Analogies - SSAT Elementary Level Verbal

"Scarce" and "bountiful" are antonyms, meaning they have an opposite relation. Likewise, "clumsy" and "graceful" are antonyms.

"Wait" and "weight" are "homonyms." "Homonyms" are two words that have a different meaning and yet sound the same. Another example of a "homonym" is "see and sea." So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words has the same meaning, but sounds different to "wear." The correct answer is "where."

Since we "color" with "crayons," we are looking for an answer choice that includes a tool (e.g., crayon) and how it is used (e.g., coloring). The only answer choice that fits this criteria is "knife is to cutting" because we use knives to cut up food!

A bowl can be used to hold cereal, so to solve this analogy, you need to pick out what kind of a container is often used to hold lemonade. A "pitcher," which means a jar used to hold and pour beverages, can be used to hold lemonade, so "pitcher" is the correct answer.

We wear gloves to keep our hands warm just as we wear socks to keep our feet warm, so "gloves" is the correct answer.

A characteristic usually associated with a priest is that priests are religious; a characteristic usually associated with a wizards are “magical.” To help you, "genuine" means real; and "pious" and "devout" are synonyms that both mean deeply religious.

Grass is usually green, just as water is usually blue, so "water is to blue" is the correct answer.

A characteristic of fire is that it is hot, just as a characteristic of a liquid is that it is wet. So, "liquid is to wet" is the correct answer.

Cheetahs are one the fastest animals in the world, so to solve this analogy, you need to determine which of these answer choices is something that could be described as "slow." The correct answer is therefore "turtle," since whereas cheetahs move quickly, turtles move slowly.

"Frigid" means very cold, so "cold" and "frigid" are synonyms. So, to solve the analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that means the same thing as "sweltering." "Sweltering" means very hot or stifling, so the correct answer is "hot."

A feature of the arctic is that it is very cold. So, to solve this analogy, you need to determine which of the answer choices is a feature of the desert that relates to temperature. The correct answer is therefore "hot," because while the arctic is cold, the desert is hot.

A "genius" is someone who is very intelligent. So, a quality of a "genius" is to be "smart." Which of these is a quality often associated with a "jock?" The correct answer is to be "athletic" or good at sports.

"Loan" and "lone" are homophones, which means that they are pronounced the same way, but have different definitions. Thus, we are looking for a pair of homophones as our answer, making "earn is to urn" the best answer choice!

"Pause" and "paws" are homophones, meaning that they are pronounced the same but have different definitions. We are looking for a pair of homophones, making "toad is to towed" the best answer choice.

"Right" and "write" are homophones, meaning that they are pronounced the same, but have different definitions. We are looking for a pair of homophones, making "which is to witch" the best answer choice.

"Heard" and "herd" are homophones, meaning that they are pronounced the same way but have different meanings. We are looking for an answer that contains a pair of homophones, making "hall is to haul" the best choice.

"Weather" and "whether" are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds like "your." The correct answer is "yore," which means of former times, happening a long time ago. Additionally, "yuletide" is Christmas time.

"Weary" means very tired, so to solve this analogy you have to figure out which answer choice that tragic is an emphasized version of. Tragic means very sad, so "sad" is the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, "honest" means truthful; and "desirable" means able to be desired, or wanted.

Since a zebra is a type of animal, we are looking for an answer in which the first word is a type of the second word. The best answer is "rose is to flower" because a rose is a type of flower.

A shark is a type of fish, so to solve this analogy, you have to figure out what type of animal an owl is. An owl is a type of “bird," so "bird" is the correct answer.