Connotation and Denotation I

Which word has a NEGATIVE connotation?

• Nosy

• Curious

• Inquisitive

• I don't know.

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word has a POSITIVE connotation?

• Smirk

• Smile

• Smug

• I don't know

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CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What type of connotation does the word weird have? (That person is weird.)

• Positive

• Negative

• Neutral

• I don't know

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What type of connotation does the word respectful have? (That child is respectful.)

• Positive

• Negative

• Neutral

• I don't know

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CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What type of connotation does the word sneaky have? (That bank robber is sneaky.)

• Positive

• Negative

• Neutral

• I don't know

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CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The dictionary definition of a word.

• denotation

• connotation

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Mark was sick of getting a dozen annoying e-mails with jokes from Sally every day. He wrote a sloppy reply letting her know that he wasn't allowed to receive silly e-mails at school.

What does the word "sick" suggest Mark was feeling as it is used in the first sentence of this story?

• full

• nauseous

• fed up with

• bored

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Dale kept telling his mother the matter was grave. They had to report the person that hit their car today.

What is the dictionary meaning of the word grave in the sentence above?

• curious

• boring

• unusual

• serious

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Daniel's doctor said, "I recommend a low-fat, low-carbohydrate diet because you are becoming __________ ." (Positive word that wouldn’t insult a patient)

• Fat

• Obese

• Overweight

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

William annoys his friends because he's so __________ when it comes to money. (They’re annoyed so a negative word!)

• Frugal

• Thrifty

• Stingy

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4