Analogies: word patterns

Analyze two words and identify the relationship between them.

Find another pair of words that has the same relationship.

Synonym

• Start : begin :: stop : finish

Antonym

• Forward : backward :: tall : short

Part to whole

• Chapter : book :: pepperoni : pizza

Whole to part

• School : classroom :: house : room

Characteristic/Quality

• Cotton : fluffy :: pillow : soft

Classification

• Canine : bulldog :: 501’s : Levi's

Cause/Effect

• Overslept : late :: punch : fight

Function

• Calculator : add :: stopwatch : time

Location

• Bass : lake :: shark : ocean

Degree

• Cold : freezing :: hot : burning

Person to object

• Doctor : stethoscope :: coach : whistle

Person to action

• Ballerina : dances :: teacher : teaches

Action and related object

• Oven : bake :: freezer : freeze