Analogies 1
Name __________________________
Look at each picture on the left. Circle one picture on the right that goes with it.
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2.
3.
4.
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Analogies 2
Name __________________________
Draw lines to match the pictures that go together.
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2.
3.
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Analogies 3
Name __________________________
Draw lines to match the pictures that go together.
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Analogies 4
Name __________________________
How are you different from a bear? Circle the picture that answers each question and you’ll
find out.
1. A bear is covered in fur. What covers your body?
2. A bear eats fish. What do you eat?
3. A bear sleeps on the ground. Where do you sleep?
4. A newborn bear is called a cub. What do you call a newborn person?
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Analogies 5
Name __________________________
Circle the two pictures in each row that go together. Then tell someone why they go together.
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2.
3.
4.
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Analogies 6
Name __________________________
Circle the picture that answers each question.
1. An airplane travels through the sky. What’s something that travels on the road?
2. We use our hands to build things. Which animal uses its tail to build things?
3. Hot chocolate can warm you up on a cold day. Which drink can cool you off on a hot day?
4. We use a toothbrush to clean our teeth. What’s something we use to clean our bodies?
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Analogies 7
Think about an apple.
Name __________________________
Answer the questions about an apple.
1. What’s something you can make with apples? _________________________________
2. What do you do to an apple before you eat it? _________________________________
3. What colors can an apple be? ______________________________________________
4. How does the outside of an apple feel? ______________________________________
5. How does an apple feel when you bite into it? _________________________________
Now think about a banana.
Answer these same questions about a banana.
1. What’s something you can make with bananas?________________________________
2. What do you do to a banana before you eat it? ________________________________
3. What colors can a banana be? _____________________________________________
4. How does the outside of a banana feel? ______________________________________
5. How does a banana feel when you bite into it? _________________________________
What are two ways an apple and a banana are alike?
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What are two ways an apple and a banana are different?
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Analogies 8
Name __________________________
Read the first sentence in each pair. Then circle the word that best completes the
second sentence.
1. A pencil has lead. A pen has ______________________.
ink
paint
marker
2. A person is covered with skin. A tree is covered with ______________________.
forest
bark
stem
3. You drink from a glass. You eat from a ______________________.
kitchen
tablecloth
plate
4. A TV has a screen. A book has a ______________________.
cover
word
program
5. People have hands. Dogs have ______________________.
tails
paws
hooves
6. You eat ice cream with a spoon. You eat salad with ______________________.
a fork
your hands
a bowl
7. People run on a track. They swim in a ______________________.
hotel
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sidewalk
pool
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Analogies 9
Name __________________________
Circle the letter of the best ending for each sentence.
1. Dog and puppy go together because ______________________________ .
a. a puppy is a baby dog
b. they both eat ice cream
2. White and snow go together because ______________________________ .
a. white is the color of snow
b. they are both colors
3. Bird and nest go together because ______________________________ .
a. birds don’t like nests
b. a nest is where a bird lives
4. Pencil and paper go together because ______________________________ .
a. they are both made of plastic
b. you use a pencil to write on paper
5. Water and clean go together because ______________________________ .
a. you get clean with water
b. water makes you dirty
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Analogies 10
Name __________________________
Look at the pairs of words in each row. The bolded headings tell how the pairs of words go
together. But wait! One pair in each group doesn’t go together like the others. Circle it.
Vehicles and Where You Find Them
1.
car/road
broccoli/vegetable
airplane/sky
boat/water
Foods and Food Groups
2.
banana/fruit
3.
carrot/vegetable
pork chop/meat
listen/music
Animals and Body Parts
elephant/trunk
4.
rat/tail
rain/wet
shark/fin
Weather and Seasons
thirsty/lemonade
hot/summer
cold/winter
warm/spring
Objects and Their Shapes
5.
dice/square
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basketball/bounce
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bagel/round
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Analogies 11
Name __________________________
Circle the three pairs of words in each row that go together. Then write why they go together
in the box above each group. The first one is done for you.
an object and the sound it makes
1.
telephone/ring
sandpaper/rough
car horn/honk
watch/tick
birds/worms
squirrels/nuts
cows/milk
rabbits/carrots
2.
3.
jewelry/ring
foot/shoe
hand/mitten
head/hat
4.
goal/soccer
goalie/hockey
touchdown/football
run/baseball
5.
calendar/date
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clock/time
compass/direction
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calculator/batteries
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Analogies 12
Name __________________________
The hardest part about working with analogies is figuring out how the words go together.
Read each analogy. Then use words from the box to complete the diagrams to show how
the words go together. The first one is done for you.
instrument
1.
rock band
is to
guitar
as
orchestra
is to
violin
music group
measuring tool
height
2.
squeak
is to
mouse
as
growl
is to
bear
land formation
sound
instrument
music group
3.
inch
is to
ruler
as
ounce
is to
measuring cup
unit of
measurement
animal
4.
tall
is to
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is to
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Analogies 13
Name __________________________
An analogy is a way to compare things. This is an analogy:
apple is to red as banana is to yellow
Apples and bananas are both fruits. They are being compared by their colors.
color
apple is to
red as banana is to
yellow
fruit
Practice completing some analogies by choosing the word that best completes each
comparison.
