Parts & WholesSome analogies compare PART of something to its WHOLE (or they might compare something WHOLE to its PART).  Here's an example of a PART to WHOLE analogy:

                                            L E G : C H A I R : : S H A D E :  L A M P

You would read this analogy "leg is to chair as shade is to lamp".   In your mind, you should be thinking "a leg is a part of a chair, just like a shade is part of a lamp."  This same analogy could have been set up as a WHOLE to PART analogy:

                                            C H A I R : L E G : : L A M P :  S H A D E

If that's all making sense to you, then try your hand at the analogies below.  The answers are at the bottom.  Try not to peek! 

1.  car : tire : : tree : _____    a. rubber    b. limb    c.  wheel    d.  grow

2.  roof : house : : wall : _____    a. room    b. straight    c. square    d. cracked

3.  day : hour : : week : _____    a. minute    b. second    c. month    d. day

4.  cactus : spines : : pig : _____    a. piglet    b. sow    c. bacon    d. bristles

5.  book : chapter : : tractor : _____    a. plowed    b. read    c. track    d. motor

6.  bicycle : pedal : : fireplace : _____    a. burn    b. mantel    c. ride    d. warm

7.  month : week : : year : _____    a. time    b. month    c. decade    d. century

8.  hide : cow : : wrapper : _____    a. gum    b. unwrap    c. fresh    d. paper

9.  foot : toe : : face : _____    a. finger    b. toenail    c. nose    d. arm

10.  petal : flower    a. cry    b. see    c. blink    d. potato

11.  pride : lion    a. musician    b. music    c. rubber    d. brave

12.  egg : shell : : onion : _____    a. tears    b. herb    c. scallion    d. skin

ANSWERS1. (b) limb2. (a) room3. (d) day 5. (d) motor

6. (b) mantel9.   (c) nose10. (d) potato

4. (d) bristles 7. (b) month8. (a) gum

11. (a) musician12. (d) skin

Synonyms & AntonymsOne way analogies are set up is using synonyms (words that mean the same thing) and antonyms (words that are opposites).  An analogy using SYNONYMS might look like this:     

                                        TWELVE  :  DOZEN  :  :  THREE  :  TRIO   

Twelve means the same as a dozen, just like three means the same as a trio.   Some analogies use antonyms.  An analogy using  ANTONYMS might look like this:   

                                       HOT  :  COLD  :  :  DAY  :  NIGHT  

Hot is the opposite of cold, just as day is the opposite of night.  Make sense?  Then you're ready to try the analogies below.  Answers are at the bottom of the page.  Try to answer all the questions first, and then check your answers!

: : docile : _____

system : method : : faith : _____

: pity : : awkward : _____

yell : whisper : : tame : _____

 5.  empty : full : : awkward : _____    a.  graceful    b.  clumsy    c.  helpful    d.  hollow

6.  main : primary : : labor : _____    a.  play    b.  first    c.  hard    d.  work

7.  delay : stall : : allow : _____    a.  restrict    b.  strict    c.  late    d.  permit

8.  prey : quarry : : strike : _____    a.  animal    b.  hunt

9.  first : last : : most : _____        a.  least    b.  more    c.  biggest    d.  late

10.  polite : courteous : : style : _____    a.  nice    b.  pretty    c.  ugly    d.  fashion

11.  narrow : thin : : boulder : _____    a.  big    b.  hard    c.  shoulder    d.  rock

12.  cheap : expensive : : high : _____    a.  tall    b.  building    c.  costly

    c.  hit    d.  stripe

    d.  low

5.  (a) graceful6.  (d) work7.  (d) permit8.  (c) hit

9.    (a) least10.  (d) fashion11.  (d) rock12.  (d) low

1) Cause to effect is as Water is to Wet 

2) Part is to whole is as piece is to pie 

3) Word is to antonym as hot is to cold 

4) Word is to synonym as salt is to pepper 

5) Object is to characteristic as seeing is to noticing 

6) Time is to sequence as Past is to Present 

7) Spatial is to order as 1 is to 2 

Hope this helps =)