SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Analogies
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Example Question #321 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Burning is to aflame as drifting is to __________.
afloat
allowed
soaked
aloft
ashore
afloat
If something, like a building, is "burning" than it can also said to be "aflame." The prefix a- in this sense means something like on, as in "aside" - on the side; "ashore" - on the shore. So, "aflame" means on fire. So, something that is "drifting" could also be said to be "adrift," "floating," or "afloat." Just to be clear, "drifting" means to be carried slowly by a current of water. Additionally, "soaked" means drenched, made very wet; "allowed" means permitted, not forbidden; "aloft" means in the air.
Example Question #1 : Homonyms
Blue is to blew as . . .
electricity is to refrigerator
green is to grass
buy is to bye
river is to water
whiskers are to cat
buy is to bye
Since "blue" is pronounced in exactly the same way as "blew," the two words are called homonyms. We need to find another answer choice in which the two words are also homonyms. Because "buy" is pronounced in exactly the same way as "bye," they are homonyms and the correct answer is "buy is to bye."
Example Question #323 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Red is to read as hare is to
heir
none of the other answers
hair
oxygen
here
hair
Red and read are homonyms just as hare and hair are homonyms.
Example Question #31 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Bat is to batt as week is to
weak
work
none of the other answers
woke
wake
weak
Both sets of words are homonyms.
Example Question #2 : Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Aid is to aide as site is to __________.
love
cite
anage
assist
help
cite
"Aid" and "aide" are two words that sound the same, but mean different things. "Aid" means help, and an "aide" is an assistant. When two words sound the same but have different meanings, we call them homonyms. Which of these answer choices sounds most like "site"? The correct answer is “cite.” "Site," which means location, is a homonym of "cite," which means quote.
Example Question #3 : Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Sale is to sail as weigh is to __________.
Sell
Measure
Way
Demand
Vend
Way
"Sale" and "sail" are homonyms, so to solve this analogy, you have to find the word that sounds most like "weigh." The correct answer is “way.”
Example Question #4 : Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Some is to sum as plain is to __________.
fly
plane
bare
add
many
plane
"Some" and "sum" are two words that sound the same, but mean different things. So, they are homonyms. To solve this analogy, you have to find the answer choice that sounds like "plain." "Plain" and "plane" are homonyms, so "plane" is the correct answer.
Example Question #391 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Weak is to week as meat is to __________.
introduce
strong
shy
meet
pork
meet
"Weak" and "week" are two words that sound the same, but mean something different. So, they are homonyms. Which answer choice sounds the same as meat? The correct answer is “meet.” Meet and meat are also homonyms.
Example Question #5 : Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Pour is to poor as weight is to __________.
scale
wait
heavy
dense
rich
wait
"Pour" is a homonym of "poor"; homonyms are words that sound the same, but have different meanings. So, to solve this analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that sounds the same as "weight." The only word that sounds like weight is “wait," so "wait" is the correct answer.
Example Question #6 : Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Eight is to ate as ___________.
song is to lyric
sew is to so
dinner is to seven
door is to handle
queen is to king
sew is to so
"Eight" and "ate" are homophones, or words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings. So, we are looking for an answer that has a pair of homophones. Thus, the best answer is "sew is to so"!
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