Nuances in Word Meanings

Which adjective contains the most positive connotation?

• Stingy

• Broke

• Economical

• Cheap

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which adjective has the most positive connotation?

• Bossy

• Over-bearing

• Controlling

• Assertive

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

What verb has a more guilty connotation?

• Admitting

• Replying

• Telling

• Whispering

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

What would best describe someone who is extremely mad?

• Bothered

• Upset

• Disappointed

• Furious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

a very small difference in color, tone, meaning, etc.

• nuances

• comparisons

• characteristics

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Read the sentences. What is the difference between the words mortified and embarrassed?
Sam was mortified when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.
Sam was embarrassed when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.

• Mortified is the antonym of embarrassed.

• Embarrassed is more intense and has more negative connotation than mortified.

• Mortified is more intense and has a more negative connotation than embarrassed.

• Mortified and embarrassed have different denotations.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Oblivious to those around him, the father tenderly (smiled, smirked) at his newborn baby through the window of the hospital nursery.

• smiled

• smirked

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which talking verb most implies an angsty attitude?

• Hissed

• Murmured

• Muttered

• Whispered

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

With ​ (a)   , Jeff both looked forward to graduation while being sad to leave his school and friends.

• consciousness

• fondness

• maintenance

• consequence

• ambivalence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which adjective has a more negative connotation?

• Loud

• Well-spoken

• Articulate

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4