Wolinski Literature 2010

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Types of Analogies The key to figuring out a set of word analogies is determining the relationship between the paired set of words. As you work through each analogy, determine the relationship of the pair of words you are given. Then solve the analogy.

____ is to ____ as ____ is to ____ ____ : ____ :: ____ : ____

Type of Analogy Example Cause it to Effect Prosperity : Happiness :: Success : Joy

One Important Part is to its Whole Blade (cutting part) : Knife :: Prong : Fork Thumb : Hand :: Diamond : Ring

The Extreme of one thing is to the Extreme of another Elation : Depression :: Acuteness : Dullness Hot : Scalding :: ________ : ________

An Object is to its Primary Function Car : Travel :: Read : Learn Gills : Breathing :: Ruler : Measure

A Specific Item is to its General Class “Type Of”

Crab : Crustacean :: Man : Mammal Soccer : Sport :: Jaywalk : Misdemeanor

The Word is a sign of the second Word Snarl : Anger :: Tear : Sad

An Object is to its Characteristic Iron : Rigid :: Rubber : Flexible

The Word is to its Synonym Lugubrious : Sad :: Doleful : Mournful Hyper : Energetic :: Organic : Natural

Persuasive : Convincing :: Slim : Slender

The Word is to its Antonym Destitute : Wealthy :: Deplete : Fill Obese : Thin :: Vulgar : Refined

The Word lacks the second Word Pauper : Money :: ________ : ________

This Object Hinders this Action Restrain : Move :: Stutter : Speech Dishonesty : Truth :: Smoking : Health

This Object Assists this Action Spoon : Soup :: Microphone : Speech

This Object is Composed of this Material Shoe : Leather :: Coat : Cloth

An Object is to its Definition Procrastinator : Delay :: ________ : ________

Job – Related Pairs (The second word is something that is done during the first word)

(The first word is a tool used for doing the second word) (The second word is someone who performs the first word)

Surgery: Incision :: ________ : ________ Scalpel : Surgery :: ________ : ________ Construction : Carpenter :: Bread : Baker

Similarity/Contrast (The relationships are between synonyms or antonyms or words

that are nearly the same in meaning)

Happy : Glad :: Dull : Blunt Wet : Dry :: Stop : Go

Dearth : Shortage :: Plethora : Excess

Descriptive (Predication) (One term describes something about the other term)

Square Deal : TR :: New Deal : FDR Dog : Bark :: Cat : Meow

Completion (Each term of this kind of analogy is part of a complete expression)

San : Francisco :: Los : Angeles Keeping It : Real :: Bring It : On

Subordination (Classification) (Relationships are those in which an object A is a type of B)

Trout : Fish :: Amphibian : Frog Mrs. Wolinski : Teacher :: Mr. Rogers : Principal

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Coordination (Classification) (The first two terms are one type of thing and the last two are

another)

Lettuce : Cabbage :: Pear : Peach

Superordination (Classification) (Relationships are those in which A is a category into which B falls)

Bird : Robin :: Mollusk : Snail Car : Camry :: Motorcycle : Kawasaki

Part – Whole (Relationships are those in which A is part of B)

Day : Week :: Month : Year Wheels : Car :: Legs : Table

Whole – Part (Relationships are those in which B is part of A)

Year : Month :: Week : Day House : Roof :: Car : Tires

Sound Relationships (Nonsemantic) (Two words are related because they sound similar in some way;

this has nothing to do with the meanings of the words)

Toe : Row :: Low : Crow Eye : Stye :: Bye : Cry

Clog : Blog :: Dog : Hog

Letter Relationships (Nonsemantic) (The letters of one term are transformed to form the letters of

another term)

Pat : Tap :: Rat : Tar Bad : Dab :: Fig : Gif

Naïve : Evian :: Gas : Sag

Word Relationships (Nonsemantic) (These usually express grammatical relationships between words)

Eat : Ate :: Meet : Met See : Saw :: Leave : Left

Stick : Stuck :: Swing : Swung