1. Understanding Word Patterns
Analogies
Understanding Word Patterns

2. Analogy construction Colon stands for the phrase “is related to”
FIND : LOCATE :: lose : misplace
Colon stands for the phrase
“is related to”
FIND [is related to] LOCATE
LOSE [is related to] MISPLACE
Double colon (::) stands for
“in the same way that”
Or simply—FIND is to LOCATE as lose is to misplace.

3. DRY : ARID :: lost : mislaid
Types of Analogies
What’s the relationship?
DRY : ARID :: lost : mislaid
Both words have similar meanings so this relationship is a synonym.
Directions:
Use your Act 1 Vocabulary Focus Words to fill-in the blanks.
Capitulation: ______ :: Celebration:_______________

4. Synonyms Continued _________: conspicuous :: ___________ : meticulous
Now…write your own example using the Vocabulary Focus Words!

5. Types of Analogies KIND : CRUEL :: happy : sad
What’s the relationship?
KIND : CRUEL :: happy : sad
Both words have opposite meanings, so their relationship is antonym.
Use your Act 1 Vocabulary Focus Words to fill-in the blanks.
__________ : portly :: ____________ : insufferable
__________ : vile :: ___________ : ________ : fatalist (hint… think about characters from “The Lady, or the Tiger?” and “The Monkey’s Paw”

6. Types of Analogies
What’s the relationship?
MIRROR : SMOOTH :: sandpaper : rough
Mirrors are characteristically smooth just as sandpaper is characteristically rough.
The relationship is characteristic/quality.
Anne : _________ :: Mrs. Van Daan : _______________
Now…write your own example using the Vocabulary Focus Words!

7. Types of Analogies
What’s the relationship?
GIFT : JOY :: rain : flood TEARS : SADNESS :: smiles : joy
A gift can cause joy; tears are an effect of sadness.
The relationship is cause/effect.
___________ : zeal :: ____________ : jubilation
___________ : oppression :: _________ : capitulation

8. The relationship is degree.
Types of Analogies
What’s the relationship?
CHUCKLE : LAUGH :: whimper : cry
These words differ in degree. One is more intense than the other.
The relationship is degree.
portly : __________ :: unabashed : ___________