1. Make Sure You Add Definitions of These Words: Positive, Negative, Neutral

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LANGUAGE PRACTICE 1

Exercise 1: Directions: Read p. 678 in your Literature Textbook. Add notes to your Cornell Notes on connotation.

1.  Make sure you add definitions of these words: positive, negative, neutral.

2.  Copy the table on p. 678 into your notes.

Exercise 2: Connotation

Write (-) if the underlined word has a negative connotation. Write (+) if it has a positive connotation. Write (N) if the word is neutral.

_____ Darren’s friends discussed his problems.

_____ Darren’s friends gossiped about his problems.

_____ The play was fantastic.

_____ The play was boring.

_____This is my house.

_____ This is my home.

Exercise 3: Connotation

1.  Write the definition for each word by using a dictionary.

2.  Circle the word in the pair that has the more positive connotation.

3.  Explain your choice.

Pair 1: chef – cook

chef: Definition:

cook: Definition:

Explain:

Pair 2: inexpensive – cheap

inexpensive: Definition:

cheap: Definition:

Explain:

Pair 3: slender – gaunt

slender: Definition:

gaunt: Definition:

Explain:

Pair 4: clever – shrewd

clever: Definition:

shrewd: Definition

Explain:

Pair 5: invest – speculate

invest: Definition:

speculate: Definition:

Explain:

Exercise 4: Multiple Meaning Words. Draw an arrow from the word in the sentence to its appropriate meaning.

The word “bank” has the following meanings:

financial business a row of things land alongside a river

The bathers sunned themselves on the bank after taking a swim. I went to the bank to deposit my gift money. I am saving to buy an ipad.

As she walked along the bank of telephone booths, she realized all of them were out of order.

The word “desert” has the following meanings:

dry, barren region to leave or go away from

If you are going to cross a desert, you should travel by camel instead of horse because camels don’t need as much water. My friend did not desert me when the bully tried to push me around.

Exercise 5: Multiple Meaning Words. Write your own sentences for the word “pad”. Write one sentence for each meaning.

pad: a soft piece of material used to cushion

pad: to walk softly

pad: sheets of blank paper fastened together

pad: flat surface for helicopter or rocket takeoff and landing

pad: rooms, home, place, lodgings

pad: fleshy under part of an animal’s foot