CONNOTATIVE VS DENOTATIVE



CONNOTATIVE VS DENOTATIVE

1. BANANA

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2. CAR

Denotative:

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3. SCHOOL

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4. Banana

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5. Banana

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6. Banana

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7. Banana

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Name___________________ Per____

DENOTATION/CONNOTATION

For each pair of words and a phrase, list the one that is positive in the “Positive Connotation” category, the one that is negative in the “Negative Connotation” category, and the word or phrase that is a more neutral definition for both words in the "Neutral" column.

Choices:

1. gaze, look steadily, stare

2. fragrance, odor, a smell sensed by the olfactory nerve

3. brainwash, persuade, influence one way or another

4. delayed, not on time, tardy

5. somewhat interested, nosEy, curious

6. lazily, without haste, leisurely

7. ask of someone, demand, request

8. gathering, a large group, mob

9. slim, skinny, less than average build

10. discuss with others, debate, argue

11. observe, watch, spy

12. a young age, youthful, immature

13. not having a care, irresponsible, carefree,

14. unique, not commonly found, strange

15. find, detect, snoop

16. inexpensive, fairly priced, or cheap

17. isolation, privacy, having an opportunity to be alone

18. assertive, firmly confident, pushy

19. extravagance, generosity, giving much

20. cHEAP, INEXPENSIVE, THRIFTY

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Name___________________ Per____

DENOTATION/CONNOTATION

For each pair of words and a phrase, list the one that is positive in the “Positive Connotation” category, the one that is negative in the “Negative Connotation” category, and the word or phrase that is a more neutral definition for both words in the "Neutral" column.

Choices:

1. gaze, look steadily, stare

2. fragrance, odor, a smell sensed by the olfactory nerve

3. brainwash, persuade, influence one way or another

4. delayed, not on time, tardy

5. somewhat interested, nosEy, curious

6. lazily, without haste, leisurely

7. ask of someone, demand, request

8. gathering, a large group, mob

9. slim, skinny, less than average build

10. discuss with others, debate, argue

11. observe, watch, spy

12. a young age, youthful, immature

13. not having a care, irresponsible, carefree,

14. unique, not commonly found, strange

15. find, detect, snoop

16. inexpensive, fairly priced, or cheap

17. isolation, privacy, having an opportunity to be alone

18. assertive, firmly confident, pushy

19. extravagance, generosity, giving much

20. cHEAP, INEXPENSIVE, THRIFTY

| |Positive Connotation |Neutral |Negative Connotation |

|1 |GAZE | LOOK STEADILY | STARE |

|2 |FRAGRANCE | SMELL SENSED…. | ODOR |

|3 |PERSUADE | INFLUENCE…. | BRAINWASH |

|4 |DELAYED | NOT ON TIME |TARDY |

|5 |CURIOUS | SOMEWHAT INTERESTED | NOSEY |

|6 | LEISURELY | WITHOUT HASTE | LAZILY |

|7 |REQUEST | ASK SOMEONE |DEMAND |

|8 |GATHERING |LARGE GROUP |MOB |

|9 | SLIM |LESS THAN AVG BUILD |SKINNY |

|10 | DEBATE | DISCUSS WITH OTHERS | ARGUE |

|11 |OBSERVE | WATCH |SPY |

|12 |YOUTHFUL | A YOUNG AGE |IMMATURE |

|13 | CAREFEE | NOT HAVING A CARE | IRRESPONSIBLE |

|14 | UNIQUE | NOT COMMONLY FOUND | STRANGE |

|15 | DETECT | FIND | SNOOP |

|16 |INEXPENSIVE | FAIRLY PRICED | CHEAP |

|17 | PRIVACY | HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY.. |ISOLATION |

|18 | ASSERTIVE | FIRMLY CONFIDENT | PUSHY |

|19 | GENEROSITY | GIVING MUCH |EXTRAVAGANT |

|20 |THRIFTY | INEXPENSIVE | CHEAP |

Exercise 1 For most people, 10 of the following words have favourable connotations, and 10 have unfavourable ones. Mark the words with favourable connotations with an asterisk (*), and underline those that are unfavourable. 1. dessert

11. Monday 2. flu 12. weekend 3. monster 13. T.V. 4. music 14. murder 5. worm 15. war 6. progress 16. daughter 7. jewels 17. debt 8. success 18. traffic 9. gang 19. springtime 10 circus 20. liar

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8. Banana

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9. Banana

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10. Banana

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11. Banana

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12. Banana

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13. Banana

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14. Banana

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