2. The Meanings of Words Denotation and Connotation

3. Denotation The dictionary meaning of a word

4. Connotation The emotional and imaginative feeling surrounding a word

5. Purpose of Words To label things I live in a house.

6. Purpose of Words To express a point of view You may live in a house, but we live in a home.

7. Connotation can be: *Positive We bought inexpensive souvenirs at the amusement park. *Negative We bought cheap souvenirs at the amusement park.

8. Connotation: Positive ● Everyone had a (smile, smirk) on his/her face on the ride home. ● Everyone had a smile on his/her face on the way home.

9. Connotation: Negative I ate a (soggy,moist) sandwich. I ate a soggy sandwich

10. Positive? You Decide! averagemediocre spitsaliva childishchildlike antiqueold-fashioned

11. Context Clues Words or phrases that help the reader understand a difficult word

12. Using Context Clues ● The parrot was able to (mimic, mock) human voices. ● The parrot was able to mimic human voices.

13. Context Clues: You Decide! 1. The (odor, fragrance) of apple blossoms filled the entire valley. 2. A (swarm, bunch) of bees filled the air near the hive. 3. Tammy (delayed, hesitated) for a moment, then went on speaking.

14. Let’s Play... Word Jeopardy

15. Positive Viewpoint Negative Viewpoint Context Clues 100 200 300 100 200 300 100 200 300

16. Positive Viewpoint ● immature ● youthful ● Back to Game Back to Game

17. Positive Viewpoint ● limit ● restrict ● Back to Game Back to Game

18. Positive Viewpoint ● filthy ● dirty ● Back to Game Back to Game

19. Negative Viewpoint ● stingy ● thrifty ● Back to Game Back to Game

20. Negative Viewpoint ● cluttered ● messy ● Back to Game Back to Game

21. Negative Viewpoint ● unusual ● weird ● Back to Game Back to Game

22. Context Clues After the big test, Rich felt relaxed and ( carefree, irresponsible ). ● Back to Game Back to Game

23. Context Clues The empty streets looked lonely and ( deserted, barren ). ● Back to Game Back to Game

24. Context Clues The employees tried to ( haggle, bargain ) with their employer over pay raises. ● Back to Game Back to Game

25. Well Done!