sun
/sʌn/The big bright star that gives us light and warmth in the day.
Example: Don't look straight at the sun.
A110 words · Beginner
Space & Astronomy vocabulary — A1
Space vocabulary such as sun, moon and star, plus sky, earth and sunset. Everyday words for talking about what we see in the sky at night.
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10moon
/mun/The big round thing you see in the sky at night.
Example:
Look how bright the moon is tonight!
star
/stɑr/One of the tiny points of light you see far away in the night sky.
Example:
You can see every star from the mountain.
sky
/skaɪ/The big open space above you when you look up outside.
Example:
The sky turned pink at sunset.
space
/speɪs/The huge empty place far above the earth where the planets are.
Example:
One day I want to travel into space.
earth
/ɜrθ/The planet where we all live.
Example:
The earth goes around the sun once a year.
night
/naɪt/The time of day when it is dark and the stars can be seen.
Example:
You can see many stars at night.
shine
/ʃaɪn/To give out bright light.
Example:
The stars shine brightly on a clear night.
sunset
/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/The time in the evening when the sun goes down and the sky turns red or orange.
Example:
We watched the sunset from the beach with our friends.
full moon
The moon when you can see all of it as a bright, round circle.
Example:
There was a full moon and the whole garden looked silver.
