Sunny means the sun is out and the sky is clear. Cloudy means gray clouds cover the sky.
Sunny and cloudy
Try it: Choose the word: (rainy / cloudy / sunny) Answer: cloudy — Gray clouds cover the whole sky, nothing is falling out of them, and there is no sun, so the answer is cloudy.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
sunny
/ˈsʌn.i/
a sunny day
cloudy
/ˈklaʊ.di/
a cloudy sky
Rainy and snowy
Rainy means rain is falling and the ground gets wet. Snowy means snow is falling and the ground turns white.
Try it: Choose the word: (snowy / sunny / rainy) Answer: rainy — Water is falling out of the clouds and the ground below is wet, so the answer is rainy. Nothing white is lying on the ground and there is no sun.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
rainy
/ˈreɪ.ni/
a rainy day
snowy
/ˈsnoʊ.i/
a snowy day
Saying how hot or cold it is
In the United States people say how hot or cold it is in degrees. There, ninety degrees is very hot. Two degrees is very cold in every country.
Try it: Lani: How cold is it outside? Farid: Very cold. Only five ___. Finish what Farid says. (dollars / degrees / days) Answer: degrees — Farid says how cold it is, and people say that in degrees. Dollars say what something costs, and days count time on a calendar.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
degrees
/dɪˈɡriːz/
seventy degrees
Asking about the weather
To ask about the weather, say What's the weather like? A short answer is It's and a weather word.
Try it: Ethan: Good morning, Ira. ___ Ira: It's snowy today. Take your jacket. Choose what Ethan asks. (What time is it? / What's the weather like? / How much is it?) Answer: What's the weather like? — Ira answers with snow and a jacket, so Ethan asked What's the weather like? The other two ask about the time on the clock and about what something costs.