Analogies Word Relationships
Word Analogy: Expresses a similar relationship between two word pairs How to Solve Decipher the relationship between one pair of words Create the same relationship
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Analogy Types Happy : Glad Happy : Glad :: Small : Little There are many we are going to start with five. Happy : Glad (is to) Synonym Word pairs have the same meaning and could be used in place of each other without changing the effect of the word. Happy : Glad :: Small : Little (is to) (as) (is to)
Happy : Sad :: Small : Big Analogy Types Happy : Sad (is to) Antonyms Word pairs are opposites. Happy : Sad :: Small : Big (is to) (as) (is to)
Wing : Airplane :: Page : Book Analogy Types Part to Whole Word pairs where the first word is a piece of what makes up the whole named in the second word Wing : Airplane (is to) Wing : Airplane :: Page : Book (is to) (as) (is to)
Black Lab : Dog :: Robin : Bird Analogy Types Item to Category The first word is a specific item in the large category named by the second word Black Lab : Dog (is to) Black Lab : Dog :: Robin : Bird (is to) (as) (is to)
Crayon : Color :: Ruler : Measure Analogy Types Item to Action The first word is a specific item and the second word is the action the item performs Crayon : Color (is to) Crayon : Color :: Ruler : Measure (is to) (as) (is to)