📘 Vocabulary: Analogies (Grade 6)

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Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.

1. puppy : dog :: kitten : ___ (relationship?)

2. drought : thirst :: famine : ___ (relationship?)

3. happy : joyful :: sad : ___ (relationship?)

4. doctor : hospital :: teacher : ___ (relationship?)

5. hot : cold :: up : ___ (relationship?)

6. bird : nest :: bee : ___ (relationship?)

7. author : book :: composer : ___ (relationship?)

8. seed : tree :: egg : ___ (relationship?)

9. pen : write :: knife : ___ (relationship?)

10. finger : hand :: toe : ___ (relationship?)

Answer key: 1) cat (young to adult) · 2) hunger (cause to effect) · 3) sorrowful (synonyms) · 4) school (worker to workplace) · 5) down (antonyms) · 6) hive (animal to home) · 7) music (symphony) (creator to creation) · 8) chicken (bird) (beginning to result) · 9) cut (tool to use) · 10) foot (part to whole)

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Free Grade 6 English worksheet (Common Core L.6.5.b): use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words. Skill: Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words. Level: Grade 6 — also suits Year 7 (UK).

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CCSS L.6.5.b: Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words
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