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Fog, Frost, and Hail: A Weather Word Poem

Read an original poem about fog, frost, hail and more, then define weather words by their group and one key detail.

Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.1.5.b

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 9 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students define a weather word by naming its category and one key attribute.
  • Students tell two words in the same category apart by a key detail.
  • Students use a category and a detail to solve word riddles.

How to use

Read the poem aloud twice and ask students to name the group and the detail in each part. Then let them answer the questions on their own.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.1.5.b

Define words by their category and one or more key attributes, such as a duck is a bird that swims.

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Fog, Frost, and Hail: A Weather Word Poem

Define weather words by their group and one detail.

Read the poem

Weather Words

1Fog is a cloud that hangs down low.
It hides the road, so cars go slow.

2Hail is ice that falls in a storm.
Ping, ping! Stay inside where it is warm.

3Frost is ice that forms at night.
It coats the grass in sparkly white.

4A breeze is a wind that is soft and light.
It rocks the leaves from left to right.

5Dew is water in tiny drops
on morning grass and flower tops.

6A blizzard is a storm with snow
and strong, cold winds that blow and blow.

Group and detail

The poem tells what each weather word means by giving a group and a detail. In "Fog is a cloud that hangs down low," the group is cloud. The detail is hangs down low.

1.
Read part 4 of the poem. What group is a breeze in?
  • A. ice
  • B. storm
  • C. water
  • D. wind
2.
Hail and frost are both ice. Which detail from the poem tells about hail?
  • A. It forms at night.
  • B. It falls in a storm.
  • C. It hangs down low.
  • D. It is soft and light.
3.
Underline the TWO sentences that say a weather word is ice.

Fog is a cloud that hangs down low.Hail is ice that falls in a storm.Frost is ice that forms at night.A breeze is a wind that is soft and light.Dew is water in tiny drops on morning grass and flower tops.A blizzard is a storm with snow and strong, cold winds that blow and blow.

4.
Match each weather word to what the poem says it is.
  1. fog
  2. breeze
  3. dew
  4. blizzard
  1. A. a storm with snow and strong winds
  2. B. water in tiny drops on grass
  3. C. a cloud that hangs down low
  4. D. a wind that is soft and light
5.
Read part 5 of the poem. Which detail does the poem give about dew?
  • A. It falls in a storm.
  • B. It rocks the leaves.
  • C. It is on morning grass.
  • D. It hides the road.

Use groups and details

A good definition names a group and tells one detail.

6.
Write the group word from the word bank. One word will not be used.
Word bank: storm · wind · ice · water

An icicle is   that hangs down in a long point.
A puddle is   that sits on the ground after it rains.
A thunderstorm is a   with thunder and lightning.

7.
Ama wrote this: "Snow is ice." What is missing from her definition?
  • A. a detail that makes snow special
  • B. the group that snow is in
  • C. the weather word she is telling about
  • D. a capital letter at the start
8.
Solve each riddle. Write the weather word from the word bank. Two words will not be used.
Word bank: hail · fog · dew · frost · breeze

I am ice that forms at night. My name is  .
I am a wind that is soft and light. My name is  .
I am a cloud that hangs down low. My name is  .

9.
Write a definition of rain. Name its group and one detail.

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