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Spell Bee Word: cosmography


Basic Details

Word: Cosmography

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: The science of describing and mapping the whole universe, including the Earth and the heavens.

How to Spell Cosmography

Syllables: cos - mog - ra - phy

Tricky part: The f sound is spelt ph, as in geography. There is one s at the start.

Watch out for: cosmografy, cossmography, cosmograpy

Memory tip: Cosmo + graphy: borrow the graphy ending you already know from geography and photography.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Old books of cosmography showed the Earth surrounded by the stars.

Example 2: The museum displays a cosmography printed four hundred years ago.

Example 3: Cosmography mixes map-making with astronomy.

Fun Fact

Sebastian Munster's Cosmographia, first printed in 1544, tried to describe the whole known world and was one of the most popular books of its century.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) fotography
b) geografy
c) biografy
d) cosmography

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d) cosmography. The f sound in all four words is spelt ph; only cosmography gets it right.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

cossmography

a) s
b) g
c) m
d) y

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a) s. Cos has just one s.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

pyrohgcamso

a) cosmology
b) cartography
c) choreography
d) cosmography

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d) cosmography. With an m, an s and only one r, the letters spell cosmography.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A cosmographer would most likely study ____.

a) old coins
b) football rules
c) recipes
d) maps of the Earth and sky

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d) maps of the Earth and sky

2. Which word shares the ending of cosmography?

a) geography
b) gemstone
c) geometry
d) general

Show answer

a) geography

Associated Words

hospitalityinfertilebeddingeardrumexhibit
exceptionaccentbadgeintrinsicimmigrant

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