Question

complete it
circle the letter of the word that best completes each analogy.

1. skin : _b_ :: crust : earth.

a. wheat b. apple c. nose d. moon

1. bean : legume :: _d_ : crustacean.

a. chili b. shark c. peanut d. shrimp

1. beef : cow :: _a_ : pig.

a. pork b. calf c. barnyard d. pen

1. _c_ : yarn :: pulp : paper,

a. knit b. draw c. wool d. cotton

1. was : were :: _a_ : dreamed,

a. dream b. dreaming c. is d. am

1. apple : mcintosh :: tree : _b_.

a. orange b. sycamore c. seed d. climb

1. sandals : summer :: _b_ : winter.

a. flip - flops b. mittens c. sundress d. high heels

1. _d_ : amazing :: acknowledge : respond.

a. expect b. unusual c. respectful d. extraordinary

1. mad : _a_ :: happy : overjoyed.

a. furious b. exhausted c. confused d. suspect

1. sixty - three : thirty - six :: _c_ : eighty - two.

a. twenty - six b. fifteen c. twenty - eight d. eighty - eight
try it
follow the directions to write your own analogies.

1. write an analogy in which the words are homographs.

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1. write an analogy that shows a part - to - whole relationship.

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1. write an analogy that shows a numerical relationship.

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1. write an analogy that shows an object - use relationship.

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1. write an analogy in which the words are antonyms.

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Explanation:

1. Skin is the outer layer of an apple, and crust is the outer layer of the Earth.
2. Bean is a type of legume, and shrimp is a type of crustacean.
3. Beef comes from a cow, and pork comes from a pig.
4. Wool is used to make yarn, and pulp is used to make paper.
5. Was is the past tense of is, and dream is the base form of dreamed.
6. McIntosh is a type of apple, and sycamore is a type of tree.
7. Sandals are worn in summer, and mittens are worn in winter.
8. Extraordinary is a synonym of amazing, and acknowledge is a synonym of respond.
9. Furious is a more intense form of mad, and overjoyed is a more intense form of happy.
10. Sixty - three is the reverse of thirty - six, and twenty - eight is the reverse of eighty - two.

Answer:

1. b. apple
2. d. shrimp
3. a. pork
4. c. wool
5. a. dream
6. b. sycamore
7. b. mittens
8. d. extraordinary
9. a. furious
10. c. twenty - eight