Analogy

 An analogy is an art of technique that shows how two things are alike, especially in a limited ways. It is often used to explain a principle or an idea. It is also helps to develop an IQ/ Brain. 



Pairs of words in verbal analogies can be related in many ways.

🔷 Synonym : (happy : joyful :: sad:depressed) 

🔷 Inflation : (deflation :: frail: strong) 

🔷 Characteristic : (tropical : hot :: polar:cold)

🔷 Part/ Whole :( finger: hand:: petal: flower) 

🔷 Degree:  (mist: fog:: drizzle:tropical storm)

🔷 Type : (golden retrievedr:dog:: salmon :fish

🔷 Tool: ( pen: writer:: voice : singer)

🔷 Action /objects : ( fly: airplane :: drive : car)

🔷 Item/ purpose : ( knife : cut:: ruler: measure)

🔷 Product / Worker ( poet: poem :: baker: pie)


In order to build up your analogy skills, Let's we Learn


Home And Place 

Baby - Nursery 

Bee- Hive

Bird- Nest

Convict-  Person 

Cow- Shed

Dog- Kennel

Fish- water

Hare- Borrow

Monk- Monastery 

Nun- Convent

Owl- Hollow

Snake- Hole

Pig - Sty

Rat- Hole

Sheep- Pen

Soldier- Barrack

Horse- Stable 

King- Palace 

Lion- Den

Spider- Web

Student - Hostel

Tiger- Lair


Things Where Kept

Aeroplane - Hangar

Arms- Armoury 

Bird- Cage

Books- Shelf

Clothes - Wardrobe 

Goods - Godown

Grains - Granary 

MotorCar- Garage

Plants - Nursery 

Provision - Plantry

Suits- Hanging Cupboard 

Weapons - Arsenal 

Wild animals - Zoo/ Cage

Fish- Acqarium


Things Where Made

Bread- Bakery

Brick- Kiln

Flim- Studio

Flour- Mill

Food- Kitchen 

Iron goods- Smithy 

Leather - Tannery 

Medicine - Pharmacy 

Money- Mint

Scent- Perfumery 

Ship- Dockyard

Vests socks- Hosiery


Games Where Played

Badminton - Court

Boxing - Ring

Carom - Board

Chess - Board

Cricket - Pitch

Football - Playground 

Gymnastics - Gymnasium 

Hockey - Playground

Golf - Course

Skating - Rink

Tennis - Court

Wrestling - Arena


Places of Things

A chip of wood 

A crumb of bread

A pinch of salt

A puff of wind

A scarp of paper

A grain of sand

A morsel of food

A sip of water

A stump of cigarette, tree

A wink of sleep 

Types of  Analogy :

Things that go together - bat/ ball, bow/arrow, salt/ pepper,  bread/ butter, fork/ knife. 

Opposite - big/ small, stop/ go, hot/ cold/, tall/ short, wide/ narrow,  early / late, graceful / clumsy, laugh/ cry, dark/ light, sharp/ dull

Synonym - big/large, stop/halt, cold/ icy, thin/slim, small /tiny, sad/unhappy, show/reveal, hide/ conceal,  hint/clue

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