ELA8 Vocabulary Revew - 21

The regime tried to excise all books that contained controversial ideas.  What connotation is expressed by the underlined word?

• positive

• negative

• neutral

Most people do not complain when gas prices fall.  What connotation is expressed by the underlined word?

• positive

• negative

• neutral

Candice wrote a jaunty song that put everyone in a good mood.   What connotation is expressed by the underlined word?

• positive

• negative

• neutral

What does the following idiom mean?

Where there's a will, there's a way

• If you put your mind to it, you can do anything.

• use the same methods as your opponent

• A person named Will can show you the way.

if you give them an inch, they'll take a mile

• forgive and forget wrongs done to you

• If you are too permissive, people will take advantage of you

• with a headstart, one can go a mile

the bigger they are, the harder they fall

• use the same methods as your opponent

• Famous, wealthy, or powerful people have more to lose when they fail.

• A bigger person is heavier so they will fall harder

fight fire with fire

• use the same methods as your opponent

• if you put your mind to it, you can do anyting

• make a firebreak to stop a fire

let bygones be bygones

• forgive and forget wrongs done to you

• the bigger they are, the harder they fall

• remember to say your goodbyes

what is denotation?

• the literal meaning- the way it is defined in a dictionary

• the emotional meaning- the various personal and cultural associations we make with a word

what is connotation?

• the literal meaning- the way it is defined in a dictionary

• the emotional meaning- the various personal and cultural associations we make with a word