2398 travel trip journey voyage confuseables (1)

Journey

Travel
Travel means ‘travelling in general’
It is normally uncountable.
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I love cinema and travel

The word ‘travel’ is used to talk about
going from one place to another, and
can be used as a noun or verb.
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A journey is one piece of travelling.
Going from one destination to
another, it can refer to a long
distance or a short regular one.
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Did you have a good journey?
The journey was very tiring,
it took 5 hours to get there.

Verb: Susie travels a lot.
Noun: Travel nowadays is
much cheaper.

The plural travels is sometimes used

it means a grand exploration or
travelling
 Have you read the book;
travels to the Pacific
Islands? It’s fantastic

Trip

Voyage
A voyage is used to describe a long
journey usually by sea or in space.
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A trip is a return journey together
with an activity/activities. Business or
pleasure is the reason for the
journey.
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I’m going on a business trip
next week.
Can we take a trip to the
zoo?

Note:
We do not use trip for expeditions
which have a serious purpose, and are

hard or take a very long time to
complete.

Before the 20th century long
sea voyages were very
common.
A spaceship will take you on a
voyage through space.

Tour

A tour is a journey where several places are visited and usually takes place on holiday. Tour can be used as a noun or a
verb.
 Noun: We went on a tour of Spain
 Verb: We toured the Central regions of the United States.

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of ‘Travel’ or
‘Tour’.
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I have just spent 2 months …………….. around
Europe.
Where do you usually make your …………….
arrangements via an agency or on the internet?
We want to ………….. the vineyards in Argentina.

How do you usually like to ……………? By land sea or
air?
The bus …………… to the pyramids were amazing!
Have you read the book Gulliver’s ……………… its
fantastic!

Complete the mini dialogue with Travel, Voyage, Tour,
Journey or Trip.
Hi Sarah how was your ……………… to New York?
It was amazing the ……………. there took 9 hours but when
we arrived we took a ……………. of the Empire State building
and downtown, but ………………. by subway was a bit
frightening, it’s so big.

Fill in the gaps with Travel, Voyage, Tour, Journey or
Trip.
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Do you like reading books by ………….. writers?
Their …………….. to the South Pole was a great
success.
What’s the longest plane ……………… you have

ever taken?
Our sightseeing …………….. around Barcelona was
very informative.
What’s the most successful business ……………
you’ve ever had?
Claire’s school is organising a skiing …………….. to
the Alps.
How long is your ……………….. to work?
Which airlines do you usually ……………. With?
I love to ………………