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Grade 6 Spelling · Level 5, Your child uses Greek roots like chron, cycl, hydr, phon, astro and sphere to spell science and school words.

Roots astro and sphere

Using the Greek roots astro or aster (star) and sphere (ball) to spell space and earth science words.

The words

astro (star), sphere (ball): astronaut, atmosphere

  • astronaut
  • astronomy
  • astronomer
  • asteroid
  • asterisk
  • sphere
  • spherical
  • atmosphere
  • hemisphere
  • stratosphere
  • biosphere