Analogy Worksheet Explanation and Solutions
Analogies are comparisons between two pairs of words that have a similar relationship. The goal is to identify the relationship between the first pair and apply it to the second pair to find the missing word.
Here are the solutions with explanations for each analogy:
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#### 1.
Sing is to sang as eat is to _______
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Relationship: Present tense verb to past tense verb.
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Solution:
ate
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#### 2.
Bear is to cub as cat is to _______
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Relationship: Animal to its young.
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Solution:
kitten
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#### 3.
Nickel is to five as quarter is to _______
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Relationship: Coin to its value in cents.
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Solution:
twenty-five
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#### 4.
Left is to right as down is to _______
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Relationship: Opposite directions.
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Solution:
up
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#### 5.
Mouse is to mammal as snake is to _______
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Relationship: Animal to its classification.
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Solution:
reptile
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#### 6.
Which is to watch as weather is to _______
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Relationship: Something you do (watch) to something you observe (weather).
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Solution:
forecast
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#### 7.
Automobile is to gasoline as television is to _______
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Relationship: Machine to its fuel/power source.
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Solution:
electricity
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#### 8.
Bird is to chirp as cow is to _______
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Relationship: Animal to its sound.
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Solution:
moo
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#### 9.
Smile is to happy as frown is to _______
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Relationship: Facial expression to emotion.
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Solution:
sad
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#### 10.
Apple is to fruit as carrot is to _______
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Relationship: Specific item to its category.
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Solution:
vegetable
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#### 11.
Morning is to breakfast as evening is to _______
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Relationship: Time of day to associated meal.
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Solution:
dinner
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#### 12.
Bed is to sleeping as chair is to _______
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Relationship: Furniture to its primary use.
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Solution:
sitting
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#### 13.
Fifty-three is to fifty-two as six is to _______
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Relationship: Number to one less than itself.
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Solution:
five
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#### 14.
Sound is to hear as odor is to _______
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Relationship: Sensation to sense used to perceive it.
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Solution:
smell
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#### 15.
Capital letter is to beginning as period is to _______
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Relationship: Symbol to its function in writing.
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Solution:
end
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#### 16.
Oven is to bake as knife is to _______
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Relationship: Tool to its action.
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Solution:
cut
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#### 17.
Husband is to wife as brother is to _______
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Relationship: Male to female counterpart.
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Solution:
sister
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#### 18.
Star is to rats as flow is to _______
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Relationship: Rhyming words.
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Solution:
goat
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Final Answer:
1.
ate
2.
kitten
3.
twenty-five
4.
up
5.
reptile
6.
forecast
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electricity
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moo
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sad
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vegetable
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dinner
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sitting
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five
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smell
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end
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cut
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sister
18.
goat
Boxed Final Answer:
\boxed{ate, kitten, twenty-five, up, reptile, forecast, electricity, moo, sad, vegetable, dinner, sitting, five, smell, end, cut, sister, goat}
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of analogy practice worksheet.
