Compose a short passage that has a positive connotation. Capitalize three words that you use to give it a positive tone.
Denotation refers to
a word's synonym
a word's feeling/emotion
a word's meaning/definition
a word's antonym
Connotation refers to
a word's synonym
a word's feeling/emotion
a word's meaning/definition
a word's antonym
Which word has the same denotation as the word curious?
questionable
nosey
interesting
Which word has the same denotation as the word skinny?
thin
tall
negative
Which word that means, "costs very little" has a positive connotation?
cheap
bargain
stingy
Which word that means, "one of a kind" has a negative connotation?
unique
strange
individual
Authors create the __________ of their writing by carefully choosing their ___________ to have either a negative or positive ________________.
connotation, positive, negative
tone, connotation, words
mood, words, connotation
Use this passage to answer the next few questions:
Jared eyed the cheap jacket that was on sale. He felt the flimsy fabric and was immediately suspicious. He smirked at the sales person as they pushed him to try it on. He had been tricked into poor purchases before, and he didn't want to be a fool again. He stepped away to research the item online and read some reviews. He decided to keep shopping and pass on the substandard coat.
What connoatation does this passage have?
positive
neutral
negative
Which words in the previous passage have a negative connotation? Choose all that apply.
sales person
cheap
immediately
flimsy
substandard
fool
jacket
smirked
Choose positive (P) or negative (N):
destructive
P
N
Choose positive (P) or negative (N):
energetic
P
N
Choose the positive connotation
sloppy clothes
casual clothes
Choose the negative connotation
a powerful stench
a powerful aroma
Choose the words that make this passage have a positive connotation.
After the (confident, conceited) student's speech was (carefully revised, torn apart) by her professor, it was ready to be read to the (clique, group) of advisors.