Flocabulary #30 "Word Choice"

Question 1

The word dinky has a ________ connotation. My mom only let me eat a dinky scoop of ice cream.

Accepted Answer

negative

Question 2

Ollie ___________ science so much that he can talk about it for hours and hours.

Accepted Answer

adores

Question 3

What is the term for the emotions that a word stirs in a reader?

Accepted Answer

connotation

Question 4

You look up synonyms for minimal. Which word do you see?

Accepted Answer

least

Question 5

Martin can talk his friends into doing or believing just about anything. Because of this...

Accepted Answer

Some parents are worried that he is brainwashing.

Question 6

The sight of green beans make Ava gag. She _____ them.

Accepted Answer

loathes

Question 7

William wanted to be honest but still impress his girlfriend. The necklace he bought her was

Accepted Answer

inexpensive

Question 8

When you look up a word in the dictionary, you find its ________.

Accepted Answer

denotation

Question 9

The denotation is the ________ meaning of a word.

Accepted Answer

literal

Question 10

Words that have the same denotation are called

Accepted Answer

synonyms

Question 11

Kay thought her best friend’s cat had lost too much weight. Hoping not to be too negative...

Accepted Answer

Kay told her that the cat looked thin

Question 12

The word tranquil has a ________ connotation. The baby looked tranquil as he slept.

Accepted Answer

positive

Question 13

What is the denotation? My old computer kept running out of batteries. My new one is superior.

Accepted Answer

better

Question 14

Since dying my hair pink and wearing mismatched converse sneakers, my pesky little brother

Accepted Answer

says I'm strange.

Question 15

Our annoying neighbors watch every move we make. They’re just so ________.

Accepted Answer

nosy

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