What does convoy mean?
Word: Convoy
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Convoy means a group of vehicles or ships travelling together, often so that they can help or protect one another on the way.
How do you spell convoy?
Syllables: con - voy
Tricky part: The word ends in oy, the same as boy and toy. Some students write convoi because of words like voice.
Watch out for: convoi, convoye
Memory tip: A boy waving at a long line of lorries: boy and convoy end with the same oy.
Convoy in a sentence
Example 1: A convoy of trucks carried fresh vegetables over the mountain pass to Leh.
Example 2: The school buses travelled in a convoy to the sports meet.
Example 3: We waited at the crossing while a long convoy of tankers rolled past.
Fun Fact
Convoy came into English from French, from a verb meaning to go along with someone on the way, often to keep them safe.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
c_n_oy
a) o,f
b) a,v
c) o,v
d) u,b
Show answer
c) o,v. The first gap is the o of con, and the second is the v you hear clearly in the middle.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
connvoy
a) y
b) n
c) v
d) o
Show answer
b) n. Only one n is needed after the o; the second one is the extra letter.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) convoy
b) vehical
c) caravann
d) procesion
Show answer
a) convoy. Caravan has one n at the end, procession has a double s, and vehicle ends in icle.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
nyoocv
a) cowboy
b) convoy
c) decoy
d) canopy
Show answer
b) convoy. Cowboy needs a w and a b, canopy an a and a p, and decoy a d and an e, so the letters make convoy.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why might lorries crossing a snowy pass travel as a convoy?
a) so that each can go its own way
b) so that they can help one another
c) so that they use more fuel
d) so that they arrive on different days
Show answer
b) so that they can help one another
2. Which of these is most like a convoy?
a) an empty car park at night
b) a single bicycle parked outside
c) a line of ships sailing together
d) a train standing in a shed
Show answer
c) a line of ships sailing together
