Completing an Analogy

ANALOGY
• An ANALOGY shows the relationship between words.
• It states the likeness between two things that are otherwise
unlike.
• English: Language::Math :Arithmetic
(English is to language as Mathematics is to Arithmetic.)
Types of Analogy
• Synonyms: words possessing same meaning
Example
• Happy: joyful::pretty:cute
Antonyms: words opposite to each other in terms of
meaning
Example
• huge: tiny::hot:cold
• Parts and whole: where several objects comprise or
make up a group
Example
• heart:circulatory::
lungs:respiratory
• characteristics: mostly comprises descriptions of items
Example
• smart: teacher::
board eraser:dusty
• functions: shows what a certain object is for or explains
for it
Example
• keyboard: type: :stove: cook
• Cause and effect: showing cause-and-effect relationship
Example
• study: graduate::
hardwork: success