Connotation vs. Denotation

Which phrase has a positive connotative meaning?

• A strong aroma.

• A strong stench.

Which phrase has a negative connotative meaning?

• He wasted his time playing PUBG instead of studying.

• He invested his time in his schooling, and now he's first in his class.

Does the word in bold have denotative or connotative meaning?

• Denotative

• Connotative

If you change the word "smell" to "stench", the word has what kind of connotation?

• Negative

• Positive

• Neutral

The word scrawny, as in the sentence below, has what kind of connotation?

• Positive

• Neutral

• Negative

What is an example of denotation?

• Childish is negative; while youthful is positive.

• How have you been?

• Dreamer (adj.): a person who is dreaming or has dreams.

• Candy apples are very delicious.

How does the connotation of the word persistent in the second sentence convey the author's purpose?

• It implies a positive characteristic.

• It implies a careless characteristic.

• It implies an increasingly negative characteristic.

• It implies a playfully irresponsible characteristic.

Organize the connotations of the following words:

Slop, feast, dinner

• Negative, positive, neutral

• Positive, neutral, negative

• Positive, negative, neutral

Organize the connotations of the following words:

Sound, noise, tune

• Negative, positive, neutral

• Positive, neutral, negative

• Neutral, negative, positive

Write a sentence for "Giggle", and "Cackle" based on their connotations and identify the connotations i.e. positive, neutral or negative.