What does forecaster mean?
Word: Forecaster
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Forecaster means a person whose job is to study the weather and say what it is likely to be over the coming hours or days.
How do you spell forecaster?
Syllables: fore - cast - er
Tricky part: It starts with fore, not for. Forcaster is the usual slip, made by children who hear only 'for'.
Watch out for: forcaster, fourcaster
Memory tip: A forecaster looks ahead in time, and fore with an e is the part of English that means 'ahead' or 'in front', as in forehead.
Forecaster in a sentence
Example 1: The forecaster said there would be strong winds along the coast by evening.
Example 2: Lena wants to be a weather forecaster on television when she grows up.
Example 3: Thanks to the forecaster's warning, we took umbrellas to the picnic.
Fun Fact
The word is not only for weather: people who predict prices or sales figures are also called forecasters.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
forecast_ _
a) ar
b) or
c) er
d) re
Show answer
c) er. Like baker and farmer, the person who forecasts takes er.
Word Champ
Which of the given statements are true?
1. A forecaster's job includes warning people when heavy rain is on the way. 2. A thermometer is used to measure how much rain has fallen. 3. A drought is a long spell of dry weather with little or no rain.
a) both 1 and 3
b) all three are true
c) both 2 and 3
d) both 1 and 2
Show answer
a) both 1 and 3. A thermometer measures how hot or cold something is; rain is measured with a rain gauge.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) forecaster : weather
b) baker : bread
c) florist : flowers
d) plumer : pipes
Show answer
d) plumer : pipes. The worker who fixes pipes is a plumber, with a silent b after the m.
Sound Check
In which word is 'or' pronounced differently?
a) worker
b) morning
c) fortune
d) forecaster
Show answer
a) worker. In worker, or sounds like the ur in fur; the others say it like the word or.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The forecaster expects thick fog tomorrow morning. What would be the most sensible plan?
a) wear sunglasses for the bright sun
b) leave the umbrella at home
c) go to the beach to sunbathe
d) drive slowly with the headlights on
Show answer
d) drive slowly with the headlights on
2. Which of these is a forecaster most likely to say?
a) The next stop is Central Station.
b) Please fasten your seat belts now.
c) Your order will be ready in ten minutes.
d) Expect light showers in the afternoon.
Show answer
d) Expect light showers in the afternoon.
