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Connotation/Denotation

Authored by Kaylyn Stockdell

English

10th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 114+ times

Connotation/Denotation
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Denotation is a word's ____________.

Literal, dictionary definition

Emotional meaning

synonym

antonym

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Connotation is a word's ___________.

synonym
emotional meaning
antonym
Literal, dictionary definition.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

positive
negative

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

positive
negative

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the word with the positive connotation.
skinny--slender

skinny
slender

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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