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Mr. Smith’s Junk Shop

Mr. Smith’s Junk Shop. Mr. Smith’s Secondhand Store. Betty’s Beauty Parlor. Betty’s Hair Boutique. Sam’s Deli. Sam’s Sandwich Shop. Denotation – the literal dictionary definition of a word Connotation – the emotions and feelings associated with a word. jock. athlete. Street.

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Mr. Smith’s Junk Shop

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  1. Mr. Smith’s Junk Shop Mr. Smith’s Secondhand Store Betty’s Beauty Parlor Betty’s Hair Boutique Sam’s Deli Sam’s Sandwich Shop

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

  3. jock athlete

  4. Street

  5. Consider These Sets of Words Home Dwelling Residence House Vagrants Homeless Displaced Career Job Employment How are the DENOTATIONS similar? What are the differences in CONNOTATION?

  6. 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, unmarried woman, career woman • 3. arrogant, cocky, vain, egotistical, proud, confident • 4. titter, 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 glum, sullen, withdrawn, silent • 9.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, terse, economical, concise, pointed, compressed, brief • 10. steal, embezzle, pilfer, burglarize, rob, holdup, snatch, grab, help oneself to, appropriate.

  7. 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.

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