Identifying Positive and Negative Connotations

Identify the word(s) that have a negative connotation.

Bedford is a gritty neighborhood, but the rent is affordable.

• gritty

• neighborhood

• rent

• affordable

Identify the word(s) that have a negative connotation.

On my flight to Los Angeles, I sat next to this geezer. He was very old.

• flight

• sat

• geezer

• old

Identify the word(s) that have a negative connotation.

You need to be pushy when you are looking for a job.

• need

• pushy

• looking

• job

Identify the word(s) that have a negative connotation.

Every morning my neighbor takes his mutt to the park. It always barks loudly when leaving the building.

• neighbor

• mutt

• barks

• building

Identify the word(s) that have a negative connotation.

Bob is bullheaded sometimes, but he always gets the job done.

• bullheaded

• get

• job

• done

Choose the word with the most positive connotation to complete the sentence.

I love spending time with my aunt. She has a very (childlike, youthful, childish) outlook on life.

• childlike

• youthful

• childish

Choose the word with the most positive connotation to complete the sentence.

I enjoy finding ways to make the most of my budget by being (frugal, miserly, cheap).

• frugal

• miserly

• cheap

Choose the word with the most positive connotation to complete the sentence.

I am (confident, arrogant, egotistical) that I will be selected for a role in the school play.

• confident

• arrogant

• egotistical

Choose the word with the most positive connotation to complete the sentence.

I realize that you're feeling (nosy, prying, inquisitive), but I'd rather not discuss the matter.

• nosy

• prying

• inquisitive

Choose the word with the most positive connotation to complete the sentence.

My cousin is very (blathering, talkative, jabbering).

• blathering

• talkative

• jabbering