Activity Packet

Name:
storm:
strong wind with heavy rain or snow
lightning:
a flash of light in the sky during a storm
flashes:
produces a burst of light
thunder:
a loud, rumbling sound after lightning
rolling:
the deep, loud sound of thunder
pounds:
repeatedly hits something hard
pours:
lots of heavy rain comes down
Configuration Station
Write the words from the word bank in the correct boxes.
storm
lightning
flashes
thunder
rolling
pounds
pours
Scott Foresman Second Grade: One Dark Night
Cherry Carl, 2009
What’s Missing?
Fill in the blanks with words from the word bank.
1. A
is coming tonight.
2. The
in the sky.
3. The
rumbles after the lightning.
4. There are waves of
5. The rain
6. It
rolling
thunder again!
hard on the roof.
down on the mama cat and her kitten!
flashes
thunder
rolling
storm
pours
lightning
Scott Foresman Second Grade: One Dark Night
Cherry Carl, 2009
Sentence Sense
Write a 5-7 word sentence for each of the words below.
lightning
thunder
storm
flashes
pours
Scott Foresman Second Grade: One Dark Night
Cherry Carl, 2009
Where Are the Words?
Find and circle all of the words from the word bank. Four words appear twice!
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b
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f
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storm
lightning
flashes
thunder
rolling
pounds
pours
Scott Foresman Second Grade: One Dark Night
Cherry Carl, 2009
Rhyme Time
Read each word and listen for the ending chunk. Find and paste three words that
rhyme with each word.
storm
flashes
dashes
form
warm
crashes
splashes
swarm
Scott Foresman Second Grade: One Dark Night
Cherry Carl, 2009
Order in the Court
Place the words below in alphabetical order.
1
2
3
4
5
storm
flashes
thunder
pounds
pours
Scott Foresman Second Grade: One Dark Night
Cherry Carl, 2009
Clever Connector
Draw a line to connect the words that have the same meaning.
pounds
flares
flashes
beats
Awesome Artist
We had rolling thunder and flashes of lightning
during the storm.
Scott Foresman Second Grade: One Dark Night
Cherry Carl, 2009
Definition Derby
Read each word in the first column. Find the correct definition and write the matching letter next to the word
(see sample). Write each word in a sentence.
Word
1.
storm
Sentence
g
Definition
A storm came on a
dark, summer night.
a. a loud, rumbling
sound that follows
lightning
2. pours
b. produces a short
burst of light
3. thunder
c. a flash of light in
the sky during a
storm
4. pounds
d. lots of heavy rain
comes down
5. flashes
e. the deep, loud sound
of thunder during a
storm
6. rolling
f. repeatedly hits
something hard
7. lightning
g. strong wind with
heavy rain, snow or
hail
Scott Foresman Second Grade: One Dark Night
Cherry Carl, 2009
Score With Scrabble!
SCORE
Flashes
Rolling
lightning
Storm
Pounds
Thunder
pours
Total
Scott Foresman Second Grade: One Dark Night
Cherry Carl, 2009