Positive and negative connotations

Q3.

Which word has the most negative connotation if used at home?

• Picky

• Lazy

• Shy

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CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word has a positive connotation?

• immature

• childlike

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Refers to the feelings and associations created by a word.

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Diction

• Context Clues

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CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Choose a word or phrase that would affect the reader differently.

The dog was nice though the pool manager let him stay.

• friendly

• small

• huge

• smart

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The connotation of the word stylish is

• positive

• negative

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Connotations are the IMPLIED meaning of a word that may be POSITIVE (good) or NEGATIVE (BAD).  
Read the sentences below.
1. The smell of burnt popcorn was pungent and permeated the whole room.
-2.  The smell of burnt popcorn was smelly and permeated the whole room.
Which of the sentences gives a negative connotation about the popcorn?

• 1
• 2

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CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the connotation of the word "mob"?

• disorderly, dangerous, or criminal

• a large group of people

• symbol

• crowd

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CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Once they reached the citadel, they were to restore its defunct pulley system so that their future comings and goings would not be dependent on flight.

• negative connotation

• positive connotation

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word has the most intense connotation?

Put differently, which word connotes the most intense emotion?

• Annoying

• Pesky

• Exasperating

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CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A hero does not give up or quit.

• function

• example

• negation

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.7.4