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Grade 9 Connotations and Denotations
Connotation
  1. everyday language that may include slang or idioms
  2. words that have opposite meanings
  3. the idea or feeling implied by a word
  4. the literal meaning of a word
Grade 9 Connotations and Denotations
Select the word with the more positive connotation.
  1. refreshing
  2. chilly
Grade 9 Connotations and Denotations
Select the word with the more positive connotation.
  1. plain
  2. natural
Grade 9 Connotations and Denotations
Select the word with the more positive connotation.
  1. snob
  2. cultured
Grade 9 Connotations and Denotations
Select the word with the more positive connotation.
  1. politician
  2. statesman
Grade 9 Connotations and Denotations
I can’t tell anyone. I must                 her secret.
  1. make
  2. go
  3. keep
Grade 9 Connotations and Denotations CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.9-10.5, L.9-10.5b
Which word has the more positive connotation?
  1. slender
  2. beanpole
Grade 9 Connotations and Denotations CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.9-10.5, L.9-10.5b
Which word has the more negative connotation?
  1. mutt
  2. dog
Grade 9 Connotations and Denotations
I won the match and I                 it to the final.
  1. kept
  2. went
  3. made
Grade 9 Connotations and Denotations
the dictionary definition of a word
  1. denotation
  2. conscientious
  3. rationalize
  4. dispute
  5. impute
Grade 9 Connotations and Denotations CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.9-10.5, L.9-10.5b
Which word has the more positive connotation?
  1. lackadaisical
  2. easy-going
Grade 9 Connotations and Denotations CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.9-10.5, L.9-10.5b
Which word has the more positive connotation?
  1. newshound
  2. journalist
Grade 9 Connotations and Denotations CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.9-10.5, L.9-10.5b
Which word has the more positive connotation?
  1. substance abuser
  2. druggie
Grade 9 Connotations and Denotations
not based on logic or reasoning
  1. prescient
  2. rationalize
  3. annotate
  4. dispute
  5. irrational
Grade 9 Connotations and Denotations CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.9-10.5, L.9-10.5b
Which word has the more negative connotation?
  1. woman
  2. babe
Grade 9 Connotations and Denotations CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.9-10.5, L.9-10.5b
Which word has the more negative connotation?
  1. interested
  2. inquisitive
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