Story Vocabulary

Finish the sentence.

Denotation refers to a word’s _______________ _______________.

Finish the sentence.

Connotation refers to the _______________ that a word _______________.

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Read the sentence from the story. Decide if the underlined word has a positive (+) connotation or a negative (-) connotation.

He agreed to let it sleep in the basement while Mrs. Lacey grudgingly let Doris feed it table scraps.

• + (positive)

• - (negative)

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Read the sentence from the story. Decide if the underlined word has a positive (+) connotation or a negative (-) connotation.

“Where did that come from?” Mrs. Lacey asked as soon as Doris put the dog down in the kitchen.

• + (positive)

• - (negative)

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Read the sentence from the story. Decide if the underlined word has a positive (+) connotation or a negative (-) connotation.

It always wagged its tail, eyes all sleepy, when she found it there.

• + (positive)

• - (negative)

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Read the sentence from the story. Decide if the underlined word has a positive (+) connotation or a negative (-) connotation.

But she rose up heavily

• + (positive)

• - (negative)

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In “Stray,” the author uses specific vocabulary to make you feel a certain way while you read the story. In the sentence below, what is one word the author uses to make you feel sorry for the puppy?

The puppy had been abandoned, and it made its way down the road toward the Laceys’ small house, its ears tucked, its tail between its legs, shivering.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Think about the word abandoned in the sentence below. Which of the following words could replace it without changing the denotation (meaning) or connotation (feeling)?

The puppy had been abandoned, and it made its way down the road toward the Laceys’ small house, its ears tucked, its tail between its legs, shivering.

• adopted

• deserted

• cherished

• lonely

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The word abandoned has been changed to a new word in the following examples. Which example has the same connotation (feeling) but a slightly different denotation

(meaning) when compared to the original sentence?

• The puppy had been adopted...

• The puppy had been deserted...

• The puppy had been cherished...

• The puppy had been lonely...

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In your own words, define trudged.

Hint: Use context clues and the feeling the author creates to help you.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4