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The Meanings of Words

Learn about the power of words through their strict definitions (denotation), emotional associations (connotation), and contextual hints (context clues). Practice identifying viewpoints and connotations to enhance your language skills.

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The Meanings of Words

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  1. The Meanings of Words Denotation and Connotation

  2. Denotation The strict dictionary meaning of a word

  3. Connotation The emotional and imaginative association surrounding a word

  4. Purpose of Words To label things I live in ahouse.

  5. Purpose of Words To express a point of view You may live in a house, but we live in a home.

  6. Positive We bought inexpensivesouvenirs at the amusement park. Negative We bought cheap souvenirs at the amusement park. Point of View

  7. Point of View: Positive • Everyone had a (smile, smirk) on his/her face on the ride home. • Everyone had a smile on his/her face on the way home.

  8. Point of View: Negative I ate a (soggy,moist) sandwich. I ate a soggy sandwich

  9. Positive? You Decide! averagemediocre childishchildlike spitsaliva antiqueold-fashioned

  10. Context Clues Words or phrases that help the reader understand a difficult word

  11. Using Context Clues • The parrot was able to (mimic, mock) human voices. • The parrot was able to mimichuman voices.

  12. Context Clues: You Decide! 1. The (odor, fragrance) of apple blossoms filled the entire valley. 2. A (swarm, bunch) of bees filled the air near the hive. 3. Tammy (delayed, hesitated) for a moment, then went on speaking.

  13. Let’s Play... Word Jeopardy

  14. Word Jeopardy Positive Viewpoint Negative Viewpoint Context Clues 100 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300

  15. Positive Viewpoint • immature • youthful • Back to Game

  16. Positive Viewpoint • limit • restrict • Back to Game

  17. Positive Viewpoint • filthy • dirty • Back to Game

  18. Negative Viewpoint • stingy • thrifty • Back to Game

  19. Negative Viewpoint • cluttered • messy • Back to Game

  20. Negative Viewpoint • unusual • weird • Back to Game

  21. Context Clues After the big test, Rich felt relaxed and ( carefree, irresponsible ). • Back to Game

  22. Context Clues The empty streets looked lonely and ( deserted, barren ). • Back to Game

  23. Context Clues The employees tried to ( haggle, bargain ) with their employer over pay raises. • Back to Game

  24. Well Done!

  25. Connotation Practice Assignment There are 24 adjectives. Each adjective has a similar meaning to another adjective. Write the pair on the same line, but be sure to write the positive connotation and the negative connotation under the correct column. Use a dictionary if you don’t know the meaning of a word.

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