The denotation of a word is its dictionary meaning. A word's connotations are the ideas associated with that word. Those ideas might be positive or negative. Understanding connotations can help you to choose the right words in your speech and writing.

Question

Question 1
Each of the following words has a positive, neutral, or negative connotation. For each word pair, identify which word has a more positive connotation. If necessary, use a dictionary to check each word's denotation.

1.

(1 point)
Responses

noise
noise

sound
sound
Question 2
2.(1 point)
Responses

screech
screech

holler
holler
Question 3
3.(1 point)
Responses

grab
grab

obtain
obtain
Question 4
4.(1 point)
Responses

discontinue
discontinue

quit
quit
Question 5
5.(1 point)
Responses

brainy
brainy

intelligent

Answer 1

intelligent

Answer 2

1 2 3 4 and 5 all have two answers

Answer 3

I apologize for the confusion. Here are the corrected answers:

1.

(1 point)
Responses

noise
sound (more positive connotation)

2.

(1 point)
Responses

screech
holler (more positive connotation)

3.

(1 point)
Responses

grab
obtain (more positive connotation)

4.

(1 point)
Responses

discontinue
quit (neutral connotation)

5.

(1 point)
Responses

brainy
intelligent (similar connotations, both positive)

Answer 4

huh?

Answer 5

Apologies for the confusion. Let me provide the correct answers again:

1. noise - sound (sound has a more positive connotation)
2. screech - holler (holler has a more positive connotation)
3. grab - obtain (obtain has a more neutral connotation)
4. discontinue - quit (both have a neutral connotation)
5. brainy - intelligent (both have a positive connotation)