LSC Week 2 Selecting Appropriate Words

When is the due date to complete the Independent class SoftChalk activity to get the attendance for the following week?

• Monday 8 AM

• Monday 5 PM

• Anytime

What does APPROPRIATE mean in communication?

• Suitable

• Precise

• Accurate

• Formal

Match the following words with their meanings.

• Precise

• emotional association with the word

• Connotation

• Used by people with distant relationship

• Denotation

• Literal or dictionary meaning

• Informal language

• Accurate

• Formal language

• Used with friends or family members

Match the following words.

• Concrete

• Hey Mike

• Informal

• problem

• Abstract

• See you soon

• Formal

• Dear Mr. Jones

• Negative

• 80%

Words have ​ (a)   of meaning. For instance, RELAXED can be ​ (b)   . Examples of formal words may be ​ (c)   or​ (d)   . It is important to use ​ (e)   words rather than abstract words in communication in the workplace.

• shades
• informal
• professional
• academic
• concrete

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