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1. True/False:The denotation of a word is just a fancy way of saying the dictionary definition.
2. What has the most negative connotation? "I guess that's how come that man finally worked hisself to death like he done. Like he was fighting his own _____ with this here world that took his baby from him."
3. Read the sentences and answer the question. Winning by seven strokes, Tiger Woods won the tournament. Winning by seven strokes, Tiger Woods dominated the tournament. How does the connotation of the word dominated in the second sentence convey the author's purpose?
4. Choose the word with the positive connotation. petite _____ puny
5. Provide an example of a word with a negative connotation.
6. Which of the following words below have a POSITIVE Connotation? mob OR gathering
7. "MAMA (Looking at her plant and sprinkling a little water on it) They spirited all right, my children. Got to admit they got spirit-Bennie and Walter. Like this little old plant that ain't never had enough sunshine or nothing-and look at it _____ " (A Raisin in the Sun, Act I, Scene One, 333)Does spirited have positive, negative or neutral connotations in this sentence?
8. EcstaticexcitedhappyWhich of these is the most intense?
9. Which word has a neutral connotation?
10. Which is worth more?
11. Which sentence has a more NEGATIVE connotation?
12. Which best describes a summary?
13. What word has a POSITIVE Connotation for the definition:without haste
14. Which word has a negative connotation?We bought _____ souvenirs at the amusement park.
15. William wanted to be honest but still impress his girlfriend, so he told her the fancy necklace he gave her was _____
16. Identify the word that has the more positive connotation
17. Afraid his teacher would scold him in front of the class, Dax made sure he only _____ at his lab partner's joke.
18. Which connotation is MORE negative? We bought _____ souvenirs at the amusement park.
19. She has a big heart.
20. Which of the following words below have a NEGATIVE Connotation? nosy OR curious
21. Feeling a burst of courage, Kiyomi planted her ski poles in the snow, pushed off with her feet, and sailed down the mountain. The author says that Kiyomi planted her ski poles. This suggests that Kiyomi
22. A denotation is a positive association.
23. Denotation is a word's _____ meaning.
24. Which is more polite?
25. _____ is the literal definition of a word.
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