CONNECTING NEW WORDS AND PATTERNS Lesson 6
ANALOGIES
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Directions. For each of the following items, choose the lettered pair of words that expresses a
relationship that is most similar to the relationship between the pair of capitalized words. Write the
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letter of your answer on the line provided before the number of the item.
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1. APPEASE : HUNGER ::
6. ESPIONAGE : SPY ::
(A) sell : merchant
(B) bake : baker
(C) strike: egg
(D) cook : pot
(E) toss : coin
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(A) law: nurse
(B) plumbing : waiter
(C) preaching : minister
(D) sales : professor
(E) masonry : manager
2. ARCHAIC : SUIT OF ARMOR ::
(A) modern : castle
(B) creative: artist
(C) antique : computer
(D) inventive : habit
(E) hectic: arrangement
7. INCLEMENT : STORMY ::
(A) clever : considerate
(B) insincere : honest
(C) earnest : wealthy
(D) remarkable : noteworthy
(E) tender : tough
3. BALMY: BREEZE ::
(A) crazy: palm trees
(B) windy : kite
(C) hot: jalapeño pepper
(D) irritating: blanket
(E) soothing: confusion
8. INVINCIBLE: SUPERHERO ::
(A) victorious : loser
(B) lovely : scoundrel
(C) heroic: coward
(D) invigorating: exercise
(E) boring: magician
9. VIGILANT : WATCHFUL ::
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4. COMMENCE : FINISH ::
(A) communicate : talk
(B) start: begin
(C) celebrate : honor
(D) waste : save
(E) mention : maintain
(A) distant: close
(B) gallant: tall
(C) gigantic: small
(D) varied : similar
(E) observant: attentive
5. DEVASTATION : DAMAGE ::
(A) design : plan
(B) danger : health
(C) vegetation : rose
(D) desert: oasis
(E) luxury: comfort
10. VULNERABLE: STRONG ::
(A) guilty : responsible
(B) shocking : startling
(C) rough: smooth )
(D) useful: purposeful
(E) temporary : timid