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1. What are connotations?
2. Helen was guarded about her private life. She did not like to give anyone details about herself. What is the dictionary meaning of the word guarded in the sentence above?
3. Grandpa came to their house every summer. Sure, Grandpa could be a real prune, but that was just Grandpa! What is the denotation of the word prune?
4. Choose the word with the most positive connotation.
5. I recognized the familiar smell of my mother's cooking. If you changed "smell" to "stench" the new word has a _____ connotation.
6. This refers to the writer's use of vivid and descriptive language that appeal to the senses in order to add depth to his/her work.
7. Connotation can be positive, negative, or neutral.
8. I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a _____ connotation.
9. Choose the phrase that has a more positive connotation.
10. Select the connotative meaning of the word "tea"
11. The words hot and cold would be considered _____
12. Which connotation is more negative? Janice _____ us to go to the haunted house.
13. Teddy entered every fencing match thinking he could win but never bragged. Therefore, his teammates saw him as a _____ competitor.
14. In Act I, Romeo says: "Why, such is love's transgression. Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my chest _____ Love is a smoke raised with a fume of sighs."The connotation of love in this sentence is _____
15. Which is more serious? A problem or a disaster?
16. What is the connotation of a word?
17. Which sentence is the denotation of the word "fuzzy" ?
18. Which word has a negative connotation?I didn't like the _____ on the jester's face.
19. What is the denotative meaning of the word TWINKLE?
20. The sun is a big star.
21. The shirt was made of (flimsy, delicate) material. Which word has the most negative connotation?
22. What does connotation refer to?
23. "The fiery Tybalt, with his sword prepared;Which, as he breathed defiance to my ears, He swung about his head and cut the winds, "Use context to determine the BEST connotation of fiery in this sentence _____
24. Which connotation is more negative?I ate a _____ sandwich.
25. What is the literal meaning of the word 'book'?
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