Word Analogy

Analogies show
similarities or
relationships between
pair of words.
 1. Purpose relationship
-One word in the pair
shows the purpose of the
other word.
Scissors :cut
knife :chop
Pen :write
 2. Opposite relationship
-The words in the pair are
opposites.
Tall :short
Pretty :ugly
Big :small
 3. Part-whole relationship
-one word in the pair is a
part; the other is the whole
Leg : body
Collar : blouse
Wheel: car
 4. Action-object relationship
-one word in the pair does
an action with or to the
other word.
Fly : bird
Swim :fish
Ring :bell
 5. Association relationship
-one word in the pair is
associated with the other
word.
Match : fire
Cow : milk
Vase : flower
6. Object-location relationship
-one word in the pair tells
the location where the other
word or an object is found
Car : garage
Hammer : tool box
Needle: sewing kit
 7. Cause-effect relationship
-one word in the pair tells
the cause while the other
word shows the effect
Practice: Skill
Study : high grades
Typhoon : floods
 Finding Analogies

Seatwork: Study the example

and use the same type of
relationship in choosing the
correct word.
 Example:

Sky is to blue as grass is to

____.
earth green
lawn vegetable
1. Scissors is to cut as
broom is to _____.
floor mop
sweep dust
2. Black is to white as
sweet is to _____.
bitter sour
fragrant salty
3. Sun is to day as moon
is to ____.
night stars
planet ship
4. Lens is to camera as
retina as to _____.
nose stomach
eye heart
5. Medicine is to
drugstore as cement is
to_____.
grocery hardware.
warehouse theatre