WorksheetsConnotation and Denotation
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 30mins
Casey was such a pushy leader; she was easily defeated as class president .
Positive connotation
Neutral Connotation
Negative Connotation
What are connotations?
Words that end in vowels
Dictionary definition of a word
Words that have feelings attached to them
Describing words
________ people rode on the roller coaster.
inquiring--prying
self-confident--arrogant
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?
It implies a positive characteristic.
It implies an increasingly negative characteristic.
It implies a careless characteristic.
It implies a playfully irresponsible characteristic.
The denotation is the _______________ meaning of a word.
emotional
literal
incorrect
opposite
We bought _____ souvenirs at the amusement park.
Ollie ____________science so much that he can talk about it for hours.
adores
appreciates
dreads
loathes
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.
residence
shack
why is mob a negative word
because it has a negative meaning to it
it sounds overall negative
because i said so
so i can use words in a sentence
The denotation is the _________meaning of a word.
emotional
literal
incorrect
opposite
Read the sentences. What are the differences between surprised and astounded?
Surprised is the antonym of astounded.
Astounded is more intense than surprised and implies that Julie was even more shocked.
Surprised is more intense than astounded and implies that Julie was even more shocked.
Surprised and astounded have different denotations.
