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Spell Bee Word: Overnight


What does overnight mean?

Word: Overnight

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: Overnight means during the night, or for one whole night.

How do you spell overnight?

Syllables: o - ver - night

Tricky part: The night part has a silent gh. Children often write overnigt or overniht.

Watch out for: overnigt, overniht, overnihgt

Memory tip: Light and right hide a silent gh, and so does the second half of overnight.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. an overnight success: Someone or something that becomes famous very suddenly. Example: "The little singer became an overnight success after the show."

Overnight in a sentence

Example 1: We stayed overnight at Nani's house.

Example 2: It rained overnight, so the roads were wet.

Example 3: Papa took an overnight train to Kolkata.

Fun Fact

The parijat flower opens overnight and drops to the ground by morning.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) ovirnight
b) ovarnight
c) ovurnight
d) overnight

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d) overnight. The first part is over, with an e after the v.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

niovghter

a) overnight
b) oevrnight
c) voernight
d) ovrenight

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a) overnight. Find the word for the dark part of the day; the other letters go in front of it in the right order.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

overrnight

a) e
b) n
c) v
d) r

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d) r. Over has a single r before night begins.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ma soaked the rajma overnight. When did she put it in water?

a) just after lunch
b) at breakfast
c) an hour before dinner
d) the night before

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d) the night before

2. What would you pack in an overnight bag?

a) a lunch box only
b) a cricket bat and ball
c) a kite and string
d) a toothbrush and pyjamas

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d) a toothbrush and pyjamas

Associated Words

Words that end in -ight: midnight, moonlight, straight, highlight, twilight

More words from this list

rock, stray, white, barge, chance, dice, frame, jungle

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

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Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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