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From: 910 Word Analogies for Young Scholars by Margaret Whisnant

Analogies

Set 1

Choose the word that correctly completes each analogy and write it in the blank to the left.

Example:
Wheel is to vehicle and hoof is to animal.

machine vegetable animal foot

_____________________1. Up is to down as back is to _______________.
side beneath front behind

_____________________2. Small is to tiny as big is to _______________.
little huge strong wide

_____________________3. Ace is to card as poodle is to _______________.
small curly dog tail

_____________________4. Glue is to adhere as crayon is to _______________.
color red paper wax

_____________________5. Book is to read as TV is to _______________.
picture commercial learn watch

_____________________6. Seven is to number as Y is to __________.
X script letter write

_____________________7. Leaf is to tree as rose is to __________.
bush thorns fragrance petal

_____________________8. Poetry is to rhyme as music is to __________.
voice tongue larynx melody

_____________________9. Chocolate is to candy as apple is to __________.
fruit red pie crunchy

____________________10. Chicken is to egg as sunflower is to __________.
seed bloom plant sun

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From: 910 Word Analogies for Young Scholars by Margaret Whisnant

____________________11. Walk is to move as wish is to __________.
receive care want magic

____________________12. Curtain is to window as tablecloth is to __________.
cover dinner material table

____________________13. Snow is to winter as sunshine is to __________.
warm summer vacation beach

____________________14. Paw is to dog as foot is to __________.
shoe leg person toe

____________________15. Curve is to road as knot it to __________.
string cup wire hair

____________________16. Lettuce is to salad as tomato is to __________.
vegetable soup plant slice

____________________17. Street is to drive as lake is to __________.
surface aquatic sail dock

____________________18. Bell is to ring as whistle is to __________.
referee sing blow call

____________________19. Five is to ten as twenty-five is to __________.
fifty twenty fifty-five one hundred

____________________20. Rise is to fall as sunrise is to __________.
twilight daylight sunset morning

____________________21. Mansion is to house as sandal is to __________.
summer shoe strap Roman

____________________22. Fur is to bear as scale is to __________.
amphibian measure music fish

____________________23. Bubble is to burst as volcano is to __________.
lava erupt island earthquake

____________________24. Hat is to head as roof is to __________.
building shingles overhead leak

____________________25. Ax is to chop as shovel is to ___________.
hole move dig hole

____________________26. Sweet is to sour as work is to __________.
salary job play accomplish

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From: 910 Word Analogies for Young Scholars by Margaret Whisnant

Analogies

Set 29—Animals and Plants—Doubles

Choose the set of words that correctly completes each analogy and write it in the blank to the left.

Example:
Rabbit : carrot :: bird : worm
fish ; water bird : worm
pig : pen fly : maggot

_____________________1. Whale : mammal :: __________. large : giant
ocean : sea shark : fish cat : dog

_____________________2. Mole : subterranean :: __________.
monkey : arboreal tree : plant earthworm : tunnel
bat : cave

_____________________3. Owl : wise :: ___________.
bird : brain barn : mice fox : sly mouse : cat

_____________________4. Fish : school :: __________.
study : learn ocean : marine geese : gaggle calf : pup

_____________________5. Seed : tomato :: __________.
shrub : root flower : fruit plant : vegetable acorn : tree

_____________________6. Bee : hive :: _____________. cattle : ranch
groundhog : burrow deer : antler
insect : cocoon

_____________________7. Nocturnal : opossum :: __________.
night : day squirrel : rodent diurnal : eagle
sleep : languish

_____________________8. Redwood : giant :: __________.

plant : gargantuan bonsai : miniature

forest : arboretum sapling : sprout

_____________________9. Mistletoe : tree :: ____________.
bush : shrub winter : forest ivy : wall wool : sheep

____________________10. Mouse : bones :: __________.
insect : exoskeleton cat : fur worm : segment fish : scales

____________________11. Flora : violet :: __________. frog : amphibian
sage : herb fauna : lizard spore : moss

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From: 910 Word Analogies for Young Scholars by Margaret Whisnant

____________________12. Sponge : animal :: ____________.
coral : colony starfish : fish algae : plant sea : salt

____________________13. Deer : fawn :: __________.
doe : buck joey : kit genetic : parent elephant : calf

____________________14. Pomegranate : fruit :: __________.
bok choy : vegetable kale : lettuce vitamin : vegetable
tropical : vine

____________________15. Cougar : puma :: __________. Big Foot : Sasquatch
cat : mountain panther : tiger
Yeti : Nepal

____________________16. Wild : elk :: __________.
domesticated : horse moose : roam donkey : burro
wilderness : civilization

____________________17. Conifer : terrestrial :: ______________.
pine : cone seed : earth clam : aquatic shell : animal

____________________18. Dinosaur : extinct : : __________.
cheetah : endangered T-Rex : fossil eagle : environment
Passenger Pigeon : protected

____________________19. Cat : claws :: _______________.
feline : scratch defense : beak eagle : talons dog : bark

____________________20. Giraffe : Africa :: __________.
lion : plains bear : Arctic platypus : marsupial
penguin :Antarctica

____________________21. Root : anchor :: __________.
tendril : grasp vine : ivy feed : nutrient plant : ship

____________________22. Wheat : goldenrod :: __________.
bread : flower crop : weed cultivated : garden spring : fall

____________________23. Wolf : carnivorous :: __________.
cow : herbivorous predator : animal wild :domesticated
danger : prey

____________________24. Lavender : fragrance :: ________________.
scent : pleasant purple : plant garlic : odor potpourri : herb

____________________25. Zebra : stripes :: __________.
parrot : talk giraffe : neck leopard : spots owl : hoot

____________________26. Cockroach : pest :: __________.
spider : danger puppy : pet lady bug : garden bird : egg

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From: 910 Word Analogies for Young Scholars by Margaret Whisnant

1. front Keys
2. large
3. dog 1. shark : fish
4. color 2. monkey : arboreal
5. color 3. fox : sly
6. letter 4. geese : gaggle
7. bush 5. acorn : tree
8. melody 6. groundhog : burrow
9. fruit 7. diurnal : eagle
10. seed 8. bonsai : miniature
11. want 9. ivy : wall
12. table 10. insect : exoskeleton
13. summer 11. fauna : lizard
14. person 12. algae : plant
15. string 13. elephant : calf
16. soup 14. bok choy : vegetable
17. sail 15. Big Foot : Sasquatch
18. blow 16. domesticated : horse
19. fifty 17. clam : aquatic
20. sunset 18. cheetah : endangered
21. shoe 19. eagle : talons
22. fish 20. penguin : Antarctica
23. erupt 21. tendril : grasp
24. building 22. crop : week
25. dig 23. cow : herbivorous
26. play 24. garlic : odor
25. leopard : spots
26. puppy : pet

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