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To solve this worksheet, we need to look at the relationship between the first pair of words and find a word that creates the same relationship with the second pair.
Here is the step-by-step logic for each question:
1. Sing is to sang as eat is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Past tense verb. "Sang" is the past tense of "Sing".
* Solution: The past tense of "Eat" is "Ate".
2. Bear is to cub as cat is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Adult animal to its baby. A baby bear is a cub.
* Solution: A baby cat is a "Kitten".
3. Nickel is to five as quarter is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Coin to its value in cents. A nickel is worth 5 cents.
* Solution: A quarter is worth "25" (or twenty-five) cents.
4. Left is to right as down is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Opposites. Left is the opposite of Right.
* Solution: The opposite of Down is "Up".
5. Mouse is to mammal as snake is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Animal to its category (class). A mouse is a type of mammal.
* Solution: A snake is a type of "Reptile".
6. Which is to witch as weather is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Homophones (words that sound the same but have different spellings/meanings). Which sounds like Witch.
* Solution: Weather sounds like "Whether".
7. Automobile is to gasoline as television is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Item to what it runs on or needs to work. Cars run on gasoline.
* Solution: Televisions need "Electricity" (or power/electric) to work.
8. Bird is to chirp as cow is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Animal to the sound it makes. Birds chirp.
* Solution: Cows "Moo".
9. Smile is to frown as ugly is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Opposites. A smile is the opposite of a frown.
* Solution: The opposite of Ugly is "Beautiful" (or pretty/handsome).
10. Apple is to fruit as carrot is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Specific item to its food group. An apple is a fruit.
* Solution: A carrot is a "Vegetable".
11. Morning is to breakfast as evening is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Time of day to the meal eaten then. Breakfast is eaten in the morning.
* Solution: Dinner (or supper) is eaten in the evening.
12. Bed is to sleeping as chair is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Object to its primary function. You sleep in a bed.
* Solution: You sit in a "Chair".
13. Fifty-three is to fifty-two as six is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Number sequence (decreasing by one). 53 comes before 52.
* Solution: 6 comes before "Five".
14. Sound is to hear as odor is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Sense stimulus to the sense used. Sound is detected by hearing.
* Solution: Odor is detected by "Smell".
15. Capital letter is to beginning as period is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Punctuation/Capitalization rule location. Capital letters start sentences; periods end them.
* Solution: End.
16. Oven is to bake as knife is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Tool to its action/function. An oven is used to bake.
* Solution: A knife is used to "Cut".
17. Husband is to wife as brother is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Male family member to female counterpart/spouse. Husband/Wife are married partners. Brother/Sister are siblings.
* Solution: Sister.
18. Star is to rats as flow is to \_\_\_ (Challenge)
* Relationship: Palindrome (spelled the same backwards and forwards). Star spelled backwards is Rats.
* Solution: Flow spelled backwards is Wolf.
Final Answer:
1. ate
2. kitten
3. 25
4. up
5. reptile
6. whether
7. electricity
8. moo
9. beautiful
10. vegetable
11. dinner
12. sitting
13. five
14. smell
15. end
16. cut
17. sister
18. wolf
Here is the step-by-step logic for each question:
1. Sing is to sang as eat is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Past tense verb. "Sang" is the past tense of "Sing".
* Solution: The past tense of "Eat" is "Ate".
2. Bear is to cub as cat is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Adult animal to its baby. A baby bear is a cub.
* Solution: A baby cat is a "Kitten".
3. Nickel is to five as quarter is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Coin to its value in cents. A nickel is worth 5 cents.
* Solution: A quarter is worth "25" (or twenty-five) cents.
4. Left is to right as down is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Opposites. Left is the opposite of Right.
* Solution: The opposite of Down is "Up".
5. Mouse is to mammal as snake is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Animal to its category (class). A mouse is a type of mammal.
* Solution: A snake is a type of "Reptile".
6. Which is to witch as weather is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Homophones (words that sound the same but have different spellings/meanings). Which sounds like Witch.
* Solution: Weather sounds like "Whether".
7. Automobile is to gasoline as television is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Item to what it runs on or needs to work. Cars run on gasoline.
* Solution: Televisions need "Electricity" (or power/electric) to work.
8. Bird is to chirp as cow is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Animal to the sound it makes. Birds chirp.
* Solution: Cows "Moo".
9. Smile is to frown as ugly is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Opposites. A smile is the opposite of a frown.
* Solution: The opposite of Ugly is "Beautiful" (or pretty/handsome).
10. Apple is to fruit as carrot is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Specific item to its food group. An apple is a fruit.
* Solution: A carrot is a "Vegetable".
11. Morning is to breakfast as evening is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Time of day to the meal eaten then. Breakfast is eaten in the morning.
* Solution: Dinner (or supper) is eaten in the evening.
12. Bed is to sleeping as chair is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Object to its primary function. You sleep in a bed.
* Solution: You sit in a "Chair".
13. Fifty-three is to fifty-two as six is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Number sequence (decreasing by one). 53 comes before 52.
* Solution: 6 comes before "Five".
14. Sound is to hear as odor is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Sense stimulus to the sense used. Sound is detected by hearing.
* Solution: Odor is detected by "Smell".
15. Capital letter is to beginning as period is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Punctuation/Capitalization rule location. Capital letters start sentences; periods end them.
* Solution: End.
16. Oven is to bake as knife is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Tool to its action/function. An oven is used to bake.
* Solution: A knife is used to "Cut".
17. Husband is to wife as brother is to \_\_\_
* Relationship: Male family member to female counterpart/spouse. Husband/Wife are married partners. Brother/Sister are siblings.
* Solution: Sister.
18. Star is to rats as flow is to \_\_\_ (Challenge)
* Relationship: Palindrome (spelled the same backwards and forwards). Star spelled backwards is Rats.
* Solution: Flow spelled backwards is Wolf.
Final Answer:
1. ate
2. kitten
3. 25
4. up
5. reptile
6. whether
7. electricity
8. moo
9. beautiful
10. vegetable
11. dinner
12. sitting
13. five
14. smell
15. end
16. cut
17. sister
18. wolf
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of analogies worksheet 6th grade.
