Analogies - beginning

bowl : cereal :: mug:

• handle

• coffee

• soup

• apple juice

Answer explanation

A bowl HOLDS cereal.

A mug HOLDS coffee.

sell : buy :: give:

• borrow

• purchase

• want

• take

Answer explanation

The OPPOSITE of sell is buy.

The OPPOSITE of give is take.

grapes : bunch :: peas :

• pod

• fruit

• green

• garden

Answer explanation

Grapes come in a bunch.

Peas come in a pod.

boat : water :: sled :

• winter

• snow

• ship

• wind

Answer explanation

A boat rides on water.

A sled rides on snow.

arm : elbow :: leg :

• thigh

• sock

• knee

• fingers

Answer explanation

The arm joint is the elbow.

The leg joint is the knee.

The arm bends at the elbow.

The leg bends at the knee.

ruler : measure :: pencil :

• yellow

• eraser

• yardstick

• write

Answer explanation

A ruler measures.

A pencil writes.

elephant : trunk :: lion :

• roar

• Africa

• mane

• cub

Answer explanation

An elephant has a trunk.

A lion has a mane.

silly : funny :: strange :

• weird

• horrible

• pretty

• neat

Answer explanation

Silly and funny are synonyms.

Strange and weird are synonyms.

mouse : rodent :: salmon :

• swim

• river

• fish

• animal

Answer explanation

A mouse is a type of rodent.

A salmon is a type of fish.

floor : sweep :: rug :

• vacuum

• dust

• mop

• broom

Answer explanation

We sweep a floor.

We vacuum a rug.