Verbal Analogies: EnchantedLearning.com (2023)

Pairs of words in verbal analogies can be related in many ways, including the following types:

Type of Analogy Examples things that go together bat/ball, bow/arrow, salt/pepper, bread/butter, fork/knife opposites big/small, stop/go, hot/cold, tall/short, wide/narrow, early/late, graceful/clumsy, laugh/cry, dark/light, sharp/dull synonyms big/large, stop/halt, cold/icy, thin/slim, small/tiny, sad/unhappy, show/reveal, hide/conceal, hint/clue object and classification green/color, ants/insect, rabbit/mammal, table/furniture, pants/clothing, 3/odd number, apple/fruit, lunch/meal, uncle/relative, sandal/shoe, spring/season object and group whale/pod, kitten/litter, bird/flock, cow/herd, lion/pride, wolf/pack object and related object plant/sprout, butterfly/caterpillar, cat/kitten, mother/baby, dog/puppy object and a characteristic grass/green, sponge/porous, marshmallow/soft, elephant/big, desert/dry, gold/shiny, party/happy, skunk/smelly, ball/round object and location car/garage, stove/kitchen, tub/bathroom, fire/fireplace, lion/zoo, eraser/pencil object and part of the whole hand/fingers, book/pages, foot/toes, fireplace/bricks, year/month, turtle/shell object and function pen/write, knife/cut, shovel/dig, book/read performer and action teacher/teach, movie star/act, artist/paint, fish/swim, bird/fly verb tenses eat/ate, win/won, buy/bought cause and effect plant/grow, fire/burn, trip/fall, spin/dizzy problem and solution hungry/eat, thirsy/drink, itch/scratch, broken/repair, tired/sleep degrees of a characteristic big/enormous, cold/freezing, hot/burning, wave/tsunami, small/miniscule

Printable Verbal Analogies Worksheets
On these printable worksheets, the student thinks about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, the student looks at the next word and finds the word that is related to it in the same way (multiple choice answers).

Fall Verbal AnalogiesPrintable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: apple --> tree : pumpkin --> bush, trellis, round, vine, seed. Or go to the answers.Farm Verbal AnalogiesPrintable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: milk --> cow : eggs --> feather, lamb, chicken, pie, orange. Or go to the answers.Groundhog Day Verbal AnalogiesPrintable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: reindeer --> caribou : groundhog --> animal, mammal, woodchuck, weather, predict. Or go to the answers.Kwanzaa Verbal AnalogiesPrintable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: cup --> plate : drink --> dish, eat, pottery, buffet, table. Or go to the answers.President's Day Verbal AnalogiesPrintable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: President's Day --> February : Independence Day --> June, April, July, March, November. Or go to the answers.School Verbal AnalogiesPrintable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: pencil --> write : scissors --> paper, cut, blades, pen, staple. Or go to the answers.Sports Verbal AnalogiesPrintable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: bow --> arrow : bat --> mitt, ball, hit, run, strike. Or go to the answers.Spring Verbal AnalogiesPrintable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: rain --> water : hail --> cloud, cold, ice, snow, icy. Or go to the answers.Thanksgiving Verbal AnalogiesPrintable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: cow --> mammal : turkey --> bird, dinner, feather, delicious, egg. Or go to the answers.Valentine's Day Verbal AnalogiesPrintable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of Valentine's Day words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: love --> hate : sweet --> candy, gift, sour, nice, Valentine. Or go to the answers.Winter Verbal AnalogiesPrintable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: glove --> hand : hat --> hair, cold, head, cap, clothing. Or go to the answers.Verbal Analogies #1Printable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: . cat --> kitten : dog --> chick, puppy, baby, hound, kit. Or go to the answers.Verbal Analogies #2Printable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: chicken --> chick : frog --> tadpole, toad, baby, cub. Or go to the answers.Verbal Analogies #3Printable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: k --> consonant : u --> letter, vowel, word, abc, sentence. Or go to the answers.Verbal Analogies #4Printable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: foot --> shoe : hand --> sock, purse, sweater, sneaker, glove. Or go to the answers.Verbal Analogies #5Printable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: mother --> daughter : father --> uncle, aunt, cousin, prince, son. Or go to the answers.Verbal Analogies #6Printable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: birds --> flock : bees --> flock, school, swarm, litter, pride. Or go to the answers.Verbal Analogies #7Printable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: north --> south : east --> west, up, left, down, center. Or go to the answers.Verbal Analogies #8Printable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: airplane --> pilot : bus --> waiter, president, chief, driver, chef. Or go to the answers.Verbal Analogies #9Printable Worksheet
Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: pillow --> soft : brick --> house, hard, fireplace, clay, build. Or go to the answers.