Analogies worksheet for educational practice, featuring ten analogy completion tasks.

Let’s go through each analogy one by one.

We’re looking for word pairs that have the same relationship. For example, in “beauty : beautiful”, we see that “beautiful” is the adjective form of the noun “beauty”. So we need to find the matching pair on the right side with the same kind of relationship.

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1) beauty : beautiful :: plenty : ?

- “Beauty” (noun) → “Beautiful” (adjective)
- So “Plenty” (noun/abstract concept) → what adjective? → Plentiful

✔ Answer: plentiful

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2) ? : fellowship :: friend : friendship

- “Friend” (person) → “Friendship” (the thing or state they create)
- So “?” should be a person who creates “fellowship”
- A person who shares fellowship is a companion or partner, but best fit here is companion? Wait — let’s think simpler.
Actually, “friend” leads to “friendship” — so the first word is the *person*, second is the *concept*.
So for “fellowship”, the person would be someone who fosters it — maybe colleague? But that’s too formal.

Wait — look at pattern:
“friend” → “friendship” = person → abstract noun from them
So “___” → “fellowship” = person → abstract noun

What person gives rise to “fellowship”? Maybe companion? Or even better — partner?

But actually, in common analogies like this, the answer is often companion — but let’s check if there’s a more direct match.

Alternatively, perhaps it’s associate? Hmm.

Wait — another way: “friendship” comes from “friend”; “fellowship” comes from “fellow”.

Yes! That’s it.

“Fellow” → “Fellowship” just like “Friend” → “Friendship”

✔ Answer: fellow

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3) depress : ? :: impress : impression

- “Impress” (verb) → “Impression” (noun)
- So “Depress” (verb) → ? (noun) → Depression

✔ Answer: depression

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4) protect : protector :: ? : narrator

- “Protect” (verb) → “Protector” (person who does it)
- So “?” (verb) → “Narrator” (person who does it) → verb is narrate

✔ Answer: narrate

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5) ? : punishment :: amuse : amusement

- “Amuse” (verb) → “Amusement” (noun)
- So “?” (verb) → “Punishment” (noun) → verb is punish

✔ Answer: punish

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6) fear : fearful :: care : ?

- “Fear” (noun) → “Fearful” (adjective meaning full of fear)
- So “Care” (noun) → adjective meaning full of care → Caring? Or Careful?

Wait — “fearful” means having fear; similarly, “careful” means having care (in the sense of caution).

But “caring” means showing care for others.

Which fits better?

Look: “fear” → “fearful” = emotion → adjective describing someone who has that emotion.

“Care” → “careful” = being cautious because of care — yes, that works.

Also, “careful” is commonly used as the adjective form related to “care” in this context.

✔ Answer: careful

*(Note: Some might say “caring”, but “careful” matches the structure better — both are adjectives derived directly from the noun to describe a state or quality.)*

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7) delicate : ? :: private : privacy

- “Private” (adjective) → “Privacy” (noun)
- So “Delicate” (adjective) → ? (noun) → Delicacy

✔ Answer: delicacy

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8) ? : criticism :: stoic : stoicism

- “Stoic” (adjective/person) → “Stoicism” (noun, philosophy or attitude)
- So “?” → “Criticism” → likely Critical (adjective) → Criticism (noun)

Wait — “stoic” can also be a noun (a person), but here it’s paired with “stoicism”, which is the system or practice.

Similarly, “criticism” is the act or result of criticizing — so the root word is critical? Or criticize?

But “stoic” is an adjective/noun, and “stoicism” is the noun form.

For “criticism”, the base adjective is critical.

Example: He is critical → His criticism was harsh.

Yes.

✔ Answer: critical

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9) paint : painter :: ? : singer

- “Paint” (verb) → “Painter” (person who paints)
- So “?” (verb) → “Singer” (person who sings) → Sing

✔ Answer: sing

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10) ? : sufficiency :: deficient : deficiency

- “Deficient” (adjective) → “Deficiency” (noun)
- So “?” (adjective) → “Sufficiency” (noun) → Sufficient

✔ Answer: sufficient

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Now let’s compile all answers:

1) plentiful
2) fellow
3) depression
4) narrate
5) punish
6) careful
7) delicacy
8) critical
9) sing
10) sufficient

Final Answer:
plentiful, fellow, depression, narrate, punish, careful, delicacy, critical, sing, sufficient