The document provides examples and explanations of denotation and connotation. It discusses how denotation refers to the dictionary or literal meaning of a word, while connotation refers to ideas or meanings associated with feelings and emotions. Students are then given several guided practice activities to identify whether meanings provided for underlined words are denotative or connotative.

2. Give the meaning of the following text t
Tells what happened.
Use to summarize, analize and
Respond to literary texts.
How to do something.
Presents information and opinion
About more than side of an issue.

3. Arrange the following events according
to time order.
Life Cycle of a Butterfly
___The pupa will turn into an adult
butterfly.
___A butterfly starts life as a very
small, round, oval or cylindrical egg.
___They form themselves into a pupa.
___The egg hatches, the larva will
start his work and eat the leaf they were
born onto.

4. Choose the meaning of the underlined
words
1. Doctors transplanted one of his
kidneys into his sister
A. an operation
B. planting
2. Health-conscious people were
replacing the fried foods in their diet
with cereals.
A. unhealthy
B. healthy diet and lifestyle
3. I had no appetite and couldn't
sleep.

6. Let us discuss how the word heart can be
used in different context.
A. My mother will undergo a heart
transplant this weekend.
B.I will give my heart to you when you
say yes.
In our first sentence what does the
word heart mean?
Why mother will undergo
transplant?
In the second sentence what does
the word heart mean?
If you feel in love will you do the

8. Denotation is the dictionary meaning of
a word while connotation is an idea or
meaning based from the connection or
association of feelings and emotions.

10. Guided Practice
The class will be divided into 4 groups. Each group will be
assigned with different task that they need to accomplish
within the given time.
Group 1 - Word Ticket
Identify the meaning of the underlined words. Color the C
ticket if the word is used as connotation and the D ticket if
the word is used as denotation.
Group 2 – Maria Went to Market
Color the denotative plate if the meaning of the underlined
word is a denotation and connotative plate if it is a
connotation.
Group 3 - Whispering Words
Read the following words. Tell whether if the given meaning
is a denotation or connotation
Group 4 – Crossword puzzle.
Choose inside the box the word being referred to, to

11. Directions: Read the following sentences. Tell
whether the given meaning of the underlined word is a
denotation or connotation.
_______ 1. Last year, my family and I went to Laguna
to visit our relatives.
(Family – group of related individual)
_______ 2. Exercise is a way to prevent us to become
overweight.
(Overweight - weighing more than
normal)
_______ 3. The guy at the back looks greasy in his
violet pants.
(Greasy – unappealing)
_______ 4. Andrei’s face looks blue when he saw his
low grades.
(Blue - sad)

12. Read the paragraph aloud and with
accuracy. Then answer the following
questions.
Maxine is a health conscious girl.
She works hard in keeping her body
physically fit. Instead of riding a
jeepney, she prefers to walk as her
daily exercise. Eating heavy breakfast
in the morning but light meals during
lunch and dinner are her routinary diet.
Her favorite foods are vegetables and
fruits to keep her heart healthy. Taking
enough sleep and being happy are her
important ingredients in achieving a

13. Read the paragraph aloud and with accuracy. Then
answer the following questions.
1.What is the text all about?
2.In what way Maxine makes her
body physically fit?
3.Why she keeps her body
healthy?
4.Enumerate the routinary diet
of Maxine.
5.If you were Maxine, will you do
the same?
How?

14. What have you learned from today’s lesson?
In my mind, I know and in my
heart, I feel that ____________
is the dictionary meaning of a word
while ___________ is an idea or
meaning based from the
connections of words.

15. Find the denotative meaning of the following
words
1. overweight - ( chubby, obese, weighing more than
normal )
2. appetite - ( a strong desire, hunger, craving )
3. broken – ( defeated, fractured, beaten )
Find the connotative meaning of the following
words.
4. short –( tiny, little, fleeting )
5. height - ( measurement from base to top ,
violence )