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Learning ten kinds of word relationships used in analogies, with an example of each
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Analogies Worksheets
A chart of ten kinds of analogies, then multiple-choice analogies by type, mixed reviews, name the relationship, finish the analogy from a word box, and write your own.
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Types of analogies chart
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Analogies by type
View all 2 pagesAnalogies Worksheet: synonyms and antonyms
Finishing analogies built on synonyms and antonyms
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View all 2 pagesAnalogies Worksheet: part to whole and type of
Finishing part to whole and type of analogies
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View all 2 pagesAnalogies Worksheet: tools and workers
Finishing tool and use and worker and tool analogies
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View all 2 pagesAnalogies Worksheet: cause and Effect, degree and animals
Finishing cause and effect, degree, animal and young, and animal and home analogies
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Mixed analogies
View all 2 pagesAnalogies Worksheet: mixed review A
Figuring out the relationship and finishing mixed analogies
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View all 2 pagesAnalogies Worksheet: mixed review B
Figuring out the relationship and finishing mixed analogies
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View all 2 pagesAnalogies: name the relationship (Set A)
Naming the relationship an analogy uses
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View all 2 pagesAnalogies: name the relationship (Set B)
Naming the relationship an analogy uses
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View all 2 pagesFinish the Analogy: word box (Set A)
Finishing analogies with words from a word box
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View all 2 pagesFinish the Analogy: word box (Set B)
Finishing analogies with words from a word box
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Write your own analogies
View all 2 pagesWrite your own analogies
Writing a word pair that follows the same relationship as a given pair
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About these analogies worksheets
An analogy compares two pairs of words that go together in the same way. It is written like this: hot : cold :: up : down, and read as "hot is to cold as up is to down." Hot and cold are opposites, and so are up and down. To solve an analogy, figure out how the first two words are related, then find the word that makes the second pair related the same way.
Most analogies use one of a few relationships: synonyms (happy : glad), antonyms (early : late), part to whole (petal : flower), type of (oak : tree), tool and use (broom : sweep), worker and tool (painter : brush), cause and effect (fire : smoke), degree (damp : soaked), animal and young (cow : calf) and animal and home (bee : hive). Keep the order the same on both sides: petal : flower :: page : book works, but petal : flower :: book : page does not.
These analogies worksheets start with a chart of all ten types with an example of each. Four practice pages teach two or three types at a time, with each analogy labeled; two mixed reviews hide the labels; two pages ask children to name the relationship; two pages use a word box; and the last page asks children to write their own. Every analogy has exactly one best answer, and the keys name the relationship.
Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.CUse the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.6Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).
How to use them
- Start with the types of analogies chart. Read each example out loud as a sentence: "Oak is to tree as robin is to bird."
- Teach a few types at a time with the four labeled practice pages, then move to the mixed reviews.
- Use the name-the-relationship pages to check that children can explain an analogy, not just guess the answer.
- Finish with write your own analogies, and have partners swap and solve each other's.
Teaching tips
- Teach children to make a bridge sentence: "A petal is part of a flower." Then test each choice in the same sentence: "A page is part of a book."
- If two choices seem to fit, the bridge sentence is too vague. Make it more exact.
- Watch the order. Many wrong answers in analogies come from flipping the second pair.
- Analogies build vocabulary. Talk about why each wrong choice does not fit.
Questions teachers and parents ask
What is an analogy for kids?
An analogy shows that two pairs of words go together in the same way. Puppy : dog :: kitten : cat means a puppy is a young dog in the same way a kitten is a young cat.
What do the colons mean in an analogy?
A single colon (:) means "is to" and a double colon (::) means "as." So hot : cold :: up : down is read "hot is to cold as up is to down."
What grade learns analogies?
Children can solve simple analogies in 2nd and 3rd grade. In 4th and 5th grade, analogies are a good way to practice the word relationships in the standards, such as synonyms, antonyms and part to whole.
Do the worksheets have answer keys?
Yes. Every page has an answer key on page 2 that also names each analogy's relationship. The write-your-own page has sample answers.