Denotation and Connotation

Front

Connotation

Back

Feelings around a word

Front

Denotation is

Back

A word's dictionary definition

Front

Which of these words has a positive connotation?

scream

,

eat

,

enjoy

,

avoid

Back

enjoy

Front

Which of these words has a negative connotation?

want

,

eat

,

enjoy

,

hate

Back

hate

Front

Which of these words has a negative connotation?

urgent

,

glum

,

sensitive

,

essential

Back

glum

Front

Which of these words has a positive connotation?

ignorant

,

horrid

,

exempt

,

intelligent

Back

intelligent

Front

Kim was strong and independent. She always took care of her own business and she didn't let others discourage her.

Which words show how the author feels about Kim?

Back

"strong" and "independent"

Front

Arnold looked down at the gloppy mess on his lunch tray. He was supposed to eat this disaster? It didn't even look like food!

Which words show how Arnold feels about his lunch?

Back

"gloppy mess" and "disaster"

Front

Which words show how Sherry feels about the shoes? "new" and "leather", "stared" and "smile", "gorgeous" and "perfect", "bad" and "couldn't afford"

Back

"gorgeous" and "perfect"

Front

How could you CHANGE a word in this passage to switch the connotations?

Rick gazed over at Crystal as she completed her quiz. She was so focused and he wondered if she noticed him.

Back

Changing the word gazed to stared would make it seem creepy.