SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Analogies
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Example Question #6 : Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Hear is to here as __________.
read is to reed
tour is to torn
look is to book
card is to deck
card is to cord
read is to reed
"Hear" and "here" 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 "read is to reed"!
Example Question #401 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Son is to sun as __________.
feel is to heel
dare is to dear
truth is to lie
hair is to hare
card is to cash
hair is to hare
"Son" and "sun" are homophones—they are pronounced the same, but have different definitions. So, we should look for another pair of homophones. Thus, the best answer choice is "hair is to hare"!
Example Question #402 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Four is to for as allowed is to __________.
forbidden
five
denied
permitted
aloud
aloud
"Four" and "for" are two words that sound the same, but mean different things, so they are homonyms. To solve this analogy, you have to figure out which answer choice is the best homonym of "allowed." The correct answer is “aloud" because "allowed" and "aloud" sound the same but mean different things.
Example Question #403 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Ate is to eight as fair is to __________.
fare
eat
honest
equal
kind
fare
Ate and eight are homonyms, or words that sound the same, but have different meanings. So, to solve the analogy, you need to pick out a word that is pronounced like "fair." The only answer choice that sounds the same as "fair" is "fare," so "fare" is the correct answer.
Example Question #404 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Bare is to bear as knew is to __________.
study
animal
new
know
learn
new
"Bare" and "bear" sound the same but have different meanings, so "bare" is a homonym of "bear." So, to solve the analogy, you need to pick out a word that sounds like "knew." The only word that sounds like knew is “new,” so that is the correct answer.
Example Question #405 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Whole is to hole as made is to __________.
forced
part
maid
fragment
cleaner
maid
"Whole" and "hole" are two words that sound the same, but have different meanings; so, they are homonyms of one another. To solve this analogy, you have to determine which answer choice sounds like (is a homonym of) "made." The correct answer is “maid.”
Example Question #406 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Waist is to waste as __________.
garbage is to trash
pro is to professional
bold is to bowl
hips are to torso
hole is to whole
hole is to whole
"Waist" and "waste" are homophones, meaning that they are pronounced the same, but have different meanings. So, we need to look for an answer choice that also consists of a pair of homophones. So, the best answer choice is "hole is to whole"!
Example Question #407 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Stairs are to stares as __________.
fitness is to gym
eye is to I
we'll is to we will
seven is to lucky
hold is to hole
eye is to I
"Stairs" and "stares" are homophones, meaning that they are pronounced the same, but have different meanings. So, we need to look for an answer choice that also consists of a pair of homophones. So, the best answer choice is "eye is to I"!
Example Question #408 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Sale is to sail as __________.
sea is to see
zero is to hero
or is to score
test is to quiz
putty is to puddle
sea is to see
"Sale" and "sail" 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 "sea is to see" the best answer choice!
Example Question #409 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Loan is to lone as __________.
far is to fore
line is to square
shark is to shack
earn is to urn
date is to gate
earn is to urn
"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!
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