| A | B |
| flashes | a bright but short burst of light |
| lightning | bright flash of light from a cloud to the ground |
| pounds | to hit hard and repeatedly |
| pours | in a steady stream |
| rolling | a long vibrating sound; to turn over and over |
| storm | usually have wind, rain, snow or lightning; a weather problem |
| thunder | the noise that comes with lightning |
| certainly | definitely; surely |
| either | used when a choice is possible |
| great | way above normal |
| laugh | to show that you are happy by making a noise in a joyful way |
| second | between first and third |
| worst | very bad quality |
| you're | a contraction of you are |
| concern | you have a reason to worry about something, |
| growth | the process of something getting bigger or developing |
| protection | you keep something from being harmed or damaged |
| release | you set it free or let it go |
| pollute | someone damages the air, soil, or water by making it dirty with harmful substances |
| litter | scraps or pieces of trash left around. |
| pellets | small balls of material pressed together, very often a kind of animal feed |
| fragile | can break or be damaged easily |