Connotation and Denotation

​	​Positive	​Negative
​muggy, tropical	​	​
​different, unique	​	​
​old, senior	​	​

Positive and Negative Connotation

Draw

Write the word under the connotation it belongs to.

Multiple Choice

Connotation and Denotation are two ways to describe the meanings of ________________

• planets

• birds

• words

• sentences

Multiple Choice

Connotations refers to a meaning that is implied by a word. Connotations are often decided by cultural and emotional meanings. If someone called you childish, would it be considered a negative or positive connotation?

• positive

• negative

Multiple Choice

Which phrase has a negative connotation?

• a stingy person

• a thrifty person

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint: Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.

My friend is very careful about spending money. I admire that, so I call him ______________.

• thrifty

• stingy

• miserly

• selfish

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint: Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.

I admire the man who jumped on the subway tracks to rescue a stranger. He was certainly ________________.

• foolhearty

• courageous

• rash

• reckless

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint: Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.

Although the problem was difficult to resolve, Sandra and John were ________________ in searching for an answer. Their teacher was quite proud.

• persistent

• stubborn

• bullheaded

• headstrong

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint: Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.

She was disappointed that the dress she wanted to buy her daughter was ________________ as she ran her fingers across the fabric.

• expensive

• overpriced

• unafordable

• pricey

Multiple Choice

Which phrase has negative connotation?

• a box filled with documents

• a box crammed with documents

Multiple Choice

Which word has a negative connotation?

• stench

• smell

Multiple Choice

A denotation is a literal or specific dictionary meaning. Many use context clues to decide on the meaning of a word that they may not be familiar with. True or False

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Denotation is a word's ____________.

• Literal, dictionary definition
• Emotional meaning
• synonym
• antonym

Multiple Choice

Connotation is a word's ___________.

• synonym
• emotional meaning
• antonym
• Literal, dictionary definition.

Multiple Choice

Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.

• positive
• negative

Multiple Choice

Kevin's interest in model cars has turned into a hobby. If you change the word hobby to obsession, the word now has a _____ connotation.

• positive
• negative

Multiple Choice

The teacher was mildly intimated by Merdine's bossy behavior. If you change the word bossy to assertive, the word now has a ____ connotation.

• positive
• negative

Multiple Choice

Which is the dictionary definition of a word?

• positive connotation
• denotation
• negative connotation

Multiple Choice

Which word has the most Negative connotation?

• leave
• abandon
• depart

Multiple Choice

Which has the most Negative Connotation?

• dirty
• filthy
• soiled

Multiple Choice

All words have a connotation and a denotation. If you look up the word 'snake' in the dictionary, it would define a reptile. If you called someone 'snake', it would be an example of a

• positive connotation

• denotation

• negative connotation