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Roots/Affixes and Connotation/Denotation

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The denotation is the _______________ meaning of a word.

a)

emotional

b)

literal

c)

incorrect

d)

opposite

2.
What is denotation?
a)
Direct meaning of a word or dictionary meaning.
b)
It means down.
c)
Let me ask my friend
d)
It means to note the word.
3.

why is mob a negative word

a)

because it has a negative meaning to it

b)

it sounds overall negative

c)

because i said so

d)

so i can use words in a sentence

4.
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
self-confident--arrogant
a)
self-confident
b)
arrogant
5.
Which connotation is MORE negative?
We bought _____ souvenirs at the amusement park.
a)
cheap
b)
inexpensive
6.
What is connotation?
a)
Connotation implies or suggests a meaning of a word.
b)
Dictionary meaning of a word.
c)
I don't know!
d)
Unknown meaning
7.

The denotation is the _________meaning of a word.

a)

emotional

b)

literal

c)

incorrect

d)

opposite

8.
Which word has a neutral connotation?
a)
Mansion
b)
Residence
c)
Shack
9.
1. Which word has to do with our personal connections with words, and can be discussed in terms of positive, negative, or neutral?
a)
jargon
b)
denotation
c)
vernacular
d)
connotation
10.
McDonald's is an inexpensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word now has a ____ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
11.

What are connotations?

a)

Words that end in vowels

b)

Dictionary definition of a word

c)

Words that have feelings attached to them

d)

Describing words

12.
A compliment would be to say that the owl in the picture is...
a)
bizarre
b)
strange
c)
unique
13.
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
inquiring--prying
a)
inquiring
b)
prying
14.

Casey was such a pushy leader; she was easily defeated as class president .

a)

Positive connotation

b)

Neutral Connotation

c)

Negative Connotation

15.

Read the sentences. What are the differences between surprised and astounded?

a)

Surprised is the antonym of astounded.

b)

Astounded is more intense than surprised and implies that Julie was even more shocked.

c)

Surprised is more intense than astounded and implies that Julie was even more shocked.

d)

Surprised and astounded have different denotations.

16.
Which connotation is MORE positive?
________ people rode on the roller coaster.
a)
Brave
b)
Foolhardy
17.

Read the sentences and answer the question. I gave the most difficult task to Yandy because she is the most stubborn person I know. I gave the most difficult task to Yandy because she is the most persistent person I know. How does the connotation of the word persistent in the second sentence convey the author’s purpose?

a)

It implies a positive characteristic.

b)

It implies an increasingly negative characteristic.

c)

It implies a careless characteristic.

d)

It implies a playfully irresponsible characteristic.

18.

Ollie ____________science so much that he can talk about it for hours.

a)

adores

b)

appreciates

c)

dreads

d)

loathes

19.
Which word has a positive connotation?
a)
brainwash
b)
persuade
20.

The ad described the house as small and cozy. But when the Davenports pulled into the driveway, they were disappointed at the ____________ which stood before them.

a)

residence

b)

shack

21.

Denotation is a word's ____________.

a)

Literal, dictionary definition

b)

Emotional meaning

c)

synonym

d)

antonym

22.

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

a)

positive

b)

negative

23.

Identify the word that has the more positive connotation

a)

Immature

b)

Youthful

24.

Ginny was a nosy child. She wanted to know about everything that happened in the little town of Darington.


What is the dictionary meaning of nosy in the sentence above?

a)

Interesting, unusual

b)

Intelligent, smart

c)

Similar, identical

d)

Curious, inquisitive

25.

Buster was a puny dog. He could not even scare the cat that lived next door.


What is the dictionary meaning of the word puny in the sentence above?

a)

Noisy or loud

b)

Large in actions or words

c)

Undersized or small

d)

Heavy or overweight

26.

Connotation and Denotation are two ways to describe the meanings of ________________

a)

planets

b)

birds

c)

words

d)

sentences

27.

the emotion that a word generates, extra implied meaning

a)

Denotation

b)

Connotation

28.

dictionary definition

a)

Denotation

b)

Connotation

29.

type of connotation that does not make you feel good or bad, just in the middle

a)

positive connotation

b)

neutral connotation

c)

negative connotation

30.

