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Spell Bee Word: Cruise


What does cruise mean?

Word: Cruise

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Cruise means a holiday on a large ship that stops at different places. To cruise also means to move along slowly and smoothly.

Sounds like: crews (groups of people who work together on a ship or plane)

How do you spell cruise?

Syllables: cruise

Tricky part: The oo sound is spelt ui: u and i sit side by side.

Watch out for: crooze, cruze

Memory tip: U and I go on a cruise together: the u and the i sit side by side in the middle of the word.

Cruise in a sentence

Example 1: The cruise ship had a swimming pool on the top deck.

Example 2: Grandma and Grandpa are planning a cruise for their anniversary.

Example 3: Our boat cruised slowly down the river.

Fun Fact

The biggest cruise ships can carry more than 5,000 passengers at a time.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) pasenger
b) luggage
c) cruise
d) holiday

Show answer

a) pasenger. Passenger has a double s.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

cruise

a) voyage
b) cargo
c) harbour
d) anchor

Show answer

a) voyage. A cruise is a trip by sea, and so is a voyage.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our family went on a cruis from Chennai to the Andaman Islands.

a) family
b) cruis
c) Islands
d) Chennai

Show answer

b) cruis. Cruise ends with a silent e.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

cruisse

a) u
b) e
c) c
d) s

Show answer

d) s. Cruise has no double letters, so one s must go.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would you sleep on a cruise?

a) in a train berth
b) in a cabin on board
c) in a tent on a hill
d) in a school hostel

Show answer

b) in a cabin on board

2. People usually go on a cruise to ____.

a) relax and see new places
b) buy a new uniform
c) sit an important exam
d) visit the dentist

Show answer

a) relax and see new places

Associated Words

Words that end in -ise: noise, surprise, raise, wise, exercise, arise

More words from this list

extremely, helicopter, peaceful, screwdriver, title, angle, calendar, cricket

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