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1. He thought of his friend, Peter, who at that very moment was finishing up his road test. Tavi had the grim thought that Peter would pass, making Tavi the very last of his friends to get a driver's license.What does the word grim suggest as it is used in the passage?
2. Which one refers to the literal or dictionary definition of a word?
3. McDonald's is an inexpensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word now has a _____ connotation.
4. Choose the word with the negative connotation.
5. Which connotation is most POSITIVE (+)? We saw _____ animals in the animal house.
6. The dress in the store is cheap.
7. Choose the most positive connotation:The class' trip to the amusement park was _____
8. When we say "Pull yourself together, man!"
9. The following words could be used to describe someone who like to know about many things:inquisitive, curious, nosy. Which one has a positive connotation?
10. Buster was a puny dog. He couldn't even scare the cat that lived next door. What is the dictionary meaning of the word puny in the sentence above?
11. The positive connotation of stench is _____
12. What are some strategies to determine the connotation of a word?
13. What is the denotative meaning of the word DOG?
14. A reckless plan
15. Give an example of a word with a neutral connotation.
16. Connotation is
17. Write a negative connotation:I ate a (a) sandwich.
18. A denotation is the literal meaning of a word.
19. The denotative meaning of 'chicken' is _____
20. Which sentence has a more positive connotation?
21. "The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."What is being personified?
22. It was a beautiful spring day, and the (fragrance, smell, stench) of apple blossoms filled the whole yard _____ Determine whether the speaker is showing approval(+) or disapproval(-) or neutral(=) and choose the best word in parentheses.
23. Benjamin was a lanky kid. He was the tallest kid in the class, and he was not a big kid. His mom packed him a huge lunch in the hopes he would get some more muscle on his bony arms and legs. What is the dictionary meaning of the word lanky in the sentence above?
24. We, as speakers and writers, have the power to hurt other people's feelings all because of the _____
25. Which word has a negative connotation?Mike _____ us to go to the funny house.
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