📘 Vocabulary: Connotation (Grade 9)
Paginepagineapp.comDistinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations.
1. Sort by feeling — negative, neutral, positive: young, childish, youthful
2. Sort by feeling — negative, neutral, positive: curious, inquisitive, nosy
3. Sort by feeling — negative, neutral, positive: slim, scrawny, slender
4. Sort by feeling — negative, neutral, positive: smell, aroma, scent
5. Sort by feeling — negative, neutral, positive: confident, assertive, pushy
6. Sort by feeling — negative, neutral, positive: boisterous, lively, loud
7. Sort by feeling — negative, neutral, positive: antique, vintage, old
8. Sort by feeling — negative, neutral, positive: determined, persistent, stubborn
9. Sort by feeling — negative, neutral, positive: weird, unusual, unique
10. Sort by feeling — negative, neutral, positive: cheap, thrifty, inexpensive
Answer key: 1) negative: childish; neutral: youthful; positive: young · 2) negative: nosy; neutral: curious; positive: inquisitive · 3) negative: scrawny; neutral: slim; positive: slender · 4) negative: smell; neutral: scent; positive: aroma · 5) negative: pushy; neutral: assertive; positive: confident · 6) negative: loud; neutral: boisterous; positive: lively · 7) negative: old; neutral: antique; positive: vintage · 8) negative: stubborn; neutral: determined; positive: persistent · 9) negative: weird; neutral: unusual; positive: unique · 10) negative: cheap; neutral: inexpensive; positive: thrifty
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About this grade 9 worksheet
Free Grade 9 English worksheet (Common Core L.9-10.5.b): distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations. Skill: Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations. Level: Grade 9 — also suits Year 10 (UK).
For teachers: skills & standards
- CCSS L.9-10.5.b: Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations
- Works as a morning-work page, a centre/station activity, homework or an early-finisher task.
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