WorksheetsDICTION
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Informal or Formal: "Excuse me, Ms. Bricker, what will we be learning about in class today?"
Informal
Formal
Informal or Formal: "Have fun at the party y'all!"
Informal
Formal
Explain the difference between connotation and denotation.
Denotation is the continued use of words with multiple syllables, while connotation is the continued use of words with one syllable.
Connotation is the chaining of several harsh sounding words, while denotation is the chaining of several smooth words that often contain vowels.
Connotation is an association of common ideas or feelings to a word, while denotation is the literal definition of a word.
Denotation is an association of common ideas or feelings to a word, while connotation is the literal definition of a word.
Cacophonous or Euphonious: "What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore meant in croaking "Nevermore.""
Cacophonous
Euphonious
Cacophonous or Euphonious: "Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer"
Cacophonous
Euphonious
Select only abstract words. (Choose as many apply)
lamppost
hope
car
sandwich
failure
Select only concrete words. (Choose as many apply)
pencil
sanity
faith
morals
pillow
Explain the difference between monosyllabic and polysyllabic diction.
Polysyllabic diction is the continued use of words with multiple syllables, while monosyllabic diction is the continued use of words with one syllable.
Polysyllabic diction is the chaining of several harsh sounding words, while monosyllabic diction is the chaining of several smooth words that often contain vowels.
Monosyllabic diction is an association of common ideas or feelings to a word, while polysyllabic diction is the literal definition of a word.
Monosyllabic diction is the continued use of words with multiple syllables, while Polysyllabic diction is the continued use of words with one syllable.
When would you use pedantic diction?
When talking to another person
When interacting with a certain culture
When writing for a college essay
When would you use colloquial diction?
When interacting with a certain culture
When talking to another person
When writing a college essay
Identify the type of diction: "Hey y'all, we're fixin' to head up to the mall and hang out. Ain't y'all comin' with us?"
Dialect
Poetic
Jargon
Identify the type of diction: "We've got a code eight! Suspect is fleeing on foot, I need backup!"
Jargon
Dialect
Poetic
Which type of diction often involves the use of formal and descriptive words in an almost harmonious way, resembling that of a song?
Colloquial
Jargon
Dialect
Poetic
General or specific words: "I'm going to go sailing over to another country on a boat."
General
Specific
General or specific words: "I'm going to sail across the Atlantic Ocean from the New York Harbor on a sailboat that will take me to the port of Southampton in the United Kingdom."
General
Specific
