Vocabulary: Week #1

worried or slightly frightened

• o

• u

• ne

• rv

• s

something that needs great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully

• h

• c

• nge

• le

• al

to gain knowledge or skill

• e

• a

• l

• n

• r

unexpected or astonishing

• rp

• ri

• ng

• su

• si

a half-year term in a school or college

• s

• se

• er

• t

• me

Moderately, more or less

• me

• a

• t

• wh

• so

Match the synonyms

• half-year

• semester

• anxious

• somewhat

• fairly

• nervous

Match the antonyms

• predictable

• surprising

• help

• challenge

• ignore

• learn

1. I ​ (a)   how to drive with my brother.

2. The storm dropped a ​ (b)   amount of snow.

3. Cell phones are a ​ (c)   for students because they cause distractions.

• learned
• surprising
• challenge

1. Sometimes I get ​ (a)   when I have to speak in English.

2. Are you excited for your second ​ (b)   classes?

3. I like tea ​ (c)   , but I like coffee a lot.

• nervous
• semester
• somewhat