1. Mr. Smith’s Junk Shop Mr. Smith’s Secondhand Store Betty’s Barber Shop Betty’s Hair Boutique Sam’s Diner Sam’s Café

2. Denotation – the literal dictionary definition of a word Connotation – the emotions and feelings associated with a word

3. athlete jock

4. car mechanicautomotive technician sandwich makersandwich artist

5. A mild word or phrase substituted for a harsher word The company was cutting jobs to save money. The company was downsizing to save money. I am unemployed at the moment. I am between jobs at the moment.

7. Home Dwelling House Drifters Homeless Displaced Career Job Employment

8. There were many difficulties to overcome throughout the year. There were many challenges to overcome throughout the year.

9. Arrange the following word sets from most positive connotation to most negative connotation. Draw a line where the group shifts from positive to negative. 1. plump, obese, overweight, fat, burly, husky 2. cheap, tight, frugal, stingy, thrifty, budget-minded 3. arrogant, cocky, vain, proud, confident 4. courageous, valiant, brave, reckless, fearless 5. insidious, clever, sly, skillful, devious boulevard, avenue, lane, path, road, alley + -

10. plump, burly, huskyoverweightfat, obese frugal, thrifty, budget-minded cheap, tight, stingy cocky, arrogant, vainproud, confident valiant, courageous, brave, fearless reckless clever, skillfulinsidious, devious, sly

11. 1.We bought cheap souvenirs at the amusement park. We bought inexpensive souvenirs at the amusement park. 2.We saw unique animals at the zoo. We saw weird animals at the zoo. 3.Mike reminded us to go to the dance. Mike nagged us to go to the dance. 4.The jester’s smile could be seen from across the room. The jester’s smirk could be seen from across the room. 5. He strolled down the street. He strutted down the street. Explain the difference in connotation between the two sentences.

12. For each numbered set below, write the individual word under the column which best describes its connotation. 1. student, pupil, learner, scholar, apprentice 2. spinster, old maid, career woman, unmarried woman 3. arrogant, cocky, vain, egotistical, proud, confident 4. giggle, chuckle, laugh, guffaw, roar, snicker, cackle 5. plump, obese, heavyset, fat, paunchy, burly, overweight, roly-poly, husky, portly, pudgy 6. cheap, tight, miserly, frugal, economical, careful, thrifty, stingy, budget- minded 7. insidious, clever, sly, astute, cunning, skillful, smooth 8. glum, sullen, withdrawn, silent 9. abridged, economical, concise, compressed, brief 10. steal, embezzle, burglarize, rob, holdup, snatch, grab, help oneself to

13. For each numbered set below, write the individual word under the column which best describes its connotation. 1. mansion, shack, abode, dwelling, domicile, residence, house, home, dump 2. spinster, old maid, unmarried woman, maiden lady, career woman 3. snooty, arrogant, conceited, cocky, vain, self-satisfied, egotistical, proud, high-and mighty, overbearing, supercilious 4. titter, giggle, chuckle, laugh, guffaw, roar, snicker, cackle 5. plump, obese, heavyset, fat, paunchy, burly, overweight, roly-poly, husky, portly, weighty, pudgy 6. cheap, tight, miserly, frugal, economical, careful, thrifty, penny- pinching, budget-minded, penurious 7. shrewd, calculating, clever, sly, adroit, knowing, astute, cunning, skillful, smooth, 8. glum, sullen, withdrawn, silent 9. laconic, terse, economical, concise, pointed, compressed, brief 10. steal, purloin, embezzle, filch, pilfer, burglarize, rob, holdup, snatch, grab, help oneself to, appropriate.