4. What is in the picture?
What can you get from eating
vegetables?
5. Denotation: the dictionary and literal
meaning of a word
- Connotation : a feeling or idea that is
suggested by a particular word although
it need not be a part of the word's
meaning, or something suggested by an
object or situation:
6. Nutrients are components in foods that
an organism uses to survive and grow.
Macronutrients provide the bulk energy an
organism's metabolic system needs to
function while micronutrients provide the
necessary cofactors for metabolism to be
carried out. Both types of nutrients can be
acquired from
7. the environment. Micronutrients are used
to build and repair tissues and to regulate
body processes whilemacronutrients are
converted to, and used for energy.
Nutrients are chemical substances present
in foods that keep the body healthy, supply
materials for growth and repair of tissues,
and provide energy for work and physical
8. activities.
The major nutrients include the
macronutrients namely proteins,
carbohydrates, and fats; micronutrients
vitamins such as A, D, E, and K; the B
complex, and Vitamin C. Minerals are
calcium, iron, iodine, zinc, fluoride, and
water
9. a. What does the paragraph tell about
nutrients?
b. What are contained in the food nutrients?
c. What are macronutrients? Where can we get
them?
d. What are micronutrients? Where do you find
them?
e. Why are these nutrients needed by the body?
10. What is the denotation of nutrients based on the
paragraph?
- Nutrients are chemical substances present in
foods that keep the body healthy, supply materials
for growth and repair of tissues, and provide energy
for work and physical activities.
Denotation refers to the literal meaning of a word,
the "dictionary definition
11. What are the connotations can you
attached to the word nutrient?
- Food, drink, nutrition, nourishment,
energy etc.
Connotation refers to the associations that
are connected to certain
word or the emotional suggestions related
to that word.
12. The words home, house, residence and
dwelling all have the same denotation, but
the connotation of each word is very
different.
Denotation: Where a person lives at any
given time.
14. Snake:
Denotation: scaly, legless reptile
Connotation: dangerous, evil, disloyal person
Mother
Denotation : female parent
Connotation: love and respect security and warmth
15. The connotation of a word is often either
positive or negative
What does it mean for a word to have a positive
connotation?
To be associated with something good.
16. What does it mean for a word to have a
negative connotation?
To be associated with something bad.
What does it mean for a word to have a neutral
connotation?
To be indifferent, not to have a strong feeling of
the word being associated
with something good or bad.
17. Positive Neutral Negative
home house dump
exotic foreign strange
chat talk babble
feast dinner chow
fragrance smell stench
venerable old decrepit
tune sound noise
pet animal beast
18. Which connotation is more positive? Choose the letter
of the correct answer
1. Our trip to the amusement park was _____. ( a. fine
b. wonderful )
2. _____ people rode on the roller coaster. ( a. Brave
b. Foolhardy )
3. We saw ________ animals in the animal house. ( a.
fascinating b. weird )
19. 4. Some of the monkeys made _________ faces. (a.
hilarious b. amusing )
5. Everyone had a ________ on his or her face on the
way home. ( a. smile b. smirk )
20. Which connotation is more negative?
6. We bought _______ souvenirs at the
amusement park. ( a.cheap b. inexpensive)
7. I ate a _____sandwich. ( a. soggy b.
moist )
8. Mike _______ us to go to the funny
house. ( a. nagged b. reminded )
21. 9. I didn't like the _________ on the
jester's face.( a. smirk b. grin )
10. It made me feel _________. ( a. uneasy
b. frightened )
22. Directions: For these conditions, first think of a word
with a positive connotation, and then think of a word
with a negative connotation.
Condition Positive Connotation Negative Connotation
1. overweight
2. short
3. not smart
4. unattractive
5. non-athletic
23. Read each of the following sentences. Decide from the
context whether the speaker is showing positive or
negative connotation of the topic. Then circle the best
word to put into the sentence.
1. “The sooner we move out of this ( home, dump ),” said
Jack, “the happier I’ll be.”
2. This cell phone is ( expensive, overpriced ), but I don’t
mind paying extra because it has so many useful features.
3. You’re lucky to have Wilma on your committee. She
has lots of (original, crazy) ideas.
24. 4. Boss Reed and his ( cronies, employees ) have
controlled the politics in this city for more than twenty
years. I certainly hope the other party wins this year!
5. It was a beautiful spring day, and the ( stench, scent ) of
apple blossoms filled the whole yard.
25. Read the paragraph below. Replace underlined words
from the box that have the same denotation as the
underline word but a different connotation. Write your
answers on the lines
26. yelling walk scent forced terrible
Jojo was having a sad and unpleasant ________day.
First he was required ________to clean his room. Then
Jojo’s stroll _________with his dad was cancelled. That
meant that he would not be able to pass by the parks
flower gardens with their lovely smell __________. And
finally, his cousin was calling out loudly __________.
That he was going to drive him to soccer practice
27. Directions: For the following words that have no positive
or negative connotation, write two words/phrases to
replace the original word. One word/phrase should have a
positive connotation. The other word/phrase should have a
negative connotation.
Example: Child
Positive Connotation: Angel
Negative Connotation: Brat
1. Mother 2. Pencil 3. Book 4. Movie 5. Dog
