Denotation and Connotation

Denotation is a word's ____________.

• Literal, dictionary definition

• Emotional meaning

• synonym

• antonym

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4C

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

• positive

• negative

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Identify the word that has the more positive connotation

• Immature

• Youthful

type of connotation that does not make you feel good or bad, just in the middle

• positive connotation

• neutral connotation

• negative connotation

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

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

• positive

• negative

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 with the positive connotation.

gossip--chat

• gossip

• chat

Choose the word with the positive connotation.
immature--youthful

• immature
• youthful

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which connotation is MORE positive?

Our trip to the amusement park was _______.

• fine

• wonderful