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Spell Bee Word: Galaxy


Basic Details

Word: Galaxy

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A huge group of billions of stars, along with gas and dust, held together in space.

How to Spell Galaxy

Syllables: gal - ax - y

Tricky part: Both of the first two vowels are a, and the 'ks' sound is spelt with one x. Galexy and galaxi are common.

Watch out for: galexy, galaxi, galacsy

Memory tip: Break it into three small bits: GAL + AX + Y. Two a's, one x, and a y to finish.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Our galaxy is called the Milky Way.

Example 2: On a dark night in the hills, you can see a pale band of our galaxy.

Example 3: Scientists use big telescopes to study faraway galaxies.

Fun Fact

The word galaxy comes from the Greek word for milk. The ancient Greeks called the pale band of stars across the night sky a milky circle, and we still call it the Milky Way.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) planet
b) comet
c) galexy
d) meteor

Show answer

c) galexy. Galaxy has a after the l, not e.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

g_l_xy

a) e, a
b) a, a
c) o, a
d) a, e

Show answer

b) a, a. Both missing vowels in galaxy are a.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

xalyga

a) galaxy
b) galxay
c) glaaxy
d) galyax

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a) galaxy. Say gal-ax-y and write each part in order.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of our galaxy?

a) the Moon
b) the Big Dipper
c) the Milky Way
d) Mars

Show answer

c) the Milky Way

2. A galaxy is made up of ____.

a) sea water
b) a few clouds
c) billions of stars
d) one big planet

Show answer

c) billions of stars

Associated Words

manuremuseumseparateillegalhiking
moistureimitateweakpuppetbold

Next steps

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