What is an analogy? An analogy is a type of word problem that is made up of two pairs of words Here is an example: GRACEFUL:CLUMSY::late: ____________ To solve an analogy find a word that correctly completes the second pair.

When you first read the words in an analogy they may seem to have nothing to do with each other, but the words are always somehow related or connected. To solve the analogy, you have to find how they are related.

Read the analogy like this: “Graceful is to clumsy as late is to blank.” Ask yourself: “How are graceful and clumsy related? They are antonyms or words that mean the opposite. The second pair of words must also be opposites or antonyms. Fill in the word that means the opposite of late and you’ve solved the analogy!!

Did you guess? That’s right!! “early” is the answer GRACEFUL:CLUMSY::late:early “graceful is to clumsy as late is to early”

Besides antonyms, the word pairs in an analogy could be… Synonyms such as WORK:LABOR Descriptive such as BLUE:SKY Part to whole such as ARM:BODY Item to category such as MILK:BEVERAGE Cause and effect such as FIRE:SMOKE

Try another one. How are these words related and what goes in the blank? PUPPY:DOG::kitten:_______

Vocabulary Analogies Day One

SPECIALTY:SKILL::small:________ SPECIALTY:SKILL::small:little

INTERRUPTED:DISTURB::exit:___ INTERRUPTED:DISTURB::exit:leave

NUMB:FEEL::hot:_____ NUMB:FEEL::hot:cold

STRUGGLE:EASY::up:______ STRUGGLE:EASY::up:down

STAGGEREFD:FALL::hard work:______ STAGGEREFD:FALL::hard work: good grades

Vocabulary Analogies Day Two

COLLAPSED:FALL::delicious:____ COLLAPSED:FALL::delicious:tasty

DISTURBING:ANNOYING::giggling:______ DISTURBING:ANNOYING::giggling:laughing

SHIFTED:STILL::in:______ SHIFTED:STILL::in:out

WOBBLED:STABLE::on:______ WOBBLED:STABLE::on:off

TICKLE:LAUGH:: sitting on:______ TICKLE:LAUGH::sitting on:squash