A2 Flyers Vocabulary: Weather

    Cambridge A2 Flyers adds 3 new weather words. With the 12 from earlier levels, your child needs 15 for the exam.

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    Weather

    New at A2 Flyers: 3 words

    • fognoun
    • foggyadjective
    • stormnoun
    Meanings and example sentences (3 words)
    fog
    (noun)
    A thick cloud close to the ground that makes it hard to see.
    We couldn't see the park because of the fog.
    foggy
    (adjective)
    It's hard to see because there are thick clouds near the ground.
    The playground was empty because it was foggy.
    storm
    (noun)
    Bad weather with lots of rain, wind, and maybe thunder.
    We stayed inside because there was a big storm.

    Also needed from earlier levels: 12 words

    The A2 Flyers exam can use these weather words too.

    From Pre-A1 Starters (1 words)
    • sunnoun
    From A1 Movers (11 words)
    • cloudnoun
    • cloudyadjective
    • icenoun
    • rainnoun, verb
    • rainbownoun
    • skynoun
    • snownoun, verb
    • sunnyadjective
    • weathernoun
    • windnoun
    • windyadjective
    Weather words at A1 MoversFull A2 Flyers wordlist

    Questions parents ask

    How many weather words are in the A2 Flyers wordlist?

    A2 Flyers introduces 3 new weather words, including fog, foggy, storm. Together with the earlier levels, your child needs 15 weather words in total for the A2 Flyers exam.

    Does my child also need the weather words from earlier levels?

    Yes. Cambridge YLE vocabulary is cumulative: the A2 Flyers exam can use any word from the earlier levels. That's why this page also lists the 12 weather words from earlier levels further down.

    Is this the official Cambridge list?

    This page is aligned with the official Cambridge English A2 Flyers vocabulary list, with kid-friendly definitions, example sentences and audio added by FlyersEnglish. FlyersEnglish is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cambridge; the official PDF wordlists are available at cambridgeenglish.org.

    FlyersEnglish is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cambridge. This page is aligned with the official Cambridge English wordlists; the official PDFs are available at cambridgeenglish.org.

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