What does overseas mean?
Word: Overseas
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning: Overseas means in or to a country across the sea.
Sounds like: oversees (watches over work to see that it is done well)
How do you spell overseas?
Syllables: o - ver - seas
Tricky part: The last part is spelt with ea, the way you spell the salty water around the land. Writing ee gives a different word.
Watch out for: overseaz, oversease
Memory tip: Picture a ship crossing many seas. Keep the a of sea inside the word and finish with an s.
Overseas in a sentence
Example 1: My uncle works overseas and comes home every summer.
Example 2: Our school choir will travel overseas for the first time next year.
Example 3: Indian mangoes are sold overseas in large numbers.
Fun Fact
India has a status called Overseas Citizen of India for people of Indian origin who live in other countries.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
seaovres
a) overalls
b) overcast
c) overseas
d) overtake
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c) overseas. Count the s's: there are two, with no l, c, t or k to build the other three.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
overseas
a) indoors
b) ashore
c) abroad
d) nearby
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c) abroad. Both words tell you that someone has left their own country.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Last winter my aunt flew ovurseas to see the northern lights.
a) northern
b) ovurseas
c) winter
d) lights
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b) ovurseas. The word opens with the same four letters as overcoat and overtake.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) voyage
b) luggage
c) overceas
d) passport
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c) overceas. The letter c has no place here: the last part starts with the s sound of sun.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which trip would count as travel overseas for a child in Chennai?
a) a train ride to Mysuru
b) a bus ride to Madurai
c) a car trip to Ooty
d) a flight to Singapore
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d) a flight to Singapore
2. An overseas student in Delhi has most likely come from ____.
a) a town close to Delhi
b) a country outside India
c) a village in Haryana
d) a college in Delhi
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b) a country outside India
