Analogies: Understanding Relationships
This worksheet helps 6th-grade students understand and complete analogies by identifying relationships between word pairs.
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Analogies: Understanding Relationships
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An analogy shows a relationship between two pairs of words. The first pair has the same relationship as the second pair. For example, 'Hot is to cold as up is to down.' Read each analogy carefully and choose the best word to complete it or identify the relationship.
1. Finger is to hand as toe is to .
arm
foot
leg
body
2. Pilot is to airplane as driver is to .
road
wheel
car
license
3. Hot is to cold as big is to .
4. Bird is to nest as bee is to .
5. Up is to down as in is to .
6. Tiny is to small as enormous is to .
7. For the analogy: 'Doctor is to hospital as teacher is to school,' what is the relationship between the word pairs?
8. For the analogy: 'Sad is to happy as dark is to light,' what is the relationship between the word pairs?
Use the words below to complete the analogies.
9. Cat is to as dog is to bark.
10. Winter is to as night is to day.