Understanding Hurricane Vocabulary for 3rd Graders

Vocabulary Words:

  1. merciless - shows no pity
  2. calamity - a very bad event
  3. tormented - feeling a lot of pain or suffering
  4. tempestuous - very stormy
  5. impeded - slowed down or stopped
  6. relentlessly - keeps going without stopping

Questions:

  1. How do these words help you understand how strong and powerful a hurricane is?
  2. Can you find three other words in the story that also mean strong or unstoppable?