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Example Question #351 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Weigh is to way as _________.
ball is to bowl
scale is to weight
sight is to sense
mane is to horse
mail is to male
mail is to male
"Weigh" and "way" are homophones, meaning that they are pronounced in the same way, but have different definitions. So, we should look for another pair of homophones. Thus, the best answer choice is "mail is to male."
Example Question #352 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Peace is to piece as sight is to __________.
portion
eyes
glance
observe
site
site
"Peace" and "piece" are homonyms, or words that sound the same, but have different meanings. So, to solve the analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that is a homonym of "sight." Read the words now and say them out loud. Now read “sight” out loud followed by the five answer choices. Which one sounds like sight? “Site" does, so it is the correct answer.
Example Question #352 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Great is to grate as __________.
hat is to hate
rode is to read
grain is to wheat
crash is to broken
gait is to gate
gait is to gate
“Great” and “grate” sound the same when pronounced but are not spelled the same way. When two words sound the same but have different meanings, we call them “homonyms.” Looking at the possible answer choices, the only two other words which sound the same when pronounced are “gait” and “gate," so "gait is to gate" is the correct answer. A “grate” is a barrier or framework, and it can also mean shred or make a sound that is not pleasant, whilst a “gait” is a way in which someone or something walks.
Example Question #22 : Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Roll is to role as rays is to __________.
sun
effect
fact
raise
reflect
raise
"Roll" and "role" are homonyms, since they are words that sound the same but have different meanings. Similarly, “rays” and “raise” sound the same but have different meanings.
Example Question #23 : Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Rose is to rows as herd is to __________.
animals
heard
water
hear
line
heard
“Rose” and “rows” are homonyms, as they are pronounced in the same way but have different meanings. "Herd" and "heard" are also homonyms.
Example Question #353 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Rays is to raze as __________.
hand is to thumb
war is to wore
leap is to jump
iris is to flower
fire is to kindle
war is to wore
"Rays" and "raze" are homophones, or words that sound the same but look different and mean different things. "War" and "wore" are also homophones, so "war is to wore" is the correct answer.
Example Question #354 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Bail is to bale as bawl is to __________.
bite
ball
call
fall
bail
ball
Bail and bale are homonyms just as bawl and ball are homonyms.
Example Question #355 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
For is to four as __________.
click is to stick
fair is to fare
five is to high
grace is to place
men is to gem
fair is to fare
"For" and "four" are homophones, just as "fair" and "fare" are.
Example Question #356 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Feet is to feat as __________.
try is to tree
milk is to milkshake
knew is to new
right is to wrong
pop is to burst
knew is to new
Since "feet" and "feat" sound exactly the same when pronounced, they are homonyms, and we need to pick out another pair of words that sound the same when pronounced. While "try" and "tree" might look somewhat similar, they don't sound exactly alike, so "try is to tree" cannot be the correct answer. "Knew" and "new" sound exactly alike when pronounced, however, so "knew is to new" is the correct answer.
Example Question #357 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Fair is to fare as faze is to __________.
linger
leap
leap
praise
unnerve
phase
phase
The analogy is intending to compare homonyms, or words with different meanings and/or spellings that sound alike. The only homonym of "faze" in the choices is "phase," so it is the correct answer. "Praise" rhymes with "faze," but it does not sounds exactly like "faze," so it doesn't match "faze" in a way that is analogous to the relationship between "fair and fare." "Unnerve" is a synonym of "faze," but since "fair" (just) and "fare" (the price of a ticket on certain modes of transportation or food available) are not synonyms, we are not looking for a synonym of "faze." "Linger" and "leap" are unrelated to "faze" in this context.
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