WorksheetsDenotation and Connation
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 24mins
Which word has a positive connotation?
inexpensive
cheap
Which word has a negative connotation?
nosy
curious
Choose the sentence that uses the negative connotation of the CAPITALIZED word.
Visit our marketplaces to spend your money on our famous COLLECTIBLES.
We want you to visit our TRANQUIL island.
Hotel staffers will bring you ODOROUS foods that are native to the region.
Which phrase has a positive connotation?
She is a very slender dancer.
She is a very skinny dancer.
The feelings and ideas associated with a word is called...
a denotation.
personification.
a connotation.
figurative language.
The literal definition of a word is called...
a connotation.
figurative language.
a denotation.
personification.
Which of the following has a NEGATIVE (–) connotation?
A pushy leader
A charismatic leader
Which phrase has a NEGATIVE (–) connotation?
a box filled with documents
a box crammed with documents
Which phrase has the most POSITIVE (+) connotation?
a peculiar object
a unique object
a strange object
Which option has the most POSITIVE (+) connotation?
My friend is very careful about spending money. I admire that, so I call him ______________.
thrifty
stingy
miserly
selfish
What is the best word to use for this sentence to make it NEGATIVE (–)?
He always says what he thinks. He is very ______.
Truthful
Honest
Blunt
Which connotation is most NEGATIVE (–)?
The jester was smiling. I didn't like the ______ on the jester's face.
grin
smirk
Which connotation is most NEGATIVE (–)?
Mike _______ us to go to the funny house. He kept bothering us until we agreed to go.
nagged
reminded
Which connotation is most POSITIVE (+)?
We saw ______ animals in the animal house.
fascinating
weird
Describing someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.
positive (+)
negative (–)
Which choice has the most POSITIVE (+) connotation?
I admire the man who jumped on the subway tracks to rescue a stranger. He was certainly ________________.
foolhearty
courageous
rash
reckless
Which has the most NEGATIVE (–) connotation?
a dirty shirt
a filthy shirt
a soiled shirt
Bernard likes to know what other people are doing.
Which has the more POSITIVE (+) connotation to describe him?
nosy
curious
The doctor said, "I recommend a low-fat, low-carbohydrate diet because you are becoming __________ ."
(Which is a more POSITIVE (+) word that would make the patient less angry?)
Fat
Obese
Overweight
