Context Clues & Connotation/Denotation

The Hikers guessed that it would take 3 full days to reach the pinnacle, or top, of the mountain.

What does the word PINNACLE mean in this sentence?

• Bottom

• Top

• Middle

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Andy decided to terminate his membership to the health club. He was ready to stop paying the monthly fee.

What does the word terminate mean in the sentence above?

• Continue

• Stop

• alter

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

Hannah has a strong aversion to snakes, spiders, and mice. Whenever she sees one, she runs in the opposite direction.

What does the word aversion mean in the sentence above?

• A strong dislike for something.

• Tiring or difficult.

• A strong like for something.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The long hike up to the mountains was grueling.

• loud

• tiring

• easy

• simple

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Marcia is a novice soccer player. It is her first day of practice.

• skilled

• beginner

• professional

• expert

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Tanya loved her dad, but she wondered why she was so organized when he was so haphazard.  A person who is haphazard is- 

• lost
• lovable 
• worried
• disorganized

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

President Abraham Lincoln helped to abolish slavery in the United States after the Civil War ended.

What does the word abolish mean in this sentence?

• outlaw

• exchange

• submit

• reinstate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Pedestrians should look both ways before crossing the street to avoid getting hit by vehicles.

What does the word pedestrians mean in this sentence?

• people who walk

• people who eat food

• people who paint

• people who trade clothes

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is denotation?

• Literal meaning of a word.

• Attitude or emotion a word makes you feel.

• Person, place, or thing.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is connotation?

• Literal meaning of a word.

• Attitude or emotion a word makes you feel.

• The prefix of a word.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.7.5C