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Free Year 6 Connotation: Positive, Negative and Neutral Words Worksheet

Students learn that words with similar meanings can carry different feelings, called connotations: determined sounds positive, while stubborn sounds negative. They sort words as positive, negative or neutral, rank groups of similar words, choose words to suit a purpose such as an advertisement or a villain description, and describe one place in two different ways.

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Year
Year 6
Subject
English
Topic
Vocabulary
Difficulty
Level 2 · Standard
Estimated time
25 minutes
Curriculum
Australian Curriculum
Questions
21
Answers
Included, with working
Format
PDF (A4), print or complete online

Students will practise

  • telling the difference between denotation and connotation
  • classifying words as positive, negative or neutral
  • choosing words to create an effect
  • writing with deliberate word choice

Curriculum: Australian Curriculum. We show specific outcome codes only where they have been verified against the official curriculum document.

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Completed: Connotation: Positive, Negative and Neutral Words

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  3. 3Year 6 Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 3
  4. 4Explain How It Works — Explanation Writing
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Who is this worksheet for?

Year 6 students (typically ages 11–12) working on vocabulary. It is pitched at level 2 · standard; an easier version and a harder version are linked above.

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Success TutoringWorksheetsYear 6 · English · Vocabulary

Connotation: Positive, Negative and Neutral Words

Name

Date

Score /

Ask: what feeling does this word give the reader?

Part A: What is connotation?

1.Two words can have a similar meaning but give different feelings. ☐ True   ☐ False
2.The connotation of a word is the feeling or idea it suggests. ☐ True   ☐ False
3.A neutral word suggests a strong feeling. ☐ True   ☐ False
4.Writers choose words with particular connotations to influence readers. ☐ True   ☐ False

Part B: Positive, negative or neutral?

Circle the connotation of the word in bold.

5.Ava is very determined to finish the race.
  1. Apositive
  2. Bnegative
  3. Cneutral
6.Ava is very stubborn and will not listen to anyone.
  1. Apositive
  2. Bnegative
  3. Cneutral
7.The new student seemed confident.
  1. Apositive
  2. Bnegative
  3. Cneutral
8.The new student seemed arrogant.
  1. Apositive
  2. Bnegative
  3. Cneutral
9.Leo is thrifty and saves most of his money.
  1. Apositive
  2. Bnegative
  3. Cneutral
10.Leo is stingy and never shares anything.
  1. Apositive
  2. Bnegative
  3. Cneutral
11.A crowd gathered outside the hall.
  1. Apositive
  2. Bnegative
  3. Cneutral
12.A mob gathered outside the hall.
  1. Apositive
  2. Bnegative
  3. Cneutral
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