Vocabulary: Week #1

worried or slightly frightened

• s

• o

• rv

• ne

• u

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

• le

• nge

• h

• c

• al

to gain knowledge or skill

• l

• r

• e

• a

• n

unexpected or astonishing

• rp

• ng

• ri

• si

• su

a half-year term in a school or college

• me

• er

• t

• s

• se

Moderately, more or less

• wh

• t

• a

• so

• me

Match the synonyms

• half-year

• nervous

• anxious

• semester

• fairly

• somewhat

Match the antonyms

• predictable

• surprising

• ignore

• challenge

• help

• 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