Connotation and Denotation - Word Meanings

Which has the most Negative Connotation?

• dirty

• filthy

• soiled

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint: Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.

She was disappointed that the dress she wanted to buy her daughter was ________________ as she ran her fingers across the fabric.

• expensive

• overpriced

• unafordable

• pricey

the literal or dictionary meaning of a word

• denotation

• generalization

• connotation

• conclusion

the meaning of a word

• definition

• denotation

• connotation

• antonymns

having more than one definition

• connotation

• denotation

• multiple meanings

• definition

What is an idea or feeling that a word puts off or suggests.

• denotation

• connotation

Based on the context clues, what is the denotation of the word "ecstatic" in the passage?

• overly intelligent

• extremely happy

Read the following sentence:

The man stretched slowly, then continued his sluggish walk down the street.

How would the meaning of the sentence change if the author used the word "unhurried" instead of the word "sluggish"?

• The man would seem less lazy

• the man would seem funnier

What is the meaning of denotation?

• The official meaning of a word

• The emotion of a word

Which has the most negative connotation?

• dirty

• filthy