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Vocabulary_33 pages of exercises w Ans. Keys.pdf - Azinga Cartoons

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TRANSPARENCY49■ Remind students that synonyms <strong>of</strong>ten have different connotations, or shades<strong>of</strong> meaning. Example: You might describe a person you like as “thrifty” andsomeone you don’t like as “stingy.”■ <strong>Ans</strong>wers and example sentences appear in the <strong>Ans</strong>wer Key.Vocabular y : ConnotationsMODELacquire: to get or gain by one’s own effortsConnotation: positiveKim hopes to acquire a graduate degree within several years.grab: take suddenly, snatch, seizeConnotation: negativeHer mother saw Janet grab the toy from her little sister.DIRECTIONS■■■Create two columns: POSITIVE and NEGATIVE.Place the words in each numbered pair in the appropriatecolumn.Select one word from each pair, and considering its connotation,write a sentence using the word correctly.Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved.1 gaudy vivid2 horde congregation3 negotiate haggle4 resourceful calculating5 suspicious waryELEMENTS OF LANGUAGE | Third Course | Daily Language Activities

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