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Spell Bee Word: Voyage


What does voyage mean?

Word: Voyage

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Voyage means a long trip, especially by sea or through space.

Synonyms: trip, expedition, crossing

How do you spell voyage?

Syllables: voy - age

Tricky part: The first part is voy, with the oy of enjoy; children who hear voi often write voiage.

Watch out for: voiage, voiyage

Memory tip: When oy comes before a vowel, as in royal, loyal and voyage, it stays oy.

Voyage in a sentence

Example 1: Apollo 11's voyage to the Moon took about four days.

Example 2: The fishermen set out on their voyage well before sunrise.

Example 3: Mira wrote a story about a voyage to a secret island.

Fun Fact

Vasco da Gama's sea voyage from Portugal reached Calicut, now Kozhikode, in 1498, opening a sea route from Europe to India.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

voy_g_

a) e, e
b) a, e
c) i, e
d) a, i

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b) a, e. Voyage has an a after the y and a silent e at the very end.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

gaeyov

a) voltage
b) yoga
c) voyage
d) village

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c) voyage. Yoga uses only four of the six letters, and voltage and village bring in letters the jumble does not have.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

voyage

a) island
b) cruise
c) anchor
d) harbour

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b) cruise. A cruise is a long trip by ship, which is what a voyage is.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) voyaje
b) expedition
c) passenger
d) lighthouse

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a) voyaje. The j sound near the end of voyage is spelt with a g.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which trip counts as a voyage?

a) a cycle ride to school
b) a bus ride to the next town
c) a ship trip to the Andamans
d) a walk along the beach

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c) a ship trip to the Andamans

2. 'Bon voyage!' is something people say to someone who is ____.

a) starting at a new school
b) celebrating a birthday
c) setting off on a long trip
d) coming home from a trip

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c) setting off on a long trip

Associated Words

Words that end in -age: image, baggage, storage, passage, seepage, percentage

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: crossing

More words from this list

audience, construct, ease, govern, lacrosse, oyster, renew, strive

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