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Connotation or Denotation?
Game Code: 1707497
English
10
Public
Distinguish the connotative and denotative meaning of a word in a sentence, using context clues, and determine if the denotation is positive, negative, or neutral.
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Identify the connotative charge for the word blue in the following sentence: Mya is feeling blue.
Negative Connotation- it means that she is sad
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Is the meaning of the word house connotative or denotative in the following sentence: My house is the third on on the left.
Denotative because the speaker is referring to the building they live in.
15
Sort the following word series into positive, negative, and neutral connotation: thin, skinny, scrawny
Positive-skinny Negative-scrawny Neutral-thin
15
There's no place like home! Is home connotative or denotative?
Positive Connotative because home means comfort, family, and security as well as the building someone lives in.
15
George is very clever. Is clever connotative or denotative?
Denotative because being clever is a trait he has.
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He wore a brilliant shade of purple pants to school today! Is the use of the word purple connotative or denotative?
Denotative because his pants really are purple.
15
Which word has a negative connotation? Thrifty Saving Stingy
Stingy has a negative connotation
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TWO PART RESPONSE: What is the connotation and denotation of a dove?
Denotation its a bird & Connotation- a symbol of peace
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In the sentence which word has a negative connotation? That necklace is gaudy!
Gaudy
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