Connotation

Which word has a negative connotation?

• stench

• smell

Which phrase has negative connotation?

• a box filled with documents

• a box crammed with documents

Which phrase has a more positive connotation?

• a peculiar object

• a unique object

• a strange object

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

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

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

• positive

• negative

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

Choose the word with the positive connotation.
self-confident--arrogant

• self-confident
• arrogant

Which of the following has a positive connotation? 

• Squandered his time 
• Invested his time 

Which of the following has a positive connotation?

• Easygoing attitude 
• Lazy attitude