1. First Day Jitters Vocabulary Review

2. downstairs The girl walked downstairs to get the mail.

3. Down the stairs What word means the opposite of downstairs? downstairs

4. I feel nervous when I ride on an airplane. nervous

5. A person who is afraid or worried. When do you feel nervous? nervous

6. I chuckled when I heard the joke. chuckled

7. A quiet laugh How is chuckled different from “laughed out loud”? chuckled

8. I was afraid to go to the library. My friend said my fears were nonsense. nonsense

9. Silly or untrue idea What is something that you think is nonsense? nonsense

10. He was tired and fumbled into his pajamas. fumbled

11. Something done in a clumsy way When have you fumbled into something? fumbled

12. The tired student trudged up the hill to his house. trudged

13. Walking slowly or dragging one’s feet Can you think of a reason why you might have trudged somewhere? trudged

14. Your vocabulary words are: Downstair s Nervous Chuckled Nonsense Fumbled Trudged