First Day Jitters Vocabulary

tried to get hold of or handled in a clumsy way

• fumbled
• trudged
• nonsense
• chuckled

laughed in a quiet way

• chuckled
• fumbled
• nervous
• trudged

walked slowly and with effort

• trudged
• chuckled
• fumbled
• nervous

not able to relax; tense or fearful

• nervous
• fumbled
• trudged
• chuckled

words or actions that are silly and make no sense

• nonsense
• chuckled
• nervous
• trudged

The boy __________________ when he saw the clown do a funny trick.

• chuckled
• fumbled
• nervous
• nonsense

The teacher ____________________ on the cord.

• fumbled
• trudged
• nervous
• nonsense

When her mom called her, the girl _________________ downstairs for breakfast.

• trudged
• fumbled
• nonsense
• chuckled

The man was ___________________ to go diving in the ocean.

• nervous
• nonsense
• fumbled
• chuckled

After watching Sponge Bob, my mom said, “That’s such
__________________!”

• nonsense
• chuckled
• trudged
• fumbled