Connotation and denotation

An idea or feeling that a word puts off or suggests.

• denotation

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The dictionary definition of a word.

• denotation

• connotation

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Buster was a puny dog. He couldn't even scare the cat that lived next door.

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

• small

• large

• loud

• heavy

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Which has the more positive connotation?

• hyperactive

• energetic

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

1. He was angry with me because I had broken his pen.

• denotation

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2. Huge waves rose in the angry sea.

• denotation

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

3. Connotation is a word’s ________.

• Emotional meaning

• literal, dictionary meaning

• antonym

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

4. Denotation is a word’s ________meaning.

• Emotional

• literal

• implied

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Connotation and Denotation are two ways to describe the meanings of ________________

• planets

• birds

• words

• sentences

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

The _______ of the flowers in her beautiful delighted Princess Marigold.

• stench

• scent

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C