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Spell Bee Word: Abroad


What does abroad mean?

Word: Abroad

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: Abroad means in or to another country. If you go abroad, you travel out of your own country.

Antonyms: at home

How do you spell abroad?

Syllables: a - broad

Tricky part: The oa makes an or sound here, so children spell it with o alone or slip in an r after the oa.

Watch out for: abraud, abrawd, abroed

Memory tip: Look inside abroad and you find road. To go abroad you need a long road, a ship or a plane.

Abroad in a sentence

Example 1: My uncle works abroad in Dubai.

Example 2: Didi wants to study abroad one day.

Example 3: We have never been abroad, but we love maps.

Fun Fact

Long ago abroad meant out of the house or spread widely, as in the news spread abroad.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) abbroad
b) country
c) holiday
d) ticket

Show answer

a) abbroad. Abroad has a single b, like about and above.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

abroad

a) upstairs
b) nearby
c) indoors
d) overseas

Show answer

d) overseas. Overseas means across the sea in another land, so it is close to abroad.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

_broad

a) o
b) a
c) u
d) e

Show answer

b) a. The quick first sound of abroad is written a, as in about.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

My uncle brought me a toy elefant from abroad.

a) uncle
b) brought
c) elefant
d) abroad

Show answer

c) elefant. Elephant spells its f sound with ph, as in phone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Meera lives in Delhi. Which of these trips would take her abroad?

a) a trip to Shimla
b) a holiday in Japan
c) a holiday in Goa
d) a visit to Agra

Show answer

b) a holiday in Japan

2. What do you need to fly abroad?

a) a library card
b) a school ID card
c) a bus pass
d) a passport

Show answer

d) a passport

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