Connotation/ Denotation

Select the word with a POSITIVE connotation for "self-assured"

• Haughty

• Confident

• Arrogant

• Cocky

Select a word with a NEGATIVE connotation for "someone who takes risks"

• Adventurous

• Courageous

• Reckless

• Heroic

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

• positive

• negative

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• positive
• negative

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

Which connotation is MORE positive?

________ people rode on the roller coaster.

• Brave

• Foolhardy

Which word has a positive connotation?

• brainwash
• persuade

The writer of this advertisement probably used the word "ice-cold" rather than "freezing" because "ice-cold" has

• the opposite meaning

• a more negative connotation

• a more positive connotation

• the same denotation

Select a word that has a POSITIVE connotation for someone who "pays attention to detail"

• nitpicking

• fussy

• meticulous

• anal-retentive

Select the best word with a NEGATIVE connotation for "someone who is good at making decisions"

• Forceful

• Decisive

• Influential

• Certain