Fill-in-the-Blanks

This worksheet supports students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 as they build a strong understanding of hurricane science through targeted vocabulary practice. Using a word bank, learners complete sentences about hurricane formation, structure, and impacts while strengthening reading comprehension, context-clue analysis, and scientific accuracy.

Academic Focus

• Hurricane Structure & Formation (Grades 4-6) – Students apply key terms such as eye, eyewall, tropical depression, and Category 5 in meaningful context.
• Storm Impact Vocabulary – Reinforces understanding of hazards like storm surge and the importance of evacuation.
• Reading & Context Clues – Learners analyze sentence meaning to select the most accurate vocabulary word.
• Weather Safety Reasoning – A challenge question encourages critical thinking about why storm surge warnings are as important as wind warnings.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with upper-elementary weather and Earth science standards.
• Clear, Supportive Format – A word bank helps students focus on comprehension and accuracy.
• Flexible Classroom Use – Ideal for independent practice, review lessons, science notebooks, or assessment.
• Builds Science Literacy – Strengthens precise use of storm terminology and understanding of severe weather risks.

This hurricane fill-in-the-blanks worksheet helps students connect scientific vocabulary to real-world weather events and safety concepts. By completing sentences with accurate terminology and reflecting on storm risks, students deepen their understanding of hurricane behavior and impacts. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this printable resource provides meaningful, low-prep practice that supports weather science learning and critical thinking.

This worksheet is part of our Hurricanes Worksheets collection.