Connotative Language

6: notoriously risky

• figurative

• connotative

• technical

6: monumental advantage

• figurative

• connotative

• technical

4: amphibious truck 5: amphibious landings

• figurative

• connotative

• technical

What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.

• She talks really loudly.

• She gets really angry. 

• She spits when she talks. 

Which phrase has a negative connotation?

• bold plan 

• reckless plan 

Which of these words has the most POSITIVE connotative meaning?

• peculiar

• unique

• different

• none

Which word has connotative meaning?

• terrestrial

• abundant

• deepest

• largest

Read the following passage and determine whether it evokes positive or negative connotative meaning.

Deserts make up a fifth of the Earth’s land surface. Light brown and bright gold sand shifts with the winds, forming graceful eddies and patterns across the landscape. Cacti wait ready to bloom at the first sign of rain. Seeds lie ready in the ground; roots wait to send up shoots with the possibility of rain. Snakes and lizards bask in the sun or find cover under rocks in the heat of the day. The sun warms the desert by day. The nights are cool and offer respite from the day’s heat.

• Positive

• Negative

Choose the word with the positive connotation.

• gathering

• mob

Which of these words has the most NEGATIVE connotation?

• peculiar

• unique

• different

• none