Question

For each set of words, categorize each word as Positive, Negative, or Neutral.

1. gaze, look, stare
2. fragrance, odor, smell
3. manipulate, persuade, convince
4. delayed, late, tardy
5. interested, nosy, curious
6. lazily, slowly, leisurely
7. ask, demand, request
8. gathering, crowd, mob
9. slim, skinny, skeletal
10. discuss, debate, argue
11. observe, watch, spy
12. gossip, talk, chat
13. beast, animal, pet
14. exotic, foreign, strange
15. find, detect, snoop
16. sound, melody, noise
17. isolation, privacy, alone
18. assertive, confident, pushy
19. venerable, old, decrepit

Answer 1

Denotation is the basic meaning of the word which can be found in the dictionary (neutral).

Connotation is a form that word can have and it depends on emotions, attitude and feelings (positive or negative connotation).

Positive:

gaze

fragrance

persuade

delayed

curious

leisurely

request

gathering

slim

debate

observe

chat

pet

exotic

Negative:

stare

odor

manipulate

tardy

nosy

lazily

demand

mob

skinny

argue

spy

gossip

beast

strange

Neutral:

look

smell

convince

late

interested

slowly

ask

crowd

skeletal

discuss

watch

talk

animal

foreign