Name: ______________________________ Date: _____________________

Creating 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: Write the second pair of words that have the same relationship as
the original pair of words.

1. Gold is to a goldsmith as ______________________________________.

2. Dog is to a kennel as _________________________________________.

3. Backwards is to forward as ____________________________________.

4. Sparkle is to glitter as ________________________________________.

5. Brush is to paint as __________________________________________.

6. Soldier is to regiment as ______________________________________.

7. Girl is to beautiful as _________________________________________.

8. Professor is to lecture as______________________________________.

9. See is to saw as _____________________________________________.

10. Pesticide is to crop as ________________________________________.

11. Year is to month as __________________________________________.

12. Line is to square as __________________________________________.

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Creating Analogies
Answer Key

Direction: Write the second pair of words that have the same relationship as
the original pair of words.

1. Gold is to goldsmith as iron is to blacksmith

2. Dog is to kennel as rabbit is to burrow

3. Backwards is to forward as in is to out

4. Sparkle is to glitter as smoothness is to velvet

5. Brush is to paint as pen is to write

6. Soldier is to regiment as sailor is to crew

7. Girl is to beautiful as boy is to handsome

8. Professor is to lecture as doctor is to medicine

9. See is to saw as leave is to left

10. Pesticide is to crop as antiseptic is to wound

11. Year is to month as week is to day

12. Line is to square as arc is to circle

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