Basic Details
Word: Seasick
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Feeling ill, and sometimes wanting to vomit, because of the movement of a boat or ship.
Synonyms: nauseous, queasy
How to Spell Seasick
Syllables: sea - sick
Tricky part: It joins sea, the water, spelt ea, and sick, which ends in ck. It is one word.
Watch out for: seesick, seasik, seassick
Memory tip: The sea makes you sick. Use sea with ea, the one full of fish, not see, which is done with your eyes.
Usage Examples
Example 1: My little sister was seasick on the boat to the island and lay down the whole way.
Example 2: Some sailors still get seasick after years at sea.
Example 3: If you feel seasick, try sitting in the middle of the boat.
Fun Fact
Seasickness is a kind of motion sickness. The inner ear feels the boat rocking while the eyes, looking at the cabin, see no movement, and the brain gets mixed messages.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the correctly spelt compound word:
a) seashel
b) seeside
c) seawead
d) seasick
Show answer
d) seasick. Shell has a double l, weed is spelt ee and seaside uses sea, so seasick is the one correct word.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word seasick as used in the sentence:
Halfway to the Andaman Islands, the choppy waves left half the passengers seasick.
a) sunburnt
b) queasy
c) cheerful
d) hungry
Show answer
b) queasy. A queasy stomach is the sick feeling that rough waves bring.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Ravi felt so seasik on the ferry to Elephanta that he spent the whole crossing on the deck, staring at the horizon and sipping lemon water.
a) horizon
b) seasik
c) crossing
d) ferry
Show answer
b) seasik. Sick ends in ck, and it keeps that ending when it joins sea.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these would most likely make someone seasick?
a) a rough boat ride
b) eating in a restaurant
c) reading in a library
d) a walk in the park
Show answer
a) a rough boat ride
2. What might help a seasick passenger?
a) eating a large oily meal
b) reading small print below deck
c) spinning round on the spot
d) sitting on deck in the fresh air
Show answer
d) sitting on deck in the fresh air
