What does homesick mean?
Word: Homesick
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Homesick means sad because you are away from home and miss your family and the place where you live.
How do you spell homesick?
Syllables: home - sick
Tricky part: The e after the m makes no sound, so it is often left out. Keep it, even though you cannot hear it.
Watch out for: homsick, hoamsick
Memory tip: Before you write the s, check that a quiet e sits right after the m.
Homesick in a sentence
Example 1: On his first night at the hostel, Aman felt a little homesick.
Example 2: A video call with Mum helped me when I was homesick.
Example 3: Many pupils feel homesick on a long school trip, but the feeling soon passes.
Fun Fact
Feeling homesick is very common: many children at camps and hostels feel it for the first few days, and it usually fades as they settle in.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the correctly spelt compound word:
a) homeseck
b) homesick
c) humesick
d) hommesick
Show answer
b) homesick. The vowel at the start is the o of rope, and the second part has a short i.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
homessick
a) m
b) c
c) s
d) e
Show answer
c) s. Only one s belongs in the middle of this word.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
skochime
a) homecisk
b) homeskic
c) homesikc
d) homesick
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d) homesick. The word ends with a c and a k side by side, in that order.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) homesick
b) lugage
c) holiday
d) hostel
Show answer
b) lugage. Luggage has a double g in the middle; homesick, holiday and hostel are correct.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Meena is at a summer camp far away and feels homesick. What does she most want?
a) to learn a new game
b) to stay at camp longer
c) to find a new tent
d) to see her family again
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d) to see her family again
2. Who is most likely to feel homesick?
a) a family eating dinner together at home
b) a girl reading in her own bedroom
c) a boy at a boarding school in another city
d) a baby playing in its own garden
Show answer
c) a boy at a boarding school in another city