1. hand is to glove as foot is to _____________________
pants
sock
walk
2. kitchen is to refrigerator as bedroom is to _____________________
dresser
curtains
bathroom
3. sun is to day as moon is to _____________________
Wednesday
morning
night
4. duck is to quack as lion is to _____________________
roar
chirp
bark
5. keyboard is to computer as pencil is to _____________________
pen
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paper
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Analogies 14
Name __________________________
Complete each analogy with the word from the box that best completes it.
1.
telephone is to ring as door is to _____________________
creak
2.
knock
number line is to numerals as alphabet is to _____________________
letters
3.
story
library
book is to thick as magazine is to _____________________
thin
4.
colorful
interesting
dog is to kennel as zebra is to _____________________
aquarium
5.
drink
zoo
gymnasium
date is to calendar as time is to _____________________
TV
6.
calculator
oven is to cook as dishwasher is to _____________________
cool
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Analogies 15
Name __________________________
Complete each analogy with the word or words from the box that best completes it. Be
careful, these are a little harder!
1. science is to experiment as math is to _____________________
division
story problem
calculator
2. cartoons are to funny as the news is to _____________________
long
TV
serious
3. game cartridge is to video game as _____________________ is to computer
disk
game
joystick
4. streetlight is to sidewalk as _____________________ is to living room
chair
fan
lamp
5. gymnasium is to basketball game as _____________________ is to football game
stadium
track
end zone
6. water is to thirst as food is to _____________________
feast
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Analogies 16
Name __________________________
Below are the beginnings of some analogies. Read each one carefully to see what is being
compared. (The bolded words in parentheses will help you figure this out.) Then complete
each analogy by writing the words that fit best.
(action is to sport)
1. hit is to baseball as _________________________________
fix is to car
cheer is to crowd
kick is to football
(season is to weather)
2. winter is to snow as _________________________________
sun is to hot
spring is to rain
summer is to July
(animal is to habitat)
3. fish is to lake as _________________________________
bear is to forest
rabbit is to carrot
bird is to fly
(action is to type of entertainment)
4. listen is to CD as _________________________________
band is to play
read is to book
finish is to homework
(part is to whole)
5. leaf is to branch as _________________________________
flower is to stem
eat is to vegetable
trunk is to forest
(word is to opposite)
6. start is to finish as _________________________________
huge is to big
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Analogies 17
Name __________________________
Read each analogy. Put a check mark beside each one that doesn’t make sense. Rewrite
the incorrect analogies so they make sense.
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1. coffee is to cup as juice is to glass
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2. grass is to green as water is to purple
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3. jet is to wings as boat is to sail
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4. people are to sidewalk as cars are to buildings
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5. gym is to play as classroom is to sleep
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6. hardware store is to tools as grocery store is to carpeting
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7. plate is to dishes as chair is to furniture
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8. brother is to male as sister is to relative
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9. yogurt is to dairy as potato is to vegetable
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Analogies 18
Name __________________________
Read each analogy. Put a check mark beside each one that doesn’t make sense. Rewrite
the incorrect analogies so they make sense.
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1. touchdown is to football as foul ball is to baseball
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2. token is to subway as ticket is to concert
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3. bowl is to soup as cup is to crackers
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4. paddle is to canoe as propeller is to train
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5. stream is to lake as river is to ocean
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6. two is to ears as one is to feet
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7. me is to mine as they is to theirs
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8. few is to many as seldom is to never
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9. book is to write as house is to buy
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Analogies 19
Name __________________________
Now you’re on your own! Complete each analogy with a comparison of your own.
1. dog is to bark as __________________________________________
2. cola is to brown as _________________________________________
3. stop sign is to octagon as ___________________________________
4. guitar is to strings as _______________________________________
5. police officer is to squad car as _______________________________
6. milk is to jug as ___________________________________________
7. movie is to theater as _______________________________________
8. tie is to neck as ___________________________________________
9. taco is to spice as _________________________________________
10. slow is to walk as __________________________________________
11. stripes are to zebra as ______________________________________
12. three is to tricycle as _______________________________________
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Analogies 20
Name __________________________
Complete each analogy with a comparison of your own. Be careful. These are a little harder!
1. tornado is to wind as _______________________________________
2. caterpillar is to butterfly as ___________________________________
3. football player is to helmet as _________________________________
4. centennial is to 100 as ______________________________________
5. disk is to computer as ______________________________________
6. books are to backpack as ___________________________________
7. dolphin is to mammal as ____________________________________
8. author is to book as ________________________________________
9. child is to children as _______________________________________
10. morning is to early as _______________________________________
11. geese is to goose as _______________________________________
12. curtain is to window as ______________________________________
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