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Positive Connotation
Negative Connotation
Order these +, neutral, -
Explain this
Randomness
100
Our trip to Disney was (good, fantastic).
What is fantastic?
100
The new club President is a (snobbish, dignified) leader.
What is snobbish?
100
smell odor fragrance
What is fragrance, smell, odor?
100
Denotation is also known as..
What is definition?
100
Identify the positive and negative: chat, gossip
What is += chat -= gossip ?
200
It takes a (curious, brave) person to hang glide.
What is brave?
200
The young man has a (messy, casual) look about him.
What is messy?
200
stingy thrifty inexpensive
What is inexpensive thrifty stingy?
200
Connotation means the ...
What is the "feeling" the word gives you?
200
identify the positive and negative: stingy thrifty
What is += thrifty -= stingy?
300
Although she has been at Pacetti Middle School for almost ten years, Mrs. Smith is a (youthful, immature) teacher.
What is youthful?
300
The costume was (plain, boring).
What is boring?
300
adventurous reckless daring
What is adventurous daring reckless?
300
Denotation and connotation of words are these...the words have this relationship...
What is they are synonyms?
300
identify positive and negative snobbish dignified
What is += dignified -= snobbish?
400
The teacher is (strict, harsh).
What is strict?
400
Aunt June is a (curious, nosy) person, so she had asked relatives what I would like.
What is nosy?
400
easygoing lazy calm
What is easygoing calm lazy?
400
"Lucky space" what belongs in the positive sentence: We saw (weird, fascinating) animals at the zoo.
What is fascinating?
400
positive negative hyper, lively
What is += lively -= hyper ?
500
She is not afraid to try (weird, creative) teaching methods that help her students.
What is creative?
500
It was covered with (detailed, fussy) embroidery and (flashy, eye-catching) sequins.
What is fussy and flashy?
500
disaster issue problem
What is issue, problem, disaster?
500
Connotation helps you figure out the overall _____ of a piece/passage/story.
What is the tone?
500
Which ones are more neutral: Mrs. Johnson will be (thrilled, happy) when her students do (ok, fantastic) on the summative!
What is happy, ok?