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What is an Analogy? A verbal analogy shows how two pairs of words are related. The second pair of words are related to each other in the same way as the first two. An analogy can be written as a sentence or with colons. They are read the same way. Example: String is to guitar as key is to piano. String : guitar :: key : piano ©2015HappyEdugator

KINDS OF ANALOGY There are several kinds of relationships you should look for when trying to solve analogies. Always ask yourself how the pair of words are related. antonyms – opposites (happy is to sad…) part of the whole (finger is to hand…) purpose or function (pipe is to water…) action of ( truck is to highway…) synonyms (little is to small…) class and member, kind or type (salmon is to seafood…) ©2015HappyEdugator

KINDS OF ANALOGY degree (cold is to freezing…) There are several kinds of relationships you should look for when trying to solve analogies. Always ask yourself how the pair of words are related. degree (cold is to freezing…) definition ( verdict is to judgment…) characteristic ( murderer is to violent…) lack (nomad is to home…) cause (carelessness is to mistakes…) word form; rhyme (mild is to child…) worker and workplace (judge is to courtroom…) ©2015HappyEdugator

Write the word that completes this analogy. month : April :: season : ___________ Time Day Autumn Year ©2015HappyEdugator

Did you get it right? month : April :: season : Autumn Why? You should think about the relationship in the first pair of words. In this case, April is the name of a month. We were looking for an answer that was the name of a season. ©2015HappyEdugator

Write the words that completes this analogy. 2. Happy : joyful :: uncertain : ________ Certain Sad Doubtful Wrong ©2015HappyEdugator

Did you get it right? 2. Happy : joyful :: uncertain : doubtful Sad Doubtful Wrong DID YOU LOOK FOR THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE FIRST TWO WORDS? In this case, happy and joyful have similar meanings, so we are looking for a synonym, or a word that means nearly the same thing. ©2015HappyEdugator

Write the word that completes this analogy. 3. coat : clothing :: car : ___________ Road Vehicle Train Garage ©2015HappyEdugator

Did you get it right? 3. coat : clothing :: car : vehicle Road Vehicle Train Garage LOOK AT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COAT AND CLOTHING. A coat is a kind of clothing, and a car is a kind of vehicle. ©2015HappyEdugator

Write the word that completes this analogy. 4. weak : flabby :: strong : ________ Fat Exercise Muscular Powerful ©2015HappyEdugator

Did you get it right? 4. weak : flabby :: strong : muscular Fat Exercise Muscular Powerful Think of the relationship between weak and flabby. If someone is weak, then their body is flabby. If someone is strong, then their body is muscular. ©2015HappyEdugator

Write the word that completes this analogy. 5. heat : cold :: slowness : __________ Snail Sun Haste Time ©2015HappyEdugator

Did you get it right? 5. heat : cold :: slowness : Haste Snail Sun Time Think. Heat is the opposite of cold. We are looking for a word that is the opposite of or the antonym of slowness. ©2015HappyEdugator

Write the word that completes this analogy. 6. push : shove :: quit : ___________ Persevere Resign Persist Thrust ©2015HappyEdugator

Did you get it right? 6. push : shove :: quit : resign Persevere Persist Thrust The relationship is synonyms. Push means the same thing as shove, so we had to find a word that meant the same as quit. Looking at our choices, the only one would be resign. ©2015HappyEdugator

Write the word that completes this analogy. 7. give : donate :: receive : ______ Obtain Contribute Grant Award ©2015HappyEdugator

Did you get it right? 7. give : donate :: receive : obtain Obtain Contribute Grant Award Again, we are looking for a synonym. Give and donate mean the same thing, so we need to find a word that means the same as receive. ©2015HappyEdugator

Write the word that completes this analogy. 8. individual : soldier :: group : _______ Person Troop Warrior Combatant ©2015HappyEdugator

Did you get it right? 8. individual : soldier :: group : troop Person Warrior Combatant Think. An individual is called a soldier, so a group (of soldiers) is called a troop. ©2015HappyEdugator

Write the word that completes this analogy. 9. tired : weary :: unfriendly : _______ Sleepy Bushed Friendly Hostile ©2015HappyEdugator

Did you get it right? 9. tired : weary :: unfriendly : hostile Sleepy Bushed Friendly Hostile The first pair were synonyms, so we had to find a synonym for unfriendly. ©2015HappyEdugator

Write the word that completes this analogy. 10. lunch : sandwich :: breakfast : _____ Meal Dinner Cereal Eat ©2015HappyEdugator

Did you get it right? 10. lunch : sandwich :: breakfast : cereal Meal Dinner Cereal Eat Always think of how the first two words are related, and then try to complete that relationship with the second pair of words. A sandwich is something you eat for lunch, and cereal is something you eat for breakfast. ©2015HappyEdugator

attorney mother right automobile brave Practice Quiz – Choose a word from the word bank to fill in the analogy. Mild is to child as brother is to ______________. Fear is to scared as Courage is to ____________. Up is to down as left is to __________________. Dog is to canine as lawyer is to ______________. Square is to quadrilateral as van is to ____________. House is to shelter as fire is to _______________. Mechanic is to cars as dentist is to ______________. Ballad is to song as mammal is to _______________. attorney mother right automobile brave heat teeth animal ©2015HappyEdugator

Practice Quiz – Answers Mild is to child as brother is to _mother (rhyme)_. Fear is to scared as Courage is to _brave ( action)_. Up is to down as left is to __right (antonym)__. Dog is to canine as lawyer is to __attorney (definition)__. Square is to quadrilateral as van is to _automobile (kind)_. House is to shelter as fire is to _heat (purpose)__. Mechanic is to cars as dentist is to __teeth (action)__. Ballad is to song as mammal is to __animal (kind)__. attorney mother right automobile brave heat teeth animal ©2015HappyEdugator

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