Post on 16-Dec-2015
Mr. Smith’s Junk Shop
Mr. Smith’s Secondhand Store
Betty’s Beauty ParlorBetty’s Hair Boutique
Sam’s DinerSam’s Café
Denotation – the literal dictionary definition of a word
Connotation – the emotions and feelings associated with a word
EUPHEMISMA mild word or phrase substituted for a harsher word
The company was cutting jobs to save money.
The company was downsizing to save money.
I am unemployed at the moment.
I am between jobs at the moment.
Consider These Sets of Words
HomeDwellingHouse
DriftersHomelessDisplaced
CareerJobEmployment
How are the DENOTATIONS similar?What are the differences in
CONNOTATION?
For each numbered set below, write the individual word under the column which best describes its connotation. 1. student, pupil, learner, scholar, apprentice2. spinster, old maid, career woman, unmarried woman3. arrogant, cocky, vain, egotistical, proud, confident4. giggle, chuckle, laugh, guffaw, roar, snicker, cackle5. plump, obese, heavyset, fat, paunchy, burly, overweight, roly-poly, husky, portly, pudgy6. cheap, tight, miserly, frugal, economical, careful, thrifty, stingy, budget-minded7. insidious, clever, sly, astute, cunning, skillful, smooth8. glum, sullen, withdrawn, silent9. abridged, economical, concise, compressed, brief10. steal, embezzle, burglarize, rob, holdup, snatch, grab, help oneself to
For each numbered set below, write the individual word under the column which best describes its connotation. 1. mansion, shack, abode, dwelling, domicile, residence, house, home, dump2. spinster, old maid, unmarried woman, maiden lady, career woman3. snooty, arrogant, conceited, cocky, vain, self-satisfied, egotistical, proud, high-and mighty, overbearing, supercilious4. titter, giggle, chuckle, laugh, guffaw, roar, snicker, cackle5. plump, obese, heavyset, fat, paunchy, burly, overweight, roly-poly, husky, portly, weighty, pudgy6. cheap, tight, miserly, frugal, economical, careful, thrifty, penny-pinching, budget-minded, penurious7. shrewd, calculating, clever, sly, adroit, knowing, astute, cunning, skillful, smooth, 8. glum, sullen, withdrawn, silent9. laconic, terse, economical, concise, pointed, compressed, brief10. steal, purloin, embezzle, filch, pilfer, burglarize, rob, holdup, snatch, grab, help oneself to, appropriate.