CONNOTATIVE VS DENOTATIVE - West Ada School District
CONNOTATIVE VS DENOTATIVE
1. BANANA
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2. CAR
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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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