DENOTATION
vs.
CONNOTATION
DENOTATION
is the dictionary definition of a word.
House ’haus\ n, pl houses
1: a building that serves
as a living quarters for one
or a few families.
CONNOTATION
is the feeling connected with a word.
House
Home
Which word
has a better
feeling?
CONNOTATION
Copy the following chart. Then read each
word listed below and place it in the
appropriate column on the chart.
--Negative Connotation-stingy
skinny
fat
threat
arrogant
++Positive Connotation++
thrifty
thin
overweight
challenge
proud
stingy/thrifty
thin/skinny
fat/overweight
threat/challenge
proud/arrogant
CONNOTATION
Copy the following graph. Then read
each pair of words listed below and
place it in the appropriate area on the
chart.
weak
connotation
strong
connotation
admire
mad
sad
happy
love
livid
distressed
ecstatic
mad/livid
distressed/sad
happy/ecstatic