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Types of Analogies
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Definition of Analogy An analogy is a comparison in which two word pairs (four words total!!!) are paired together through some type of relationship, or relating factor.
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Purpose Why or how something is used Example:
chair : sit :: bed : sleep
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Cause / Effect What and Why something happens Example
cold : shiver :: hot : sweat
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Sequence Order Example World War I : World War II :: February : March
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Characteristic Something that describes something else Example
sky : blue :: grass : green
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Product “what you make out of something” Example
tree : lumber :: cotton : t-shirt
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Degree “make it more of something” Example
warm : hot :: cold : freezing
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How do we write analogies???
Sentences: Black is to white as sweet is to sour. Colons and double colons: Black:white::sweet:sour Bridge map: Black sweet White sour as
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PRACTICE!!! SLAVE : SUBMISSIVE murderer: violent Circus: laughable
Professor: ignorant Professional: bossy A characteristic of slave is to be submissive. A characteristic of __________ is to be ___________.
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PRACTICE!!! VERDICT : JUDGMENT Jet : helicopter Observation : science
Principal : school Infant : baby A verdict is, by definition, a judgment. A __________ is, by definition, a ___________.
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PRACTICE!!! DREAMER : IDEALISTIC Judge : legal Cynic : critical
Parent : feminine Novice : skilled A characteristic of dreamer is to be idealistic. A characteristic of __________ is to be ___________.
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PRACTICE!!! PIPE : WATER Bottle : wine Artery: paint vein: blood
Nozzle: hose The function of a pipe is to conduct water. The function of a _______________ is to conduct _________.
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PRACTICE!!! CRUEL : UNKIND Graceful : flexible Vicious : aggressive
Frightening : spooky Evil : insane Someone who is cruel is unkind. Someone who is _________________ is ________________.
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PRACTICE!!! PERMANENT : TEMPORARY Ordinary : plain Imaginary : fake
Skeptical : trusting Astonishing : surprising Permanent is the opposite of temporary. ________________ is the opposite of _________________.
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PRACTICE!!! RAIN : PRECIPITATION Salmon : seafood Snow : tundra
Jungle : desert Pet : hamster __________________________________________.
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thin: __________:: young: old
zebra: stripes:: _________: spots jog: run:: hop: ___________ poster: paper:: tire: _______________
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century: hundred:: millenium: ________
fish: gills:: human: ___________ smile: friends:: _________: lonely wealthy: rich:: ________: penniless
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Sandpaper: rough :: glass: __________
Good is to__________ as cool is to cooler wheat: bread:: milk: ___________ Pencil is to write as __________is to color
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tickle: giggle:: hurt: _________
baby: adult:: puppy: ___________ kitchen: cooking:: bedroom: __________ small: petite:: large: ___________
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