Sad has a _____ connotation.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

green eggs and ham

31.
A prefix goes _________of a word.
a)
at the end
b)
at the beginning
c)
in the middle
32.
A suffix goes _______of a word.
a)
at the beginning
b)
in the middle
c)
at the end 
33.
The base word in disagree is?
a)
agree
b)
dis
c)
ree
34.
In order to bake a cake, you must first prepare the batter. The prefix pre- means
a)
after
b)
before
c)
until
d)
move
35.
The doctor returned to check on his patient. The prefix re- means:
a)
away
b)
again
c)
aging
d)
not
36.
Fill in the blank: 
My mom wanted milk without fat. 
She wanted ___fat milk. 
a)
non-
b)
pre-
c)
re-
d)
un- 
37.
What is the prefix meaning for poly?
a)
few
b)
zero
c)
many
d)
one
38.
-ology is a suffix meaning _____?
a)
study of
b)
color
c)
water
d)
between
39.
Tri- means what?
a)
four
b)
pieces
c)
three
40.
The meaning of the prefix "anti" is
a)
against
b)
to need help
c)
no
d)
near
41.
I decided to _______________ my Iphone account so that no one could use it. 
a)
devuse
b)
interject
c)
transcontinental 
d)
deactivate
42.
The story ____________ some truly horrible events to take place in the the not too distant future. 
a)
prefixed
b)
deactivated
c)
foreshadowed
d)
interacted
43.
How does an animal who is a biped move around?
a)
with its wings
b)
on its stomach
c)
on four legs
d)
on two feet
44.
People who suffer from allergies often take a type of medicine called an antihistamine. What does an antihistamine do?
a)
It acts against histamines.
b)
It increases the amount of histamines.
c)
It combines with histamines.
d)
It works with histamines.
45.
Luminary, Illuminate, Lucid, Illustrious, and Translucent all are derived from the root word “luc/lum” which means?
a)
"to throw"
b)
"to speak"
c)
"to light"
d)
"to take"
46.
Macy tried to circumvent the problem by calling her professor ahead of time.

What does the word circumvent mean in the sentence above?
a)
to learn again
b)
to remember
c)
to get around
d)
to draw a circle
47.
When the snow froze over into ice, it caused quite the catastrophe for the parking lot. The ice was so heavy, it caused the branches to break from the trees and onto the parked cars. In addition to the broken windshields, the floor to the lot was covered in debris and other particles. This was abnormal weather for this time of the year.

Using your knowledge of Greek and Latin roots, what is the meaning of the word catastrophe in the passage above?
a)
Glass
b)
A turn for the worst
c)
Insurance
d)
Happiness
48.
Disarm must mean __________ according to the root/affix.
a)
deprive of weapons
b)
thoroughly deceive 
c)
war time 
d)
before war
49.
Mom had to intervene when my sister and I started to argue over the remote. 
The prefix inter- in the word intervene means _____.
a)
into
b)
above
c)
between
d)
over
50.
In 1919, Charles Lindbergh completed a solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean; taking off from New York City and landing in Paris, France. 
Which word correctly describes Lindbergh's flight?
a)
subatlantic
b)
transatlantic
c)
interatlantic
d)
circumatlantic
51.
A prefix goes _________of a word.
a)
at the end
b)
at the beginning
c)
in the middle
52.
A suffix goes _______of a word.
a)
at the beginning
b)
in the middle
c)
at the end 
53.
The base word in disagree is?
a)
agree
b)
dis
c)
ree
54.
The base word in disagree is?
a)
agree
b)
dis
c)
ree
55.
In order to bake a cake, you must first prepare the batter. The prefix pre- means
a)
after
b)
before
c)
until
d)
move
56.
The doctor returned to check on his patient. The prefix re- means:
a)
away
b)
again
c)
aging
d)
not
57.
-ology is a suffix meaning _____?
a)
study of
b)
color
c)
water
d)
between
58.
Tri- means what?
a)
four
b)
pieces
c)
three
59.
The meaning of the prefix "anti" is
a)
against
b)
to need help
c)
no
d)
near
60.
I decided to _______________ my Iphone account so that no one could use it. 
a)
devuse
b)
interject
c)
transcontinental 
d)
deactivate

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