3. When we talk about the weather, sometimes we use adjectives and sometimes we use nouns. We often form these adjectives by adding -y to the nouns. It has been rainy the whole week. We got 5 cm of rain in just one day. In Bali, it is often misty in the morning. However, the mist disappears by 9 or 10 a.m.

4. For nouns which end in -e, we change the -e to -y. The roads are covered with ice. Be careful when you drive on icy roads. The sun is shining brightly today. I love sunny days. For some short nouns, we double the last consonant before adding -y.

5. Change the following nouns into adjectives. breeze  breezy ice  icy chill  chilly mist  misty cloud  cloudy rain  rainy drizzle  drizzly shower  showery fog  foggy snow  snowy frost  frosty storm  stormy gloom  gloomy sun  sunny haze  hazy thunder  thundery heat  hot wind  windy humidity  humid The adjective ‘breezy’ is slightly different in meaning from its noun form ‘breeze’. ‘Breezy’ suggests the wind is blowing quite strongly while a ‘breeze’ is a gentle wind.

6. Practice

7. Complete the following sentences with the noun or adjective form of the words in the word box. breezechillclouddrizzlefogfrost gloomhazeheathumidityicemist rainshowersnowstormsunthunder 1In the desert, it is very hot in the daytime but quite at night. 2Close your eyes and feel the gentle on your face. 3The top of Mt Fuji is covered in all year round. 4I think it is just a. I don’t need an umbrella. I’ll wait for a while. 5It is hot and in the summer in Hong Kong. You soon start to sweat if you go outside. 6The season in Hong Kong usually starts in May. 7It was very up on the Peak yesterday. We couldn’t see Victoria Harbour when we looked down from the top. 8The weather forecast said there’ll be and lightning tonight. You’d better stay at home. rainy chilly breeze snow shower foggy/hazy/misty humid thunder