Name: ______________________________ Date: _____________________

Completing Analogies
Definition
Analogy
An analogy shows comparison between things that have similar features,
often used to help explain a principle or idea.
Example
Apple : tree :: milk : cow

DIRECTIONS: Choose the word that best completes each analogy.

1. large : big : : shout : ______________________

cry scream anxious

2. bear : den : : bat : ______________________

hive nest cave

3. musician : instrument : : singer ______________________

flute voice choir

4. hot : cold : : sweet : ______________________

tasteless sour salty

5. goose : flock : : bees : ______________________

swarm school group

6. wheel : car : : branch : ______________________

leaf flower tree

7. dim : faint : : chilly : ______________________

 hot snow cold

8. up : down : : over : ______________________

beneath under beside

9. hand : glove : : foot : ______________________

toe sock shoe

10. ruler : measure : : scissors : ______________________

sew cut knit

11. food : hunger : : baby: ______________________

adult mature boy

12. dime : dollar : : bead : ______________________

ring necklace earring

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 Grade - VI
Completing Analogies
Answer Key
DIRECTIONS: Choose the word that best completes each analogy.
1. large : big : : shout : ______________________
cry scream anxious
2. bear : den : : bat : ______________________
hive nest cave
3. musician : instrument : : singer ______________________
flute voice choir
4. hot : cold : : sweet : ______________________
tasteless sour salty
5. goose : flock : : bees : ______________________
swarm school group
6. wheel : car : : branch : ______________________
leaf flower tree
7. dim : faint : : chilly : ______________________
hot snow cold
8. up : down : : over : ______________________
beneath under beside
9. hand : glove : : foot : ______________________
toe sock shoe
10. ruler : measure : : scissors : ______________________
sew cut knit
11. food : hunger : : baby: ______________________
adult mature boy
12. dime : dollar : : bead : ______________________
ring necklace earring

www.englishlinx.com