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7.4b Analogies Study Guide
Types of Analogies
Type
Part/Whole
Synonym
Antonym
Sequence
Product
Characteristic
Cause/Effect
Place/Object
Degree
Animal/Habitat
Object/Action
Example 1
Thumb : Hand
Liquid : Fluid
Up : Down
March : April
Honey : Bee
Ice : Solid
Study : Pass
London : Big Ben
Hot : Boiling
Shark : Ocean
Scissors : Cut
Example 2
Toe : Foot
Rock : Stone
Hot : Cold
Spring : Summer
Glass : Sand
Fire : Hot
Hungry : Eat
Paris : Eiffel Tower
Cool : Freezing
Bear : Den
Ear : Hear
Create your own analogies below and name each analogy relationship.
1. ___________ is to ___________ as ___________ is to ___________
Analogy type: _____________________________________________
2. ___________ is to ___________ as ___________ is to ___________
Analogy type: _____________________________________________
3. ___________ is to ___________ as ___________ is to ___________
Analogy type: _____________________________________________
Synonym
The items are the same.
Ex: Right is to Correct
As
Under is to Beneath
Antonym
The items are opposites.
Ex: Smile is to Frown
As
Happy is to Sad
Part to Whole
A part of something else.
Ex: Finger is to Hand
As
Chapter is to Book
Place to Object
Where an object is located.
Ex: Sky is to Star
As
Library is to Book
Sequence
Things move along in a specific order.
Ex: Monday is to Tuesday
As
Three is to Four
Cause and Effect
One thing makes the other thing
happen.
Ex: Tired is to Sleep
As
Hungry is to Eat
Object/Action
or Purpose
What something does or why it was made.
Ex: Scissor is to cut
As
Shovel is to dig
Characteristic
How we can describe something.
Ex: Fire is to Hot
As
Ice is to Cold
Product
Something produces something else.
Ex: Tree is to Lumber
As
Sand is to Glass
Degree
The intensity of an object or action:
Ex: Flurries is to Blizzard
As
Drizzle is to Downpour