Connotation and Denotation

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

Choose the word with the positive connotation.
immature--youthful

• immature

• youthful

Which connotation is MORE positive?
Everyone had a _____ on his or her face on the way home.

• smile

• smirk

Which connotation is MORE negative?
It made me feel _______.

• uneasy

• frightened

Which connotation is MORE positive?
Our trip to the amusement park was _______.

• fine

• wonderful

Which of the following has a negative connotation?

• gaze

• look steadily

• stare

Which word has a positive connotation?

• brainwash

• persuade

The dictionary definition of a word.

• denotation

• negative connotation

• positive connotation

Writers use this to communicate positive or negative feelings in their writing.

• connotation

• denotation

McDonald's is an inexpensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word now has a ____ connotation.

• positive

• negative