Connotation and Denotation Worksheet (Grade 7)
Free printable Grade 7 connotation worksheet. Students compare word pairs that share a denotation, like thrifty and stingy, and identify the more positive or negative connotation. Answer key included.
Grade 7 · Vocabulary worksheet
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Connotation and Denotation
Denotation is a word's literal meaning; connotation is the feeling it carries. Two words can share a denotation while one sounds admiring and the other insulting. Choose the word the question asks for.
Word bank
OdorLazyNosyVintageScrawnyThriftyRecklessYouthfulConfidentAssertive
- 1.Both words share the denotation "like a young person". Which has the more positive connotation: 'youthful' or 'childish'?
- a) youthful
- b) childish
- 2.Both words share the denotation "a smell". Which has the more negative connotation: 'aroma' or 'odor'?
- a) aroma
- b) odor
- 3.Both words share the denotation "from an earlier time". Which has the more positive connotation: 'vintage' or 'outdated'?
- a) vintage
- b) outdated
- 4.Both words share the denotation "thin". Which has the more negative connotation: 'slender' or 'scrawny'?
- a) scrawny
- b) slender
- 5.Both words share the denotation "careful with money". Which has the more positive connotation: 'thrifty' or 'stingy'?
- a) thrifty
- b) stingy
- 6.Both words share the denotation "willing to take risks". Which has the more negative connotation: 'daring' or 'reckless'?
- a) daring
- b) reckless
- 7.Both words share the denotation "saying firmly what you want". Which has the more positive connotation: 'assertive' or 'pushy'?
- a) pushy
- b) assertive
- 8.Both words share the denotation "not rushing to act". Which has the more negative connotation: 'relaxed' or 'lazy'?
- a) relaxed
- b) lazy
- 9.Both words share the denotation "sure of yourself". Which has the more positive connotation: 'confident' or 'arrogant'?
- a) confident
- b) arrogant
- 10.Both words share the denotation "eager to find things out". Which has the more negative connotation: 'curious' or 'nosy'?
- a) nosy
- b) curious
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