Part 2 READING:
INFORMATIONAL TEXT
2.2 Craft and Structure
Name __________________________________
Denotation and Connotation
Practice
Print this page and then write your answers in the chart.
Read the pairs of sentences below.
Picky eaters might have a hard time finding restaurants that suit their tastes. Shoppers sometimes benefit in
the long run by being choosy about what they buy.
People who eat well and exercise can appear youthful in old age. Immature students sometimes act out in
class to get attention.
Now follow the steps to determine which underlined words have a positive and which
underlined words have a negative connotation.
1. Look up the denotation, or dictionary definition of the underlined words in each pair of
sentences.
2. Look for context clues in the sentence that point to the connotation, or emotional
associations, connected to each word.
3. Use your own knowledge of how each word is used.
Word
picky
choosy
Denotation
Context Clues
Your Knowledge
Connotation
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4. Use all of this information to determine whether each word has a positive or negative
connotation.
Part 2 READING:
INFORMATIONAL TEXT
2.2 Craft and Structure
Name __________________________________
Word
youthful
immature
Denotation
Context Clues
Your Knowledge
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Connotation
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