports a message about their classmates.
Common Mistakes with Weather Vocabulary
Using a noun where an adjective is needed: Use 'windy' to describe conditions after 'it is'. Incorrect: 'It is wind today.' Correct: 'It is windy today.' With the noun, students can say 'There is a strong wind today.'
Omitting the subject in weather statements: English weather sentences usually need 'it' as the subject when describing conditions. Incorrect: 'Is raining outside.' Correct: 'It is raining outside.' Practice the complete pattern before shortening it to 'It's raining.'
Common Questions About Teaching Weather Vocabulary
What worksheet can I use for teaching weather vocabulary?
The worksheet Weather Vocabulary helps students distinguish weather adjectives, verbs and nouns. Students sort words into these categories, correct errors in sentences and choose suitable words to complete a weather report. This sequence focuses on how weather words function in sentences, helping students move beyond recognising their meanings.
What free speaking activity helps students practice weather vocabulary?
The activity Talking About the Weather uses conversation cards to start group discussions. Students take turns asking a question, with everyone responding before discussing the topic together. They then report their answers to the class. This gives students practice expressing ideas and responding to other people's views about weather.
What game helps students practice weather vocabulary?
The game True or False Weather Game asks students to make statements using weather words, following a secret true or false card. Classmates ask questions before deciding whether each statement is true. Correct guesses earn points, giving students a reason to listen closely and use follow-up questions.
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