Vocabulary Choice- Let's Practice
| Site: | Saylor Academy |
| Course: | ESL003: Upper-Intermediate English as a Second Language |
| Book: | Vocabulary Choice- Let's Practice |
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| Date: | Thursday, 3 April 2025, 10:55 PM |
Description
buttons.Activity 1
Now that we understand the difference between specific and general vocabulary, let's put this knowledge into practice. These activities allow you to see how well you understand the use of a dictionary or thesaurus to check the denotative meaning of vocabulary. You'll also be able to practice working with specific words and connotative meanings. If you struggle with word choice, you may review and try these practice activities again.
Match the words with their connotation: positive, negative, or neutral
Drag the words into the appropriate box, depending on whether the connotation is positive, negative, or neutral.
Source: Tara Horkoff, https://opentextbc.ca/writingforsuccessh5p/chapter/word-choice/
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Activity 2
In each of item, you will find words with similar denotations. Identify the words' connotations as positive, negative, or neutral by writing the word in the appropriate box.
In each of the following items, you will find words with similar denotations. Identify the words' connotations as positive, negative, or neutral by writing the word in the appropriate box. Copy the chart onto your own piece of paper.
curious, nosy, interested
lazy, relaxed, slow
courageous, foolhardy, assured
new, newfangled, modern
mansion, shack, residence
spinster, unmarried woman, career woman
giggle, laugh, cackle
boring, routine, prosaic
noted, notorious, famous
assertive, confident, pushy
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Source: Jenifer Kurtz, https://fsw.pressbooks.pub/enc1101/chapter/chapter-10-working-with-words-which-word-is-right/#wordchoice This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Activity 3
Source: Paul Van Raay, https://h5pstudio.ecampusontario.ca/content/17563 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Activity 4
Activity 4: For each of sentence, rewrite the plain, general prose to be more detailed and specific.Example:
- General: My teacher told us that plagiarism is bad.
- Specific: My teacher, Ms. Atwater, created a presentation detailing exactly how plagiarism is illegal and unethical.
Source: Tara Horkoff, https://opentextbc.ca/writingforsuccessh5p/chapter/word-choice/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License.