Astro/Aster (star)
Astro, aster
Greek astron, aster: star.
Put an asterisk next to the questions you find hard.
Astronaut
A person trained to travel into space.
Ananya wants to become an astronaut one day.
Astronomy
The scientific study of stars, planets and space.
The astronomy club watched Saturn from the school roof.
Remember: Aster = star: an asterisk (*) is a 'little star'; say AS-ter-isk, not AS-ter-ix. Disaster first meant 'a bad star'. Stress: uh-STRON-uh-mee.