Connotation 9th Grade English

What does it mean? Our text book glossary (p. R104) defines connotation as: *An attitude or feeling associated with a word, in contrast to the word’s denotation (literal, or dictionary meaning). The connotations of a word may be positive or negative.

Examples Enthusiastic has positive associations. Rowdy has negative associations.

You Pick (Positive or Negative) Childlike or Childish (Negative) Implies that someone is immature Youthful (Positive)Infers that someone is lively and energetic Cheap or Miserly (Negative) Implies that someone is stingy with their money

Identify Word with Negative Connotation Windmere is an uppity neighborhood, but the rents are cheap. Uppity Every morning my neighbor takes his mutt to the park. Mutt Sam is quite the vocal at every meeting. Vocal