Thinking through analogies — Lesson 6

May 16, 2016

An analogy is a comparison between two things. Through the lesson you will learn to analyze the relationship between two things and mentally compute a similar relationship between two new things. These analogies will help build your vocabulary skills.

In this lesson:
1. Thing : something it does — duck : migrate :: groundhog : hibernate
2. Something it does : thing — migrate : duck :: hibernate : groundhog
3. Thing : product — cow : milk :: tree : lumber
4. Product : thing — milk : cow :: lumber : tree
5. Singular : plural — child : children :: man : men
6. Plural : singular — children : child :: men : man

Common Core State Standards

Common Core State Standards
— Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
— Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.

Solve analogies by analyzing the elements of the puzzle and questioning the relationships that are presented.
1. oil : sunflower :: flour : . . .
  wheat
  1. chicken
  2. wheat
  3. white
  4. bread
2. rooster : crow :: kitten : . . .
  meow
  1. meow
  2. fur
  3. striped
  4. soft
3. burn : fire :: cut : . . .
  knife
  1. finger
  2. knife
  3. sore
  4. sharp
4. man : run :: horse : . . .
  gallop
  1. gallop
  2. boy
  3. shoe
  4. hoof
5. bee : honey :: farmer : . . .
  crop
  1. harrow
  2. plow
  3. crop
  4. rainfall
6. shoe : shoes :: ox : . . .
  oxen
  1. oxen
  2. wagon
  3. strong
  4. big
7. tick : clock :: ring : . . .
  bell
  1. gold
  2. round
  3. beep
  4. bell
8. bell : ring :: horn : . . .
  toot
  1. plenty
  2. copper
  3. toot
  4. goat
9. pin : pins :: egg : . . .
  eggs
  1. candy
  2. hen
  3. basket
  4. eggs
10. fruit : orchard :: grape : . . .
  vineyard
  1. vineyard
  2. juice
  3. wine
  4. purple
11. pig : bacon :: cotton : . . .
  cloth
  1. soft
  2. white
  3. grow
  4. cloth
12. bee : buzz :: bird : . . .
  chirp
  1. chirp
  2. robin
  3. worm
  4. nest
13. knives : knife :: sheep : . . .
  sheep
  1. sheep
  2. goat
  3. wool
  4. lamb
14. wool : sheep :: egg : . . .
  hen
  1. bacon
  2. candy
  3. fried
  4. hen

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