Relationships Between Words

What are synonyms?

• distant cousins

• words that mean the same thing

• a mutually beneficial relationship between organisms

• a percussion instrument

What are antonyms?

• Words with opposite meanings

• the sister of a mom or dad

• a breed of small ants found in the northern part of the US

• none of the above

What is an analogy?

• words that mean the opposite

• a comparison of two words

• a short story

• the study of ants

Choose the correct set of synonyms.

• virtuous, sinful

• deliberate, intentional

• ostracism, acceptance

• deliberate, accidental

Choose the correct set of antonyms.

• selfish, greedy

• contiguous, beside

• selfish, charitable

• contiguous, adjoining

Choose the correct set of synonyms.

• abate, reduce

• boycott, support

• abate, increase

• singular, usual

Select the best choice to explain the relationship of the words in the following analogy.

branch is to tree as fingers are to hand

• antonyms

• synonyms

• part to whole

• whole to part

Select the best choice to finish the following analogy.

repel is to attract as _______ is to lead

• follow

• guide

• direct

• head

Select the best choice to finish the following analogy.

I is to mine as they is to _______

• there's

• theirs

• they'res

• theirses

Select the best choice to finish the following analogy.

ostracism is to acceptance as _________ is to charitable

• deliberate

• rejection

• greedy

• giving