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Denotation and Connation

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word has a positive connotation?

a)

inexpensive

b)

cheap

2.

Which word has a negative connotation?

a)

nosy

b)

curious

3.

Choose the sentence that uses the negative connotation of the CAPITALIZED word.

a)

Visit our marketplaces to spend your money on our famous COLLECTIBLES.

b)

We want you to visit our TRANQUIL island.

c)

Hotel staffers will bring you ODOROUS foods that are native to the region.

4.

Which phrase has a positive connotation?

a)

She is a very slender dancer.

b)

She is a very skinny dancer.

5.

The feelings and ideas associated with a word is called...

a)

a denotation.

b)

personification.

c)

a connotation.

d)

figurative language.

6.

The literal definition of a word is called...

a)

a connotation.

b)

figurative language.

c)

a denotation.

d)

personification.

7.

Which of the following has a NEGATIVE (–) connotation?

a)

A pushy leader

b)

A charismatic leader

8.

Which phrase has a NEGATIVE (–) connotation?

a)

a box filled with documents

b)

a box crammed with documents

9.

Which phrase has the most POSITIVE (+) connotation?

a)

a peculiar object

b)

a unique object

c)

a strange object

10.

Which option has the most POSITIVE (+) connotation?


My friend is very careful about spending money. I admire that, so I call him ______________.

a)

thrifty

b)

stingy

c)

miserly

d)

selfish

11.

What is the best word to use for this sentence to make it NEGATIVE (–)?

He always says what he thinks. He is very ______.

a)

Truthful

b)

Honest

c)

Blunt

12.

Which connotation is most NEGATIVE (–)?


The jester was smiling. I didn't like the ______ on the jester's face.

a)

grin

b)

smirk

13.

Which connotation is most NEGATIVE (–)?


Mike _______ us to go to the funny house. He kept bothering us until we agreed to go.

a)

nagged

b)

reminded

14.

Which connotation is most POSITIVE (+)?


We saw ______ animals in the animal house.

a)

fascinating

b)

weird

15.

Describing someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.

a)

positive (+)

b)

negative (–)

16.

Which choice has the most POSITIVE (+) connotation?


I admire the man who jumped on the subway tracks to rescue a stranger. He was certainly ________________.

a)

foolhearty

b)

courageous

c)

rash

d)

reckless

17.

Which has the most NEGATIVE (–) connotation?

a)

a dirty shirt

b)

a filthy shirt

c)

a soiled shirt

18.

Bernard likes to know what other people are doing.

Which has the more POSITIVE (+) connotation to describe him?

a)

nosy

b)

curious

19.

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?)

a)

Fat

b)

Obese

c)

Overweight