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Circle the Correct word to finish each analogy.

1. sad : depressed : : frightened : ________ 2. house : bedroom : : school : ________

brave happy scared ghost classroom teacher den building

3. shout : yell : : touch : ________ 4. infant : baby: : wet: ________

scream feel hand eye dry moist water diaper

5. dog : beagle : : iguana : ________ 6. laugh : funny : : cry : ________

reptile lizard animal dinosaur sad tears sob silly

7. scales : fish : : feathers : ________ 8. mouse : computer : : wheel : ________

bird chicken beaks nests round spin keyboard bicycle

9. ice : water : knife : ________ 10. pencil : write : : phone: ________

cut metal sharp slice talk wire ring cell

11. mother : father : : sister : ________ 12. pretty : beautiful : : fast : ________

girl daughter brother boy slow hurry rapid run

13. road : freeway : : stream : ________ 14. switch : light : : key : ________

creek river water current lock keyboard car ring

15. stamp : letter : : cup : ________ 16. soup : bowl : : tea : ________

handle coffee hot saucer hot cup liquid drink

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Write a word to complete each analogy.

1. bear : cub : : deer : ___________________

2. lily : flower : : willow : ___________________

3. clover : producer : : rabbit : ___________________

4. salmon : river : : squirrel : ___________________

5. elephant : Africa : : kangaroo : ___________________

6. chipmunk : nuts : : giant panda : ___________________

7. turtle : reptile : : frog : ___________________

8. bear : omnivore : : elk : ___________________

9. stream : river : : pond : ___________________

10. tree : forest : : cactus : ___________________

11. fish : scales : : bird : ___________________

12. spider : eight : : wolf : __________________

13. stem : flower : : ___________________ : tree

14. heard : elk : : ___________________ : pack

15. hill : mountain : : ___________________ : canyon

16. bear : polar : : ___________________ : trout

17. rabbits : warren : : ___________________ : honey bees

18. vole : owl : : ___________________ : frog

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