Connotation and Denotation

Denotation is a word's ____________.

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Connotation is a word's ___________.

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

The word thin, as in "you are very thin" has a _______ connotation.

• positive
• negative

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.

• positive
• negative

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

• positive
• negative

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.

• positive
• negative

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

McDonald's is an inexpensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word now has a ____ connotation.

• positive
• negative

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Choose the word with the positive connotation.
chuckle--snicker

• chuckle
• snicker

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Choose the word with the positive connotation.
petite--puny

• petite
• puny

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Choose the word with the positive connotation.
gossip--chat

• gossip
• chat

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4