Word Analogies

Practice Activities:

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A. ​Complete the pair based on the type of relationship given.

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Multiple Choice

1. Part - whole

Branch : __________

• forest

• root

• tree

Multiple Choice

2. Cause and effect

Hungry : _______________

• sleep

• bathe

• eat

Practice Activities:

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B. ​Choose the best word that will complete the analogy.

Multiple Choice

3. good : bad : : black : ________

• color

• white

• evil

• sad

Multiple Choice

4. dwelling : abode : : endless : ___________

• eternal

• measurable

• beginning

• final

Multiple Choice

5. warrior : sword : : tailor : __________

• chisel

• paint

• needle

• saw

Practice Activities:

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C. ​Identify the nature of relationship / analogy present in the pairs of words.

Open Ended

6. Left is to right as horizontal is to vertical

Open Ended

7. Poet is to poem as chef is to food

Open Ended

8. Butcher : knife : : hairdressers : scissors

Open Ended

9. Nun is to convent as teacher is to school

Open Ended

10. Class : student : : house : room

Let us sum up what you've learned today by identifying the statements that are true about analogy.

Poll

1. Analogy is a relationship between words of concepts and how they connect to each other.

• True

• False

Poll

2. Analogies are used in stories to express the comparison of two, unlike things.

• True

• False

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3. Analogy makes understanding the relationship of difficult words.

• True

• False

Poll

4. Analogy improves my vocabulary; thus, sharpening my reading and writing skills.

• True

• False

Poll

5. Analogy solely focuses on similarities of words.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Using your answers in the poll questions, briefly write what you have learned in today's discussion.