Connotation and Denotation
Authored by Caitlin Mozzo
English
6th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Denotation is a word's ____________.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Writers use this to communicate positive or negative feelings in their writing.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.L.11-12.5B
CCSS.L.7.5C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
inquiring--prying
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
6.
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.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
gossip--chat
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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