What kinds of analogies are on the 4th grade sheet?

The approachable relations: synonyms, opposites, part to whole, categories, a tool and its use, baby animals and their parents, animals and their homes, workers and their places. Each fresh print mixes the types so the relationship must be worked out every time.

How do I help without giving the answer away?

Ask one question: "how do the first two words go together?" Once the relationship is said out loud, the answer usually falls out on its own. If it doesn't, say the relationship sentence with the blank in it and let your child finish it.

4th grade analogies

4th grade analogies worksheets

Analogies compare two pairs of words that share one relationship: kitten is to cat as puppy is to dog. Fourth graders work the friendly relations (synonyms, opposites, part and whole, a tool and its job) and learn the key habit: say the first pair's relationship in a sentence before touching the answer choices.

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The kind of sentences you'll get

Work out how the first pair of words fits together. Then circle the letter of the word that completes the second pair the same way.

Car is to drive as boat is to . dock · sail · swim
Answer: sail
Minute is to hour as day is to . week · clock · noon
Finger is to hand as toe is to . sock · knee · foot

Every print pulls a new set of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling gets a different mix.

What's on a 4th grade sheet

4th grade sheets draw from 60 sentences, 10 to a page. None of these sentences are on 5th grade sheets.

Some of the answers:

madlittlepullfishwritegooseneststycoopcockpit

Choose the word. Work out how the first pair of words fits together. Then circle the letter of the word that completes the second pair the same way. 10 questions per page.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.

How to teach this

Train the sentence habit: "a kitten is a baby cat, so a puppy is a baby ___." If your child answers from the third word alone (puppy... bone!), cover the choices and have them predict the answer first; the choices then confirm instead of tempt.

Watch for: The answer isn't the word that goes best with the third word alone; it's the word that repeats the FIRST pair's relationship. Puppy and bone go together, but kitten-to-cat isn't about food. Name the relationship out loud before looking at the choices (a baby and its grown-up, a worker and a tool, opposites). If you can't say the relationship, you're guessing.

Common questions about 4th grade analogies

What kinds of analogies are on the 4th grade sheet?: The approachable relations: synonyms, opposites, part to whole, categories, a tool and its use, baby animals and their parents, animals and their homes, workers and their places. Each fresh print mixes the types so the relationship must be worked out every time.
How do I help without giving the answer away?: Ask one question: "how do the first two words go together?" Once the relationship is said out loud, the answer usually falls out on its own. If it doesn't, say the relationship sentence with the blank in it and let your child finish it.

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