ENGLISH 5
Virtual Class
ENGLISH 5
TOPIC:
Identifying Denotation and Connotation
Learning Competencies:
Identify different meanings of content-specific words
(Denotation and Connotation)
DENOTATION
and
CONNOTATION
DENOTATION
Denotation
is objective
and no
refers to the literal or dictionary emotion
meaning of a word. involved
DICTIONARY
• Is a book that contains a list of words in
alphabetical order and explains their
meaning or gives a word for them in
another language.
CONNOTATION
Connotation
is subjective.
Refers to an idea or a feeling It involves
emotion or
suggested by a certain word. ideas.
Examples:
1. Thesnake uses its tongue to 2. Jake is the snake in our team
smell things around it. It is a because he told our plans for
smart animal. the game to the other teams.
(dictionary meaning )
Connotative Meaning
Denotative meaning
A dangerous, a traitor or
A limbless reptile or animal that
deceitful person
has a long body and scales
DENOTATION CONNOTATION
Examples:
2. I felt so blue when my
1. I love blue jacket
favorite cat died.
(dictionary meaning )
A color sad
DENOTATION CONNOTATION
Examples:
2.Wow! You look hot in
1. It’s really hot in the
your dress.
desert.
(dictionary meaning )
Connotative Meaning
Denotative Meaning
High temperature
Attractive, sexy
DENOTATION CONNOTATION
Examples:
2. Maine Mendoza is a cool
1. It is a nice cool
person
morning.
(dictionary meaning ) Connotative Meaning
Denotative Meaning
popoular, acceptable
low temperature
DENOTATION CONNOTATION
Examples:
1. My son was so 2.Andrew was always a
happy when he saw clown of the class.
the clown.
(dictionary meaning ) A person who is jolly and
A comic entertainer wearing an
funny
exaggerated make-up
DENOTATION CONNOTATION
Examples:
2.My mother barked at us
1. My dogs bark so
for not doing our household
loud when there’s a
chores..
stranger.
(dictionary meaning ) shout or yell
The sound made by a dog
DENOTATION CONNOTATION
Remember!
WORDS DENOTATION CONNOTATION
(Dictionary or Denotative (Meaning based on
Meaning ) your feelings, emotions
or what it symbolizes)
A limbless reptile or animal that A dangerous, a traitor
has a long body and scales
or deceitful person
1. Snake
. a color Sadness, loneliness
2. blue
A comic entertainer wearing A person who is jolly
an exaggerated make-up
3. clown and funny
The sound made by a Shout or yell
4. bark dog
5. cool Low temperature Popular, acceptable
Remember!
WORDS DENOTATION CONNOTATION
(Dictionary Meaning ) (Meaning based on
your feelings, emotions
or what it symbolizes)
Hot temperature Attractive, sexy
5. hot
. Fat, overweight, obese Large or great in
6. big dimension
With little or no light Characterized by
7. dark danger or evil forces
Human organ that Intelligence, knowledge
8. brain controls all body
functions
9. virus a microscopic parasite a bad influence
that can infect living
organisms and cause
disease
Let us Practice!
Choose the letter of the most appropriate meaning of the underlined
word. Then tell whether it is a DENOTATION or CONNOTATION
1. Charlie is so big because he 2. I can’t carry this box of big
eats a lot. watermelons, it’s so heavy.
A A. overweight, obese or fat B
B. Large or great in dimension
Connotation Denotation
Let us Practice!
Choose the letter of the most appropriate meaning of the underlined
word. Then tell whether it is a DENOTATION or CONNOTATION
3.I don’t want to go there, I am 4.It’s too dark in this room, I
afraid of the dark. can’t see you.
A. with little or no light
B B. characterized by danger or evil A
forces
Connotation Denotation
Let us Practice!
Choose the letter of the most appropriate meaning of the underlined
word. Then tell whether it is a DENOTATION or CONNOTATION
5. Go away from that person, he is just a
6. Many people were infected
virus in your life. He will make your life
miserable by COVID-19 virus .
B A. a microscopic parasite that can infect living A
organisms and cause disease
B. bad influence
Connotation Denotation
Let us Practice!
Choose the letter of the most appropriate meaning of the underlined
word. Then tell whether it is a DENOTATION or CONNOTATION
8. I am happy that I found a
7. His skin was warm to touch
warm neighbor like you.
A B
A. Nearly hot
B. Comforting or friendly
Connotation Denotation
Let us Practice!
Choose the letter of the most appropriate meaning of the underlined
word. Then tell whether it is a DENOTATION or CONNOTATION
9. We had a snake in our house. We 10. I saw a big snake crawling
trusted him but he stole our money. in that tree!
B A
A. A legless animal
B. A traitor or deceitful person
Connotation Denotation
Let us Practice!
Choose the letter of the most appropriate meaning of the underlined
word. Then tell whether it is a DENOTATION or CONNOTATION
7. My friend had an accident and his 8. Don’t go with that person, he has
brain was damaged. no brain. You will not learn from him .
B A. intelligence, knowledge
B. Human organ that controls all body A
functions
Denotation Connotation
