What does starry mean?
Word: Starry
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Starry means full of stars, or shining like stars.
How do you spell starry?
Syllables: star - ry
Tricky part: The r is doubled before the y; stary with one r is wrong.
Watch out for: stary, sterry
Memory tip: A starry sky has many stars, and starry has more than one r.
Starry in a sentence
Example 1: We lay on the roof at the farm and looked up at the starry sky.
Example 2: Ira painted a starry night with silver dots on dark blue paper.
Example 3: On a starry evening, Grandma told us the names of the brightest stars.
Fun Fact
Far from city lights, a starry night can show a few thousand stars to your eyes alone, without a telescope.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell Spies
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) sunny
b) rainy
c) starrey
d) windy
Show answer
c) starrey. Like sunny and rainy, the word ends with a plain y and no e.
Sound Check
Which of the following words rhymes with starry?
a) safari
b) merry
c) carry
d) story
Show answer
a) safari. Safari ends with the same long ar sound; carry looks close but has the short a of cat.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
starry
a) stray
b) star
c) tray
d) tasty
Show answer
d) tasty. Tasty needs two t's, but starry has only one.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
rtyasr
a) with lots of tiny bright points in the dark night sky
b) with a strong, cold wind blowing all day long
c) a little bit wet after a short shower of rain
d) covered all over with thick grey rain clouds
Show answer
a) with lots of tiny bright points in the dark night sky. These letters make the word for a sky full of stars.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When are you most likely to see a starry sky?
a) at noon on a sunny day
b) during heavy rain
c) on a clear night
d) on a cloudy afternoon
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c) on a clear night
2. A starry night sky is full of ___.
a) bright rainbows
b) flying birds
c) big rain clouds
d) twinkling lights
Show answer
d) twinkling lights
