27115 holiday confusing words

Complete these dictionary entries with the words from the box:

Trip ◈ Excursion ◈ Crossing ◈ Journey ◈ Voyage ◈ Tour

………………….. 1 n [C ] the time during which you travel from one place to another,
especially when you go a long way. a two-hour/ five-mile ……………….. . They arrived in
Nice after an eight-hour ………………… by car.

………………….. 2 n [C ] a journey when you go to a place, stay there for a while, and then
come back. We had a lovely ………………… - the flight was fine and the hotel was fantastic.
Take a ………………… They decided to take a ………………… to Paris.
On a ……………….. Her husband’s away on a business ……………….. in China.
A day ……………….. ( when you go and come back on the same day.) We went on a day
……………….. to Oxford and took the train back to London.

…………………. 3 n [C ] 1. an organized journey, made for pleasure,
visiting a number of places. We went on a sightseeing ……………….
of the old quarter. 2. A visit to a place or area to learn about it.
We had a guided ………………. of the museum.
………………….. 4 n [C ] a short journey in a boat or ship from one side
of a lake, river or sea to the other. The ………………… from Dover to Calais is very often rough.

………………….. 5 n [C ] a long journey in a boat or ship. In the nineteenth
century, the ……………….. to Australia was long and dangerous.

………………….. 6 n [C ] a short journey arranged so that a group of people can visit a place,
especially if they are on holiday. Tickets for a day ………………… to the island can be bought
from the pier.


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We went on a guided ………………… around the Chichen Itza.
My uncle has just back from a business ……………….. to Canada.
The Titanic sank on its maiden ……………….. .
We had a very rough ……………….. on the ferry last week.
I’m planning to go on a ten-day coach …………… of/around Scotland.
The return ……………….. was very long and extremely tiring.
The ……………….. from England to India used to take six months.
An optional ……………….. has been arranged for every day of our holiday to

a nearby place of interest.
9. I am going away on a shopping ……………….. to Oxford tomorrow.
10. He hasn’t come back from a business ……………….. to Japan yet.
11. Included in the tour is an ……………….. to the Grand Canyon.
12. We went to an ……………….. to the Pyramids.
13. The ……………….. to work takes me about 45 minutes.
14. On Saturday we’re going on an ……………….. to the seaside.
15. How was your sightseeing ……………….. ?
16. Do you remember this guided ……………….. round St Paul’s Cathedral two
days ago?
17. How rough is the ……………….. from Holyhead to Dublin by ferry in April?
18. It was a six-hour train ……………….. home from London.

19. Did you enjoy your ……………….. to Disneyland?
20. Last month we went on a school ………………….. to Prague.