Analogies
ANALOGIES are statements in which two things are compared because they have
something in common. Sometimes the two things are the same in some way,
sometimes they are opposites.
Analogy: Think this through....
Man is to Woman as
In this example, all the words have to do with
humans.
Boy is to _____ A man is an adult male just as woman is an adult
female.
a. Friend b. Wife c. Girl Man and woman are opposites so I am looking for
the opposite of boy.
A boy is a male child....so the answer is
C.) Girl, because a girl is a female child.
Complete each analogy by writing the best word in the blank.
1. Act is to actor as steal is to _______________. ( steel rob dishonest thief)
2. Merciful is to merciless as patient is to __________. (hospital medicine impatient angry)
3. Play is to played as jump is to _______________. ( rope jumping jumped fun)
4. Leave is to arrive as depart is to __________. (airport, land, flight, go)
5. Pale is to pail as so is to _______________. (go see sew thus)
6. Grape is to raisin as plum is to _______________. (straight dried fruit prune )
Write your own analogy. Then illustrate your analogy by drawing a picture for each of the
four words.
_____________ is to _____________ as _____________ is to _____________