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Spell Bee Word: nervously


Basic Details

Word: Nervously

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: In a worried or anxious way, often with small restless movements.

Synonyms: anxiously, uneasily, tensely

Antonyms: calmly, confidently

How to Spell Nervously

Syllables: ner - vous - ly

Tricky part: The middle keeps the ou of nervous: nerv-ous-ly. Students drop the o or the u.

Watch out for: nervusly, nervosly, nervouslly

Memory tip: Build it in two steps: nerve without e, plus ous gives nervous; nervous plus ly gives nervously.

Usage Examples

Example 1: He laughed nervously when the teacher asked for his homework.

Example 2: The kitten looked nervously at the barking dog.

Example 3: We waited nervously outside the exam hall.

Fun Fact

Nervous once meant strong and sinewy, from Latin nervus, a sinew. The worried meaning came in the 1700s, when nerves were linked to feelings.

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Word Connection

Choose the word opposite in meaning to nervously as used in the sentence:

Ananya nervously tapped her pencil on the desk while the results were being read out.

a) calmly
b) anxiously
c) uneasily
d) restlessly

Show answer

a) calmly. Anxiously, uneasily and restlessly all match nervously; calmly is the opposite.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

nerv_ _sly

a) o, e
b) o, u
c) u, o
d) a, u

Show answer

b) o, u. The ending ous always has o before u, as in famous.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:

The puppy sniffed svulyeorn around its new home.

a) nervously
b) enviously
c) ravenously
d) nervousness

Show answer

a) nervously. Nine letters with an r, a v and a y form nervously; nervousness is longer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Someone who speaks nervously might ____.

a) shout with joy
b) fall asleep
c) stammer and avoid eye contact
d) sing loudly

Show answer

c) stammer and avoid eye contact

2. Nervously is formed from which adjective?

a) nervous
b) neural
c) nerve
d) nervy

Show answer

a) nervous

Associated Words

aspirerealizedpositionboundconcise
heedlesscomparativelyexclamatoryexpendituretransition

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