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Connotation

Authored by Tracey Quigley

English

5th - 7th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 77+ times

Connotation
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word has a negative connotation?

stench

smell

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which phrase has negative connotation?

a box filled with documents

a box crammed with documents

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which phrase has a more positive connotation?

a peculiar object

a unique object

a strange object

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint: Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.


My friend is very careful about spending money. I admire that, so I call him ______________.

thrifty

stingy

miserly

selfish

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint: Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.


I admire the man who jumped on the subway tracks to rescue a stranger. He was certainly ________________.

foolhearty

courageous

rash

reckless

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.

positive

negative

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Kevin's interest in model cars has turned into a hobby. If you change the word hobby to obsession, the word now has a _____ connotation.

positive
negative

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

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