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Nine Hundred and Ten

Word Analogies
for
Young Scholars

The faculty for perceiving analogies

is the best indication of genius.
William James
Principles of Psychology (1890)

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Word Analogies
Study Guide
Analogies consist of two sets of words that share a common relationship. Possible
categories for analogous associations are as follows:

Synonyms/Antonyms
Up is to down as bottom is to top.
Almost is to close as similar is to alike.
Big is to large as little is to small.

Parts of a Whole/ Part-Part

Toe is to foot as page is to book.
Twelve is to foot as thirty-six is to yard.
Nephew is to niece as uncle is to aunt.

Function/Use
Piano is to music as oven is to bread.
Fork is to eat as towel is to dry.
Carpenter is to hammer as dentist is to drill.

Category/Type
Dog is to canine and cat is to feline.
Cedar is to evergreen as oak is to deciduous.
Bat is to superstition as rival is to hate. (concrete/abstractreal/imaginary
visible/invisible))

Degree
(Size/Intensity)
Angry is to furious as frighten is to terrify.
Ant is to elephant as house is to skyscraper.

Grammatical Relationship/Spelling
See is to saw and look is to looked.
Busy is to busier as pretty is to prettier.
Reel is to real as horse is to hoarse.

Cause and Effect/Association

Study is to learn as practice is to win.
Party is to fun as vegetable is to healthy.
Chicago is to Illinois as Houston is to Texas.

Sequence
First is to Washington as second is to Adams.
Friday is to Saturday as November is to December.

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Table of Contents
Analogies

Pages

Set 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
Set 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Set 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Set 4Doubles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Set 5Dining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-10
Set 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12
Set 7Doubles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-14
Set 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-16
Set 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-18
Set 10Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-20
Set 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21-22
Set 12Doubles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-24
Set 13Language and Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25-26
Set 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-28
Set 15Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

29-30

Set 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-32
Set 17Doubles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-34
Set 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-36
Set 19Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 37-38
Set 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-40
Set 21Doubles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-42

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Set 22Games and Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-44
Set 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45-46
Set 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47-48
Set 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-50
Set 26People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51-52
Set 27Doubles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53-54
Set 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-56
Set 29Animals and PlantsDoubles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57-58
Set 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59-60
Set 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-62
Set 32Geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63-64
Set 33Doubles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65-66
Set 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67-68
Set 35The United States of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69-70

Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71-77

Analogies
Set 1
Choose the word that correctly completes each analogy and write it in the blank to the left.

Example:
Wheel is to vehicle and hoof is to animal.
machine

vegetable

animal

_____________________1. Up is to down as back is to _______________.

side beneath

front

_____________________2. Small is to tiny as big is to _______________.

little huge

strong

_____________________3. Ace is to card as poodle is to _______________.

small curly

behind

wide

dog

_____________________4. Glue is to adhere as crayon is to _______________.

color red paper
_____________________5. Book is to read as TV is to _______________.
picture commercial
_____________________6. Seven is to number as Y is to __________.
X script
_____________________7. Leaf is to tree as rose is to __________.
bush thorns

foot

learn

tail

wax

watch

letter

write

fragrance

petal

_____________________8. Poetry is to rhyme as music is to __________.

voice tongue larynx

melody

_____________________9. Chocolate is to candy as apple is to __________.

fruit red pie

crunchy

____________________10. Chicken is to egg as sunflower is to __________.

seed bloom
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plant

sun

Analogies
Set 5Dining
Find the set of word that correctly completes the analogy and write it in the blank to the left.

