Sure! Let’s solve each analogy by identifying the relationship between the first pair and applying it to the second pair.
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1) beauty : beautiful :: plenty : ______
→ “Beauty” is a noun; “beautiful” is its adjective form.
So, we need the adjective form of “plenty”.
✔ Answer: plentiful
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2) ______ : fellowship :: friend : friendship
→ “Friend” → “friendship” (noun → abstract noun denoting the state/relationship).
Similarly, “fellowship” is the abstract noun — so what is the base noun?
“Fellow” → “fellowship” (like “friend” → “friendship”)
✔ Answer: fellow
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3) depress : ______ :: impress : impression
→ “Impress” (verb) → “impression” (noun result).
Similarly, “depress” (verb) → “depression” (noun result).
✔ Answer: depression
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4) protect : protector :: ______ : narrator
→ “Protect” → “protector” (verb → person who performs the action).
So, “narrator” is the person who narrates → verb = “narrate”
✔ Answer: narrate
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5) ______ : punishment :: amuse : amusement
→ “Amuse” (verb) → “amusement” (noun result).
Similarly, “punishment” is the noun result → verb = “punish”
✔ Answer: punish
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6) fear : fearful :: care : ______
→ “Fear” (noun) → “fearful” (adjective describing someone who has fear).
Similarly, “care” → “careful” (adjective describing someone who has care/caution).
✔ Answer: careful
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7) delicate : ______ :: private : privacy
→ “Private” (adjective) → “privacy” (noun form).
Similarly, “delicate” (adjective) → “delicacy” (noun form — though note: “delicacy” can mean fine quality or a dainty food item; contextually fits as the noun form).
✔ Answer: delicacy
> *Note: Some might argue “delicateness”, but “delicacy” is more commonly used and matches the pattern of “private → privacy” (abstract/conceptual noun).*
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8) ______ : criticism :: stoic : stoicism
→ “Stoic” (adjective/noun) → “stoicism” (philosophical system/abstract noun).
Similarly, “criticism” is the abstract noun → base word = “critic” (person) or “criticize” (verb)?
But “stoic” is an adjective/noun, so parallel is “critic” → “criticism” (like “stoic” → “stoicism”).
✔ Answer: critic
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9) paint : painter :: ______ : singer
→ “Paint” (verb) → “painter” (person who paints).
Similarly, “singer” is the person → verb = “sing”
✔ Answer: sing
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10) ______ : sufficiency :: deficient : deficiency
→ “Deficient” (adjective) → “deficiency” (noun).
Similarly, “sufficiency” (noun) → adjective = “sufficient”
✔ Answer: sufficient
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✔ Final Answers:
1)
plentiful
2)
fellow
3)
depression
4)
narrate
5)
punish
6)
careful
7)
delicacy
8)
critic
9)
sing
10)
sufficient
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Let me know if you’d like a printable version or explanation for any specific one!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of analogy worksheet for 5th.
