Name: ______________________________ Date: _____________________

Correcting Analogies
Analogy Definition

An analogy shows comparison between things that have similar features,

often used to help explain a principle or idea.
Example
apple : tree :: milk : cow

Direction: Put the correct word to complete each analogy.

1. fish : burrow : : bird : nest

den burrow aquarium
2. drive : horse : : board : train
shoe mount ride
3. farmer : plough : : gardener : chopper
harrow needle pen
4. lion : carnivore : : rhino : vertebrate
amphibian herbivore reptile
5. mend : sewing : : edit : trowel
repair manuscript makeshift
6. piercing : grind : : hushed : whisper
watch siren ears
7. pilot : pitch : : engineer : site
theatre cockpit ship
8. cytology : pharmacology : : geology : rocks
cyclones psychology cells
9. fabric : seed : : shoes : leather
yarn paper jute
10. doze : sleep : : tiptoe : run
flat swim walk

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Name: ______________________________ Date: _____________________

Correcting Analogies
Answer Key
Direction: Put the correct word to complete each analogy.

1. fish : burrow : : bird : nest

den burrow aquarium
2. drive : horse : : board : train
shoe mount ride
3. farmer : plough : : gardener : chopper
harrow needle pen
4. lion : carnivore : : rhino : vertebrate
amphibian herbivore reptile
5. mend : sewing : : edit : trowel
repair manuscript makeshift
6. piercing : grind : : hushed : whisper
watch siren ears
7. pilot : pitch : : engineer : site
theatre cockpit ship
8. cytology : pharmacology : : geology : rocks
cyclones psychology cells
9. fabric : seed : : shoes : leather
yarn paper jute
10. doze : sleep : : tiptoe : run
flat swim walk

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