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astr
(AS-tur)star
Greek for star. Astronomy is the study of stars; an asterisk is a small star.
rootGreek
Earth, water, skySpellings:astraster
Example words
astronaut
a person who travels among the stars
astronomy
the study of stars and space
asterisk
a small star symbol (*)
disaster
originally, a bad star — a misfortune
Who it is for
Grades served: 4, 5
Level 1Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
Related roots
Earth, water, sky. Roots about the natural world: land, water, stars, and sky.
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