Denotation and Connotation

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Denotation is a word's ____________.

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Literal, dictionary definition

Front

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

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negative

Front

Identify the word that has the more positive connotation: Immature, Youthful

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Youthful

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

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neutral connotation

Front

Change the word 'smell' to 'stench' in the sentence: "I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking." What is the connotation?

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negative

Front

Changing 'inexpensive' to 'cheap' gives the word a ____ connotation.

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negative

Front

Change the word 'bossy' to 'assertive'. What connotation does 'assertive' have?

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positive

Front

Choose the word with the positive connotation: gossip--chat

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chat

Front

Choose the word with the positive connotation: immature, youthful

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youthful

Front

Which connotation is MORE positive? Our trip to the amusement park was _______. Options:

fine

,

wonderful

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wonderful