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How do you spell shooting star?
shooting star
S-H-O-O-T-I-N-G S-T-A-R
In your language
Русский
падающая звезда
Español
estrella fugaz
العربية
شهاب
Word facts
- Letters
- 12
- Words
- 2
- First letter
- S →
- Pack
- Space
- Plural
- shooting stars
Example sentences
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This is a shooting star.
I can see a shooting star.
Word forms
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Use it in class
- I spySpread the picture cards around the room and say “I spy with my little eye something beginning with S!” The first child to point at the shooting star card and name it spies next.
- Slow revealHide the card behind a book and slide it out bit by bit. The first child to call “shooting star!” hides the next one.
- Loud and quietOne child waits outside while you hide the shooting star card. As they search, the class chants “shooting star, shooting star”: louder as they get close, quieter as they move away.
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Questions and answers
- How do you spell shooting star?
- S-H-O-O-T-I-N-G S-T-A-R. Shooting star is 2 words with 12 letters in all, and it starts with S.
- What is shooting star in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
- In Russian: падающая звезда. In Spanish: estrella fugaz. In Arabic: شهاب.
- What is the plural of shooting star?
- Shooting stars: one shooting star, two shooting stars.
Related resources
Presentation
Space Vocabulary Presentation (Free PPT)
Free space vocabulary presentation for ESL kids: 15 picture slides with audio, a quick check and a review grid. Present online or get PPT.