Connotation

Which word has a negative connotation?

• stench

• smell

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which phrase has negative connotation?

• a box filled with documents

• a box crammed with documents

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which phrase has a more positive connotation?

• a peculiar object

• a unique object

• a strange object

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• positive

• negative

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.

• positive
• negative

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

McDonald's is an inexpensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word now has a ____ connotation.

• positive
• negative

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• gossip
• chat

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the word with the positive connotation.
self-confident--arrogant

• self-confident
• arrogant

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which connotation is MORE positive?
We saw ______ animals in the animal house.

• fascinating
• weird

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which connotation is MORE negative?
It made me feel _______.

• uneasy
• frightened

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4