Clothes and Weather Words

Study the questions and tasks

Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.

Practice level

A1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

Single choice

How to approach this practice

Use the surrounding sentence to identify the meaning and word form needed. Check which words naturally go together.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which item is a long, warm outer layer that you wear over your shirt in cold weather?

   1. skirt
   2. coat
   3. sock
   4. hat
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   Answer

   coat

   A coat is an outer layer worn over other clothes to keep your body warm. A hat or sock does not cover your shirt.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What do you wear on your hands in cold weather?

   1. trousers
   2. socks
   3. gloves
   4. shoes
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   Answer

   gloves

   Gloves cover your hands and fingers. Shoes and socks go on your feet, and trousers cover your legs.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which clothes cover your feet and go up above your ankles?

   1. Boots
   2. Shirts
   3. Hats
   4. Gloves
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   Answer

   Boots

   Boots are footwear that covers the feet and extends above the ankles. The other items are worn on other parts of the body.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which word describes weather when the trees move and your hat blows away?

   1. foggy
   2. cloudy
   3. snowy
   4. windy
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   Answer

   windy

   Windy means that a lot of air is moving. Wind can move trees and blow a hat away.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which word describes weather when the sky is clear and the sun is shining brightly?

   1. snowy
   2. foggy
   3. rainy
   4. sunny
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   Answer

   sunny

   Sunny describes weather with plenty of sunshine. Rainy, snowy and foggy describe different weather conditions.

What to review next

Keep a short list of unfamiliar words with their meanings and example sentences. Practise recalling them later, then use them in a sentence of your own.

A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.

Before you practise: a worked example

Read the whole sentence before choosing a word. Check both its meaning and the words it naturally combines with.

Please make an appointment before visiting the clinic.

Make an appointment is a natural word combination. Knowing a dictionary meaning alone may not tell you which verb fits.

This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.