Word groups and meanings

In the end they’d designed something implausible, a town house of poured concrete with a glass façade.

• negative connotation

• positive connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.

• positive
• negative

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

It was a beautiful spring day, and the (stench,scent) of apple blossoms filled the whole yard.
Determine whether the speaker is showing approval(+) or disapproval(-) and choose the best word in parentheses.

• stench (-)
• scent (+)

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of these does not reflect what "connotation" means?

• the emotional weight of a word

• the way a word makes the reader/listener feel

• the most literal meaning of a word

• the impact that a word has on the listener/reader

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Choose negative word: The child was known as being _____.

• dishonest

• imaginative

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Choose the word with the positive connotation.

• immature
• youthful

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

6.Which phrase has a more negative connotation?

• acting aloof

• acting reserved

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Determine the meaning of the word "altruistic" in the following sentence:

"The school district honored Aria with an award for her altruistic actions, such as volunteering at the shelter."

• Selfish

• Academic

• Selfless

• Achievements

Tags

DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

CCSS.L.8.4D

What is connotation?

• A word's cultural meaning or feeling

• A word's dictionary definition

• How to pronounce a word

• Words that sound the same when said out loud

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RL.7.4