SYNONYMS

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Analogies 1

• SYNONYMS
• ANTONYMS
• OBJECT/ACTION
• SOURCE/PRODUCT
• PART/WHOLE
• ANIMAL/HABITAT

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Analogies

• An analogy compares two pairs of words that are
  related in the same way.

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shovel dig pencil write
This is an analogy because shovel and dig go
together in the same way that pencil and write go
together.
HOW TO READ THIS ANALOGY Shovel is to dig as
pencil is to write. or Shovel goes with dig
like pencil goes with write.
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Types of analogies
There are many types of analogies. Some of the
types are Synonyms, Source/Product Antonyms,
Part/Whole Object/Action, Animal Habitat
NOTE Possible solutions are provided for the
exercises, but there are also other correct
solutions to many of the analogies.
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find discover begin start
Find and discover go together because they both
mean the same thing. They are synonyms. Begin
and start also go together because they are
synonyms.
SYNONYMS
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right correct under _____
Complete this analogy. Explain why your answer is
correct.
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right correct under below
Below is a correct answer because below is a
synonym for under.
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Solve these analogies by adding synonyms.

1. back rear flat _____
2. courageous brave sly _____
3. small little quiet _____
4. narrow thin wealthy _____
5. terrifying frightening calm _____

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Solutions

• back rear flat level
• courageous brave sly sneaky
• small little quiet silent
• narrow thin wealthy rich
• terrifying frightening calm peaceful

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serious funny huge tiny
Serious and funny go together because their
meanings are opposite. They are antonyms. Huge
and tiny also go together because they are
antonyms.
ANTONYMS
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new old narrow _____
Complete this analogy. Explain why your answer is
correct.
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new old narrow wide
Wide is correct because wide is an antonym for
narrow.
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Solve these analogies by adding antonyms.

1. open close up _____
2. correct mistaken dangerous _____
3. graceful clumsy gentle _____
4. fiction non-fiction toxic _____
5. credit debit positive _____

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Solutions
open close up down correct mistaken
dangerous safe graceful clumsy gentle
harsh fiction non-fiction toxic
non-toxic credit debit positive negative
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scissors cut eraser erase
Scissors and cut go together because scissors is
an object and cut is its action. Eraser and
erase also go together because they are an object
and its action.
OBJECT/ACTION
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eye see nose _____
Complete this analogy. Explain why your answer is
correct.
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eye see nose smell
Smell is correct because smell is the action
associated with a nose.
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Solve these analogies by adding an action word.

1. ear hear hand _____
2. rooster crow lion _____
3. clock tick bell _____
4. boat float airplane ____
5. broom sweep shovel ____

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Solutions

1. ear hear hand write
2. rooster crow lion roar
3. clock tick bell ring
4. boat float airplane fly
5. broom sweep shovel dig

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well water beach sand
Well and water go together because a well is a
source where water is found. Beach and sand go
together in the same way because a beach is a
source where sand is found.
SOURCE/PRODUCT
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tree lumber quarry ____
Complete this analogy. Explain why your answer is
correct.
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tree lumber quarry stone
Stone is correct because it is a product that
comes from a quarry.
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Solve these analogies by adding a product from
each of the sources listed.

1. field corn pond ____
2. mine diamonds oyster shells ____
3. sheep wool silkworm ____
4. palm tree coconuts maple tree ____
5. paddy rice bog ____

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Solutions
1. field corn pond fish 2. mine diamonds
oyster shells pearls 3. sheep wool
silkworm silk 4. palm tree coconuts maple
tree syrup 5. paddy rice bog
cranberries
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toe foot finger hand
Toe and foot go together because a toe is part of
a foot. Finger and hand also go together because
a finger is part of a hand.
PART/WHOLE
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room house chapter ____
Complete this analogy. Explain why your answer is
correct.
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room house chapter book
Book is correct because a chapter is part of a
book.
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Solve these analogies by adding a whole that goes
with the part.

• steering wheel automobile wing ____
• branch tree boxcar ____
• kernel corn grain ____
• leg chair handle ____
• 5. word sentence letter ____

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Solutions
1. steering wheel automobile wing
airplane 2. branch tree boxcar train 3.
kernel corn grain wheat 4. leg chair
handle cup 5. word sentence letter word
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spider web bird nest
Spider and web go together because a spider is
an animal and a web is its habitat. Bird and
nest also go together because a bird is an animal
and a nest is its habitat.
ANIMAL/HABITAT
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bat cave bear ____
Complete this analogy. Explain why your answer is
correct.
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bat cave bear den
Den is correct because a bear lives in a den.
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Solve these analogies by adding a habitat.

1. ant hill bee ____
2. cattle barn chicken ____
3. pig sty horse ____
4. giraffe grasslands polar bear ____
5. toucan rain forest bald eagle ____

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Solutions
1. ant hill bee hive 2. cattle barn
chicken coop 3. pig sty horse
stable 4. giraffe grasslands polar bear
tundra 5. toucan rain forest bald eagle
temperate forest
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Sort these pairs of words into the three
categories below.
Antonyms
Synonyms
Object/Action
sun shine clock tick laugh
cry pen write give
receive right correct
transparent opaque divide
multiply ambulance rescue
liquid fluid shout scream
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Solution
Antonyms
Synonyms
Object/Action
right correct liquid fluid shout scream
sun shine clock tick pen write ambulance
rescue
laugh cry give receive transparent
opaque divide multiply
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Sort these pairs of words into the three
categories below.
Part/Whole
Source/Product
Animal/Habitat
dime dollar bead necklace eagle
forest tree
walnuts stream gold nuggets
horse stable whale ocean
key piano toe foot bees
honey student class
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Solution
Part/Whole
Source/Product
Animal/Habitat
tree walnuts stream gold nuggets
bees honey
dime dollar bead necklace key piano toe
foot student class
eagle forest horse stable whale ocean
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Solve these analogies. Then, tell which type of
analogy each one is synonym, antonym, or
object/action.

1. hand touch eye ____
2. car automobile ship ____
3. work labor incinerate ____
4. failure success mistaken ____
5. world earth teacher ____

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Solutions
hand touch eye see OBJECT/ACTION
car automobile ship boat SYNONYMS
work labor incinerate burn SYNONYMS
failure success mistaken correct
ANYONYMS world earth teacher instructor
SYNONYMS
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Solve these analogies. Then tell which type of
analogy each one is source/product, part/whole,
or animal/habitat.

• garden tomatoes ocean ____
• blade ice skate wheel ____
• button shirt latch ____
• Camel desert crocodile ____
• McDonalds hamburger Chick-fil-A ____

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Solutions

• garden tomatoes ocean tuna
• SOURCE/PRODUCT
• 2. blade ice skate wheel skateboard
• PART/WHOLE
• 3. button shirt latch door
• PART/WHOLE
• 4. Camel desert crocodile swamp
• ANIMAL/HABITAT
• 5. McDonalds hamburger Chick-fil-A
  nuggets
• SOURCE/PRODUCT

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Review Questions

1. What is an analogy?
2. Name six types of analogies.
3. Give an example of each type.