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Spell Bee Word: Nervous


What does nervous mean?

Word: Nervous

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Nervous means feeling a little scared or worried about something that is going to happen.

Synonyms: scared, anxious

Antonyms: calm, relaxed, confident

How do you spell nervous?

Syllables: ner - vous

Tricky part: The end sounds like us, but it is spelt ous, with o and u. Many children leave out the o.

Watch out for: nervus, nervos, nervouse

Memory tip: Think of a famous singer who still feels nervous before a show: famous and nervous finish with the same o-u-s.

Nervous in a sentence

Example 1: I felt nervous before my first swimming class.

Example 2: The new boy looked nervous on his first day.

Example 3: Papa says a slow, deep breath helps when you feel nervous.

Fun Fact

Hundreds of years ago, nervous meant strong and full of energy. The worried meaning came much later.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) sleepy
b) nurvous
c) grumpy
d) excited

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b) nurvous. The first part of nervous is ner, with an e.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

nervous

a) brave
b) happy
c) cheerful
d) worried

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d) worried. Worried and nervous both mean feeling uneasy inside.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

nervvous

a) o
b) v
c) r
d) s

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b) v. Nervous has just one v.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

ne_vous

a) u
b) w
c) r
d) l

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c) r. Nervous starts with nerv; the r is quiet when we say it, but it is written.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What might make a child feel nervous?

a) a big test tomorrow
b) a cup of warm milk
c) a hug from Ma
d) a nap after lunch

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a) a big test tomorrow

2. Ria was nervous on stage, so her voice was ____.

a) shaky
b) proud
c) bold
d) cheerful

Show answer

a) shaky

Associated Words

Words that end in -ous: famous, various, precious, mischievous, enormous, joyous

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: scared, anxious, calm, confident

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