Connotation & Denotation

Does the underlined word have a positive or negative connotation?

Savannah makes the most out of her budget by being frugal.

• Positive

• Negative

• Split pea soup

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.8.5C

Choose the most POSITIVE connotation in the sentence below.

I love spending time with Uncle Buck. He has a very (childlike, youthful, childish) outlook on life.

• childlike

• youthful

• childish

• day old mac and cheese

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.RL.8.4

Connotation involves the _____________ that a word stirs up.

• feelings

• ideas

• emotions

• dictionary definitions

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

Denotation is the ___________ of a word.

• emotion

• burnt lasagna

• feeling

• dictionary definition

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Does the underlined word have a positive or negative connotation?

Your favorite T.V. show is Friends? Wow, you're weird.

• Positive

• Negative

• One a penny, two a penny,

  Hot cross buns!

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.L.8.5C

Which connotation is more NEGATIVE?

We bought _____________ souvenirs at the gift shop.

• cheap

• inexpensive

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a positive or negative connotation?

• Positive

• Negative

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.8.5C

Which word has a more NEGATIVE connotation?

Snicker / Chuckle

• Chuckle

• Snicker

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Is the following sentence use the DENOTATIVE or CONNOTATIVE meaning of the underlined word?

Brad is the coolest guy in school.

• Denotative

• Connotative

Does the following sentence use the CONNOTATIVE or DENOTATIVE meaning of the underlined word?

I love holding the baby chicks at my Grandpa's farm.

• Connotative

• Denotative