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Finding Analogies Worksheet

This document provides an example of an analogy comparing "apple:tree::milk:cow" and directions for completing 10 analogy questions by choosing two pairs of words to complete each analogy. The answer key is also provided.

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Finding Analogies Worksheet

This document provides an example of an analogy comparing "apple:tree::milk:cow" and directions for completing 10 analogy questions by choosing two pairs of words to complete each analogy. The answer key is also provided.

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Name: ______________________________ Date: _____________________

Finding Analogies
Analogy Definition

An analogy shows comparison between things that have similar features,


often used to help explain a principle or idea.
Example
apple : tree :: milk : cow

Direction: Look at the pair of words that are given in each incomplete analogy.
Find and join the words to make two pairs of words.

1. dresser is to wood as _________________________________


graceful is to hear window is to glass mine is to sheep
2. _______________________________as piano is to play
cobbler is to needle kitchen is to pen book is to read
3. which is to witch as ____________________________________
see is to see weather is to whether leave is to left
4. smile is to frown as ____________________________________
ugly is to beautiful bird is to fly paint is to water
5. _______________________________ as hurrying is to rushing
sad is to happy glad is to sorry happy is to joyful
6. thumb is to hand as ___________________________________
dull is to blunt diamond is to ring stove is to water
7. _______________________________ as pan is to cook
towel is to dry alert is to sit kitchen is to picnic
8. carpenter is to furniture as ________________________________
tailor is to cleaning mason is to wall engineer is to needle
9. _______________________________ as microphone is to speech
sleep is to sofa noise is to speak spoon is to soup
10. helmet is to head as _________________________________
mask is to face open is to up positive is to credit

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Finding Analogies
Answer Key
Direction: Look at the pair of words that are given in each incomplete analogy.
Find and join the words to make two pairs of words.

1. dresser is to wood as window is to glass

2. book is to read as piano is to play

3. which is to witch as weather is to whether

4. smile is to frown as ugly is to beautiful

5. happy is to joyful as hurrying is to rushing

6. thumb is to hand as diamond is to ring

7. towel is to dry as pan is to cook

8. carpenter is to furniture as mason is to wall

9. spoon is to soup as microphone is to speech

10. helmet is to head as mask is to face

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