Exercise 2: Look at the pictures below. Write a denotative meaning and connotative meaning of the following pictures. Indicate whether connotative meaning has a positive or negative feeling. Write positive sign (+) for positive feeling and a negative sign (-) for negative feeling. The first one is done for you. Woody plant with branches Life, growth Denotative meaning Connotative meaning Feeling 1. BOOK Denotative meaning Connotative meaning Feeling 2. MONEY Denotative meaning Connotative meaning Feeling netclipart.com 5

Activity 1 Directions: Write D if the word in italics has a denotative meaning and C if connotative. 1. We plant a fruit tree in our community every year. 2. Be a role model to your younger sibling and try to plant them the value of patience. 3. Don’t be a tiger. Everyone is afraid of you. 4. The master turned into ice as he watched the python coil around his dog’s body. 5. Rain usually falls unceasingly during the months of July, August, and September. 6. Scientists arrange the species in the plant kingdom in order from simplest to the most complex. 7. The teacher’s kingdom included twelve smart kids in a truly colorful room. 8. As grandfather approaches old age, the twilight of his life begins. 9. At dawn, the beauty of nature starts to unfold. 10. Her first piano performance served as the dawn of her career. Denotation and Connotation are two ways of describing the meanings of words.  Denotation or denotative meaning of a word refers to the literal meaning or dictionary meaning of the word. Example: My mother takes good care of her ornamental plants. She waters them every day.  Connotation or the connotative meaning of a word refers to the emotional suggestion or other related meaning attached to the word. It may be positive (pleasant) or negative (unpleasant) Example: Mother waters her ornamental plants with love and care. She checks on them every day. ■ You can determine whether a word meaning is a denotative or connotative through the context or situation given in the sentence Values integration: Be an open-minded person Open-mindedness will help us learn and grow. Other people should be free to express their beliefs and arguments, even if you do not necessarily agree with those views. Accepting and considering others’ ideas is the same way of showing your respect towards them. 11. Her three daughters are her life’s roses. 12. Mrs. Santos grows lovely roses in her wide garden. 13. Miners carry a lamp before entering a dark cave.

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1.D

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.C

7.C

8.C

9.D

10.C

11.D

12.D

13.D

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