Connotation Worksheet: Shades of Meaning (Grade 7)
Free printable Grade 7 connotation worksheet. Students pick the most positive or most negative word from synonym sets, sharpening evaluative language skills. Answer key included.
Grade 7 · Vocabulary worksheet
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Connotation: Shades of Meaning
Words with similar meanings can feel positive, neutral or negative; that feeling is the word's connotation. In each set, pick the word the question asks for.
Word bank
LazyAromaBraveFussySlenderCuriousThriftyDecrepitArrogantHyperactive
- 1.Which word has the most positive connotation: nosy, interested, curious?
- a) nosy
- b) interested
- c) curious
- 2.Which word has the most negative connotation: decrepit, vintage, old?
- a) decrepit
- b) vintage
- c) old
- 3.Which word has the most positive connotation: stench, smell, aroma?
- a) stench
- b) smell
- c) aroma
- 4.Which word has the most negative connotation: particular, fussy, selective?
- a) particular
- b) fussy
- c) selective
- 5.Which word has the most positive connotation: stingy, thrifty, careful with money?
- a) stingy
- b) thrifty
- c) careful with money
- 6.Which word has the most negative connotation: sure, confident, arrogant?
- a) sure
- b) confident
- c) arrogant
- 7.Which word has the most positive connotation: unafraid, brave, reckless?
- a) unafraid
- b) brave
- c) reckless
- 8.Which word has the most negative connotation: relaxed, lazy, unhurried?
- a) relaxed
- b) lazy
- c) unhurried
- 9.Which word has the most positive connotation: scrawny, thin, slender?
- a) scrawny
- b) thin
- c) slender
- 10.Which word has the most negative connotation: lively, hyperactive, energetic?
- a) lively
- b) hyperactive
- c) energetic
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