Connotation and Denotation - Word Meanings

Which has the more positive connotation?

• hyper

• energetic

Which sentence has the connotation that the group is doing something least pleasant?

• We all worked together on the same task.

• We all worked together on the same chore.

What is a negative connotation of ask?

• request

• demand

What is a positive connotation of ugly?

• unattractive

• repulsive

These meanings are based on the positive or negative associations and feelings people have when they read a word or phrase.

• denotative

• connotative

• technical

• personification

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LAFS.7.RI.2.4

___________ is the type of meaning a word has based on the negative and positive associations and feelings people have when they read a word or phrase

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LAFS.7.RI.2.4

The dictionary meaning of a word is also known as _________.

• personification

• denotation

• simile

• onomatopoeia

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LAFS.7.RI.2.4

________________ is basically the dictionary meaning of a word.

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LAFS.7.RI.2.4

Identify the word from this sentence that has a negative connotation: The nosy student tried to peek at his teacher's computer.

• student

• nosy

• tried

• his

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LAFS.7.RI.2.4

Which term refers to the feelings that a word evokes - positive, negative, or neutral?

• denotation

• connotation

• shades of meaning