Let’s solve each analogy step by step. An analogy shows a relationship between two things, and you have to find the same kind of relationship for the second pair.
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1. Sing is to sang as eat is to ______.
“Sing” → past tense = “sang”
So, “eat” → past tense =
ate
2. Bear is to cub as cat is to ______.
A baby bear is called a cub.
A baby cat is called a
kitten
3. Nickel is to five as quarter is to ______.
Nickel = 5 cents
Quarter = 25 cents → so answer is
twenty-five
4. Left is to right as down is to ______.
Left ↔ Right (opposites)
Down ↔
Up
5. Mouse is to mammal as snake is to ______.
Mouse is a type of mammal.
Snake is a type of
reptile
6. Which is to witch as weather is to ______.
This is about homophones (words that sound alike but mean different things).
“Which” sounds like “witch”
“Weather” sounds like
whether
7. Automobile is to gasoline as television is to ______.
Automobile runs on gasoline.
Television runs on
electricity
8. Bird is to chirp as cow is to ______.
Bird makes the sound “chirp”
Cow makes the sound
moo
9. Smile is to frown as ugly is to ______.
Smile and frown are opposites (facial expressions)
Ugly and
beautiful are opposites
10. Apple is to fruit as carrot is to ______.
Apple is a type of fruit.
Carrot is a type of
vegetable
11. Morning is to breakfast as evening is to ______.
Morning meal = breakfast
Evening meal =
dinner
12. Bed is to sleeping as chair is to ______.
You sleep in a bed.
You sit in a chair →
sitting
13. Fifty-three is to fifty-two as six is to ______.
53 → 52 (minus one)
6 → minus one =
five
14. Sound is to hear as odor is to ______.
You hear sound.
You smell odor →
smell
15. Capital letter is to beginning as period is to ______.
Capital letter starts a sentence.
Period ends a sentence →
end
16. Oven is to bake as knife is to ______.
Oven is used to bake.
Knife is used to
cut
17. Husband is to wife as brother is to ______.
Husband and wife are married partners.
Brother and
sister are siblings
18. Star is to rats as flow is to ______. *(Challenge)*
Look at spelling:
“Star” spelled backward = “rats”
“Flow” spelled backward =
wolf
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Final Answer:
1. ate
2. kitten
3. twenty-five
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 analogy worksheets.
