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Spell Bee Word: Star


What does star mean?

Word: Star

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Star means a huge ball of hot, glowing gas very far away in space. At night we see stars as tiny points of light.

How do you spell star?

Syllables: star

Tricky part: The ar in star sounds like the ar in car, and some children write er or or instead.

Watch out for: ster, stur

Memory tip: A car, a jar and a star all share the same ar.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. reach for the stars: To aim very high and try for big things. Example: "Our coach tells us to reach for the stars."

Star in a sentence

Example 1: I saw a bright star from our terrace.

Example 2: Riya drew a star on her birthday card.

Example 3: Stars twinkle in the night sky.

Fun Fact

The Sun is a star. It is the star closest to Earth, which is why it looks so big and bright.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) comet
b) starre
c) rocket
d) sunshine

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b) starre. Star has no e after the r.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

s_ar

a) t
b) k
c) l
d) r

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a) t. Star begins with st, the same as stop and step.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

moon, planet, ____, galaxy

a) star
b) pebble
c) kite
d) cloud

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a) star. Each is bigger than the one before. A star is bigger than a planet, and a galaxy holds billions of them.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When can you see the stars most clearly?

a) on a cloudy night
b) on a sunny afternoon
c) on a rainy evening
d) on a clear night

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d) on a clear night

2. In a film, who is the star?

a) the camera person
b) the make-up artist
c) the ticket seller
d) the main actor

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d) the main actor

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with st: stunt, stray, story, study, stitch, storm

More words from this list

watch, bamboo, catch, dental, foolish, joke, November, rich

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

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Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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