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This worksheet involves completing analogies by identifying the relationship between pairs of words and applying that same relationship to another pair. Below are the solutions with explanations for each analogy:
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- Explanation: "Sing" and "sang" are related because "sang" is the past tense of "sing." Similarly, the past tense of "eat" is "ate."
- Answer: ate
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- Explanation: A "cub" is a young bear, so we need to identify what a young cat is called. The answer is "kitten."
- Answer: kitten
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- Explanation: A nickel is worth 5 cents, so we need to determine how much a quarter is worth. A quarter is worth 25 cents.
- Answer: twenty-five
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- Explanation: "Left" and "right" are opposites, so we need to find the opposite of "down," which is "up."
- Answer: up
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- Explanation: A mouse is a type of mammal, so we need to identify what category a snake belongs to. Snakes are reptiles.
- Answer: reptile
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- Explanation: You use a "watch" to check the time, so similarly, you use a "weather forecast" or "forecast" to check the weather.
- Answer: forecast
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- Explanation: An automobile runs on gasoline, so we need to identify what a television runs on. Televisions run on electricity.
- Answer: electricity
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- Explanation: Birds make the sound "chirp," so we need to identify the sound a cow makes. Cows make the sound "moo."
- Answer: moo
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- Explanation: A smile expresses happiness, so a frown expresses the opposite emotion, which is sadness.
- Answer: sad
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- Explanation: An apple is a type of fruit, so we need to identify what category a carrot belongs to. Carrots are vegetables.
- Answer: vegetable
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- Explanation: Breakfast is typically eaten in the morning, so we need to identify what is typically eaten in the evening. Dinner is usually eaten in the evening.
- Answer: dinner
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- Explanation: A bed is used for sleeping, so we need to identify what a chair is used for. Chairs are used for sitting.
- Answer: sitting
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- Explanation: Fifty-three is one more than fifty-two, so we need to find a number that is one less than six. That number is five.
- Answer: five
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- Explanation: You use your ears to hear sounds, so we need to identify what you use to detect odors. You use your nose to smell odors.
- Answer: smell
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- Explanation: Capital letters are often used at the beginning of sentences, so we need to identify what a period is used for at the end of a sentence. Periods are used to mark the end of a sentence.
- Answer: end
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- Explanation: An oven is used for baking, so we need to identify what a knife is used for. Knives are used for cutting.
- Answer: cut
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- Explanation: A husband is married to a wife, so we need to identify who a brother is related to. A brother is related to a sister.
- Answer: sister
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- Explanation: This is a trickier analogy. "Star" is an anagram of "rats" (the letters can be rearranged). Similarly, "flow" can be rearranged to form "wolf."
- Answer: wolf
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1. ate
2. kitten
3. twenty-five
4. up
5. reptile
6. forecast
7. electricity
8. moo
9. sad
10. vegetable
11. dinner
12. sitting
13. five
14. smell
15. end
16. cut
17. sister
18. wolf
Boxed Final Answer:
\boxed{ate, kitten, twenty-five, up, reptile, forecast, electricity, moo, sad, vegetable, dinner, sitting, five, smell, end, cut, sister, wolf}
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1. Sing is to sang as eat is to _______
- Explanation: "Sing" and "sang" are related because "sang" is the past tense of "sing." Similarly, the past tense of "eat" is "ate."
- Answer: ate
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2. Bear is to cub as cat is to _______
- Explanation: A "cub" is a young bear, so we need to identify what a young cat is called. The answer is "kitten."
- Answer: kitten
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3. Nickel is to five as quarter is to _______
- Explanation: A nickel is worth 5 cents, so we need to determine how much a quarter is worth. A quarter is worth 25 cents.
- Answer: twenty-five
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4. Left is to right as down is to _______
- Explanation: "Left" and "right" are opposites, so we need to find the opposite of "down," which is "up."
- Answer: up
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5. Mouse is to mammal as snake is to _______
- Explanation: A mouse is a type of mammal, so we need to identify what category a snake belongs to. Snakes are reptiles.
- Answer: reptile
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6. Which is to watch as weather is to _______
- Explanation: You use a "watch" to check the time, so similarly, you use a "weather forecast" or "forecast" to check the weather.
- Answer: forecast
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7. Automobile is to gasoline as television is to _______
- Explanation: An automobile runs on gasoline, so we need to identify what a television runs on. Televisions run on electricity.
- Answer: electricity
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8. Bird is to chirp as cow is to _______
- Explanation: Birds make the sound "chirp," so we need to identify the sound a cow makes. Cows make the sound "moo."
- Answer: moo
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9. Smile is to happy as frown is to _______
- Explanation: A smile expresses happiness, so a frown expresses the opposite emotion, which is sadness.
- Answer: sad
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10. Apple is to fruit as carrot is to _______
- Explanation: An apple is a type of fruit, so we need to identify what category a carrot belongs to. Carrots are vegetables.
- Answer: vegetable
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11. Morning is to breakfast as evening is to _______
- Explanation: Breakfast is typically eaten in the morning, so we need to identify what is typically eaten in the evening. Dinner is usually eaten in the evening.
- Answer: dinner
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12. Bed is to sleeping as chair is to _______
- Explanation: A bed is used for sleeping, so we need to identify what a chair is used for. Chairs are used for sitting.
- Answer: sitting
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13. Fifty-three is to fifty-two as six is to _______
- Explanation: Fifty-three is one more than fifty-two, so we need to find a number that is one less than six. That number is five.
- Answer: five
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14. Sound is to hear as odor is to _______
- Explanation: You use your ears to hear sounds, so we need to identify what you use to detect odors. You use your nose to smell odors.
- Answer: smell
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15. Capital letter is to beginning as period is to _______
- Explanation: Capital letters are often used at the beginning of sentences, so we need to identify what a period is used for at the end of a sentence. Periods are used to mark the end of a sentence.
- Answer: end
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16. Oven is to bake as knife is to _______
- Explanation: An oven is used for baking, so we need to identify what a knife is used for. Knives are used for cutting.
- Answer: cut
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17. Husband is to wife as brother is to _______
- Explanation: A husband is married to a wife, so we need to identify who a brother is related to. A brother is related to a sister.
- Answer: sister
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18. Star is to rats as flow is to _______
- Explanation: This is a trickier analogy. "Star" is an anagram of "rats" (the letters can be rearranged). Similarly, "flow" can be rearranged to form "wolf."
- Answer: wolf
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Final Answers:
1. ate
2. kitten
3. twenty-five
4. up
5. reptile
6. forecast
7. electricity
8. moo
9. sad
10. vegetable
11. dinner
12. sitting
13. five
14. smell
15. end
16. cut
17. sister
18. wolf
Boxed Final Answer:
\boxed{ate, kitten, twenty-five, up, reptile, forecast, electricity, moo, sad, vegetable, dinner, sitting, five, smell, end, cut, sister, wolf}
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of word analogy worksheet.
