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1. What is the dictionary meaning (denotation) of the word puny in the sentence below?Buster was a puny dog. He couldn't even scare the cat that lived next door.
2. What word has a NEGATIVE Connotation for the definition:without haste
3. Which connotation is more positive? _____ people rode on the roller coaster.
4. Connotation and denotation are ways to describe the meaning of
5. Which phrase has a more negative connotation?
6. Which of the following words has a more positive connotation?
7. What is the difference between CONNOTATION and DENOTATION?
8. Dale kept telling his mother the matter was grave. They had to report the person that hit their car today. What is the dictionary meaning of the word grave in the sentence above?
9. Choose the most negative connotation:Julia _____ us to go to the party.
10. What word has a NEGATIVE Connotation for the definition:ask of someone
11. Maria was courageous as she gave her speech.Maria was confident as she gave her speech.Maria was conceited as she gave her speech.Which of these has the most positive connotation?
12. All words have a connotation and a denotation. If you look up the word 'snake' in the dictionary, it would define a reptile. If you called someone 'snake', it would be an example of a
13. Writers use this to communicate positive or negative feelings in their writing:
14. The word assertive has a
15. 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."
16. My sister became a tiger when she caught me wearing her favorite shoes.
17. _____ will need to be an extra practice this week.
18. What is an example of denotation?
19. What is the denotation of a word?
20. What does denotation mean?
21. "She crosses through the room, goes to the window, opens it, and brings in a feeble little plant growing doggedly in a small pot on the windowsill." (A Raisin in the Sun, Act I, Scene One, 169)Does doggedly have positive, negative or neutral connotations in this sentence?
22. What is a denotation?
23. Which one of these words can have a positive and a negative connotation depending on the context?
24. Which connotation is most NEGATIVE (-)? We bought _____ souvenirs at the Lagoon amusement park.
25. Which phrase has a more positive connotation?
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