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Grade 5 Analogies Worksheet with Answers

Grade 5 (US) · Year 6 (UK) · Class 5 (India) · English

Unit 7: Going FurtherAdvanced: Grade 6 PreviewCCSS L.6.5bAdvanced

Completing word analogies by working out the relationship between pairs of words. This free upper elementary worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Analogies

Grade 5 · English

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Learning goal: Advanced: Grade 6 Preview · CCSS L.6.5b

Directions: Use the words in the word bank. Each word is used once.

Example

Day is to night as summer is to ____?

Answer: winter

RememberAnalogies

hot : cold :: up : down“hot is to cold as up is to down”Oppositesbig : smallSame meaningfast : quickPart : wholewheel : carTool : jobpen : write

Word bank

footdownpaintingscrewcockpitwaterweightoperahorseblueprintmasterden

Word bank

footdownpaintingscrewcockpitwaterweightoperahorseblueprintmasterden
  1. 1

    Hot is to cold as up is to ?

  2. 2

    Bee is to hive as bear is to ?

  3. 3

    Finger is to hand as toe is to ?

  4. 4

    Author is to book as painter is to ?

  5. 5

    Prologue is to novel as overture is to ?

  6. 6

    Cartographer is to map as architect is to ?

  7. 7

    Calf is to cow as foal is to ?

  8. 8

    Hammer is to nail as screwdriver is to ?

  9. 9

    Bird is to sky as fish is to ?

  10. 10

    Chef is to kitchen as pilot is to ?

  11. 11

    Novice is to expert as apprentice is to ?

  12. 12

    Thermometer is to temperature as scale is to ?

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Unscramble the letters: MIKL (clue: a white drink)

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Answer key (click to show)
  1. 1.down
  2. 2.den
  3. 3.foot
  4. 4.painting
  5. 5.opera
  6. 6.blueprint
  7. 7.horse
  8. 8.screw
  9. 9.water
  10. 10.cockpit
  11. 11.master
  12. 12.weight
  13. ★milk (challenge corner)

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