English grade 7

1. ANALOGY
• AN ANALOGY IS A WAY OF STATING A
COMPARATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
TWO SETS OF TERMS.
• IT IS A POPULAR WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE CONNECTIONS
BETWEEN WORDS OR IDEAS.

2. The single colon (:)
represents the phrase “is to”,
and the double colon (::)
represents the word “as”.

3. EXAMPLES:
white: black :: up: down
This analogy is read aloud as: “white is to
black as up is to down”
Relationship: Antonym
Evidence: white is the opposite of black and
up is the opposite of down

4. EXAMPLES:
tree : leaf :: flower : petal
This analogy is read aloud as: “tree is to leaf as
flower is to petal.”
Relationship: object and part of the whole
Evidence: part of a tree is a leaf and part of a
flower is a petal

5. EXAMPLES:
bird : fly :: fish : swim
This analogy is read aloud as: “bird is to fly as
fish is to swim.”
Relationship: performer and its action
Evidence: the bird is the performer of the action fly
and the fish is the performer of the action swim

6. Let’s look at the pictures.

7. cure remedy

8. CORONA VIRUS DEATH

9. ECQ PANIC BUYING

10. NO.
Types of Analogy Examples
1
Synonym (same meaning words)
sad : unhappy :: joyful : glad
2
Antonym (opposite words)
big : small :: tall : short
3
Cause and Effect
broken : repair :: tired : sleep
4 Part to Whole (vice versa) book : pages :: battery : flashlight
5 Object and Classification/ Relation/Function
grass : green :: butterfly : caterpillar
6 Performer and Result/Action movie star : act :: artist : paint
7 Time day : Monday :: month : December
8 Location Cebu : Cordova :: Manila : Quezon
9 Source and Product tree : lumber :: bee : honey
10 Pair bow : arrow :: bat : ball