Word · Weather & sky
How do you spell lightning?
lightning
L-I-G-H-T-N-I-N-G
In your language
Русский
молния
Español
rayo
العربية
برق
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Example sentence
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I can see lightning.
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Use it in class
- I spySpread the picture cards around the room and say “I spy with my little eye something beginning with L!” The first child to point at the lightning card and name it spies next.
- Loud and quietOne child waits outside while you hide the lightning card. As they search, the class chants “lightning, lightning”: louder as they get close, quieter as they move away.
- Kim's gameLay out five picture cards, the lightning card among them. Children close their eyes, you take one away and ask “What's missing?” If it's this one, they call out “lightning!”
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Questions and answers
- How do you spell lightning?
- L-I-G-H-T-N-I-N-G. Lightning has 9 letters and starts with L.
- What is lightning in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
- In Russian: молния. In Spanish: rayo. In Arabic: برق.
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Presentation
Weather & Sky Vocabulary Presentation
Free weather & sky vocabulary presentation for ESL kids: 16 picture slides with audio, a quick check and a review grid. Present online or get PPT.