How do I teach my child to solve analogies?

Have your child turn the first pair into a sentence, like a saw is used to cut. Then try the same sentence with each choice for the second pair. The choice that makes a true sentence is the answer. These pages take one kind of link per page before the mixed check in.

Are analogies part of the 3rd grade standards?

CCSS L.3.5 asks 3rd graders to show they understand word relationships and nuances in word meanings. Analogies practice exactly that, and the opposite and same meaning pages also review antonyms and synonyms. Analogies show up again in 4th and 5th grade.

Is there an answer key for each worksheet?

Yes. All 10 analogies sheets have an answer key.

3rd Grade Analogies Worksheets

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These analogies worksheets for 3rd grade teach children to find how two words are linked and use the same link to finish a second pair, like saw is to cut as broom is to sweep (CCSS L.3.5). Each page takes one kind of link: tool and job, animal and home like bee and hive, animal and baby like cow and calf, opposites, same meaning words, worker and workplace like chef and kitchen, and things and their colors. A picture page lets children solve analogies by circling a picture, one page asks them to name the kind of analogy, and a mixed check in ends the set. There are 10 original sheets, each with an answer key.

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Grade3rd Grade

TopicAnalogies

Frequently Asked Questions

An analogy says two pairs of words are linked in the same way. Bee is to hive as bird is to nest works because each animal lives in that home. The job is to find the link in the first pair, then pick the word that makes the second pair match.

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