Example:
Banquet : indoor :: cookout : outdoor
meat

grill

father

outdoor

_____________________1. Hamburger : bun : : peanut-butter : __________.

jar
jelly
bread

spoon

_____________________2. Restaurant : meal :: vending machine : ________.

change
snack
candy
_____________________3. Wheat : grain :: pinto _______.
protein

vegetable

_____________________4. Catsup : tomato :: yogurt : _______.

cheese
health

lobby

legume

boil

soybean

milk

_____________________5. Steam : boil :: saut : _______.

broil

fry

_____________________6. Vitamin : C :: mineral : _________.

iron

vegetable

____________________7. Coffee : cup:: soup : __________.

chicken

appetizer

____________________8. Avocado : fruit :: mushroom : ________.

yeast
fungus
____________________9. Breakfast : morning :: dinner : _________.
brunch afternoon

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blanch

bake

fruit

fiber

bowl

plate

mold

lunch

protein

family

Analogies
Set 11
Choose the word that correctly completes each analogy and write it in the blank to the left.

Example:
Tyrannosaurs : dinosaur :: condor : bird .
rat

snake bird

rodent

_____________________1. Quick : quickly :: satisfactory : __________.

sooner rapidly satisfactorily
_____________________2. Freezer : ice :: safe : __________.
bank

jewelry

early

thieves

alarm

_____________________3. Grandparent : ancestor :: grandchild : __________.

offspring descendant predecessor

family

_____________________4. Brazil : country :: Arizona is to __________.

America
western

state

historic

_____________________5. Boisterous : subdued :: elated : __________.

disappointed excited

loud

envious

_____________________6. Her : she :: me : __________.

she

it

run

bite

we

_____________________7. Bird : chirp :: dog : _________.

chew
_____________________8. Barney : dinosaur :: Shamu : __________.
ocean prisoner

whale

mammal

_____________________9. Three hundred sixty : circle :: ninety : __________.

angle line half
____________________10. Snow : flake :: rain : __________.
monsoon

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season

bark

crop

triangle

drop

Analogies
Set 20
Choose the word that correctly completes each analogy and write it in the blank to the left.

Example:
Small is to miniature as large is to gargantuan
intimidating

breed

gargantuan enemy

_____________________1. Cactus is to succulent as willow is to __________.

herbaceous chlorophyll
weeping

forest

_____________________2. Money is to wealth as education is to __________.

teach knowledge school

spend

_____________________3. Clumsy is to graceful as awkward is to __________.

dumb foolish crude

adept

_____________________4. Palace is to Buckingham as prison is to __________.

Pentagon Ft. Knox Leavenworth

Vatican

_____________________5. Generous is to unselfish as frugal is to __________.

conservative wasteful benevolent

miserly

_____________________6. Weight is to gram as distance is to __________.

ruler mile travel measurement
_____________________7. Nose is to olfactory as stomach is to __________.
observation gastric ocular

auditory

_____________________8. IV is to V as XIII is to __________.

IX
_____________________9. Steam is to engine as spring is to __________.
river bed
____________________10. Swine is to pork as bovine is to __________.
corral ranch
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XIV

XV

clock

cowboy

XVI

chime

beef

Analogies
Set 26People
Choose the word that correctly completes each analogy and write it in the blank to the left.

Example:

Lethargic

Illustrious

is to lazy as hyperactive is to wild.

Lethargic

Legitimate

Illuminating

_____________________1. Lie is to prevaricate as delay is to __________.

hibernate instigate procrastinate

subjugate

_____________________2. Student is to learner as __________ is to entertainer.

leader scholar professor comedian
_____________________3. Librarian is to books as curator to __________.
park museum charity

artist

_____________________4. Sister is to sibling as ________ is to relative.

kin family mother

cousin

_____________________5. Cartography is to ______ as cardiology is to heart.

vehicle
climate highway

map

_____________________6. Hobby is to profession as bird-watching is to _______.

herpetology coins ornithology cryptography
_____________________7. _______ is to fish as bowler is to strike.
Angler

Sailor

_____________________8. Mother is to father as _________ is to paternal.

grandmother maternal parental

Navy

Net

grandfather

_____________________9. Dentist is to physical as psychologist is to _____.

mental paternal clinical

internal

____________________10. Artist is to Rockwell as ________ is to Rowling.

attorney doctor actor

author

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