Analogies and Word Relationships

Analogies Practice 7

Word Relationships

Remember that an analogy ...

• shows the relationship of one thing to another thing.

  
  

• Once you decide the type of relationship, you can identify how two sets of words relate to each other.

• loud : thunder : : large: whale

• "Loud" is a trait that thunder has, just like "large" s a trait of a whale.

4 Types of Relationships

• characteristics >> loud : thunder

• function >> educator : teach

• type or kind >> ice cream : Blue Moon

• degree >> hot : sweltering

Multiple Choice

tone : hearing : : color :

• skin

• sight

• song

• picture

Multiple Choice

cat : mouse : : bird :

• worm

• tail

• cheese

• eagle

Multiple Choice

nose : smell : : teeth :

• see

• dentist

• chew

• toothpaste

Multiple Choice

weak : strong : : unable :

• clumsy

• coward

• able

• failure

Multiple Choice

petal : flower : : fur :

• coat

• rabbit

• warm

• women

Multiple Choice

week : day : : day :

• month

• second

• hour

• night

Multiple Choice

cup : drink : : plate :

• meal

• dine

• fork

• silver

Multiple Choice

water : boat : : track :

• search

• runway

• airplane

• train

Multiple Choice

player : team : : ear :

• nose

• head

• foot

• brain