1. ANALOGIES TOPIC/OBJECTIVE: ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What is an analogy?
How do I solve an analogy? What types
of analogies are there?
Adapted by Rose Johnson

2. WORD ANALOGIES NOTES: *Analogies develop logic.
*Analogies analyze two words and identify
the relationship between them.
*Find another pair of words that have the
same relationship.
QUESTION: WHAT ARE ANALOGIES?

3. ANALOGY CONSTRUCTION example Find: Locate :: Lose: Misplace
Colon stands for “is related to”
Double colon (::) stands for “In the same way that.”
Or simply – Find is to Locate as Lose is to Misplace.
QUESTION: HOW DO I WRITE AND READ ANALOGIES?

4. 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.

5. KIND : CRUEL :: happy : sad
TYPES OF ANALOGIES
What’s the relationship?
KIND : CRUEL :: happy : sad
Both words have opposite meanings,
so their relationship is an
antonym.

6. soft : hard :: flexible : ___________
WARM UP PRACTICE
soft : hard :: flexible : ___________
muscular, supple, rigid, moveable
savings : debt :: valley : ___________
field, ocean, mountain, orchard

7. clumsy : awkward :: forlorn : _____
WARM UP PRACTICE
clumsy : awkward :: forlorn : _____
alone, moody, sad, poisonous
retain : keep :: funny : ___________
amusing, comedy, laughter, tragic

8. POEM : STANZA :: play : acts
Part and Whole
CHAPTER : BOOK :: fender : automobile
Whole and Part
POEM : STANZA :: play : acts

9. Characteristic/Quality
MIRROR : SMOOTH :: sandpaper : rough
Classification
POLKA : DANCE :: frog : amphibian
BIRD : CARDINAL :: house : igloo

10. GIFT : JOY :: rain : flood
Cause and Effect
GIFT : JOY :: rain : flood
Function
KNIFE : CUT :: shovel : dig

11. FISH : SEA :: moose : forest
Location
FISH : SEA :: moose : forest
Degree
CHUCKLE : LAUGH :: whimper : cry