Positive, Negative, and Neutral connotation

Replace the underlined word with a word below that has a NEGATIVE connotation.

A dirty mouse ran across the kitchen counter.

• muddy

• filthy

• unclean

• unkempt

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Replace the underlined word with a word below that has a NEUTRAL connotation.

The gigantic man walked into the buidling.

• huge

• giant

• tall

• enormous

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Read the following sentence. Replace the underlined word with a POSITIVE connotation from the choices below.

After listening to her story, I could tell that she was extremely arrogant.

• confident

• challenging

• overbearing

• conceited

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the appropriate word to fill into the blank space in the sentence.

William annoys his friends because he is so ___________ when it comes to money.

• thrifty

• economical

• stingy

• frugal

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Saying that someone is "Well to do" has a positive connotation for saying that a person has a lot of money. Which of the words below would be a NEGATIVE connotation.

• well-off

• rich

• wealthy

• loaded

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

His old car was built in the seventies.

Which word below has a positive connotation for the underlined word in the sentence?

• vintage

• ancient

• aged

• prehistoric

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Choose a POSITIVE connotation from below to replace the underlined word in the sentence.

My doctor told me to go on a low carb diet because I am getting too fat.

• large

• tubby

• overweight

• enormous

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Choose a word from below with a NEUTRAL connotation for the underlined word in the sentence.

The scholarship is for people who are poverty-stricken.

• destitute

• poor

• underprivileged

• penniless

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Choose a word from below that has a positive connotation for the underlined word in the sentence.

The skinny girl pushed her way to the front of the line to get to the candy at the Halloween party.

• scrawny

• emaciated

• slender

• small

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The watch that I bought was really cheap.

Choose POSITIVE connotation for the underlined word in the sentence.

• affordable

• low-end

• inexpensive

• thrifty

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4