Languages › English as a Second Language Using Word Analogies Print English as a Second Language Vocabulary Basic Conversations for English Language Learners Pronunciation & Conversation Writing Skills Reading Comprehension Grammar Business English Resources for Teachers By Kenneth Beare Kenneth Beare English as a Second Language (ESL) Expert TESOL Diploma, Trinity College London M.A., Music Performance, Cologne University of Music B.A., Vocal Performance, Eastman School of Music Kenneth Beare is an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher and course developer with over three decades of teaching experience. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on February 06, 2018 Using words analogies is a useful way of building vocabulary. Word analogies can be created using many different categories. Here is a simple example of a word analogy: Hot is to cold as up is to down OR hot -> cold | up -> down This is an example of a word analogy using antonyms. Here are a number of word analogies in a wide variety of categories. Word Analogies: Antonyms or Opposites hot -> cold | up -> downblack -> white | happy -> sadlaugh -> cry | rich -> poorcrazy -> sane | large -> small Word Analogies: Relationships Expressing a Part of the Whole eye -> head | finger -> handcent -> dollar | inch -> footeraser -> pencil | CPU -> computerwheel -> car | sink -> plumbing Read More Synonyms and Antonyms for ESL By Kenneth Beare Word Analogies: Relationships Between Numbers one -> two | two -> four1/2 -> 1 | 10 -> 20six -> thirty-six | two -> four100 -> 1,000 | 1,000 -> 10,000 Word Analogies: Sequences breakfast -> lunch | morning -> afternoonMonday -> Tuesday | AM -> PMwork -> earn | plant -> harvestleave -> arrive | get up -> go to sleep Word Analogies: Objects and Their Uses (noun -> verb) pen -> write | food -> eatlawn -> mow | coffee -> drinksugar -> sweeten | ball -> throwbutton -> push | letter -> mail Word Analogies: Objects and Their Users (thing -> person) library -> student | computer -> programmercar -> driver | piano -> musicianbrush -> painter | football -> quarterbackdoll -> child | cell phone -> teenager Word Analogies: Grammatical Relationships I -> me | He -> himdrive -> driven | fly -> flownto think -> thinking | to shout -> shoutingsome -> any | already -> yet Word Analogies: Group Relationships student -> class | member -> clubplayer -> team | representative -> congressjudge -> court | policeman -> police forceviolin player -> orchestra | teller -> bank Word Analogies: Cause and Effect (adjective -> verb) thirsty -> drink | tired -> sleepdirty -> wash | funny -> laughwet -> dry | hot -> cool downcurious -> ask | sad -> cry Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Beare, Kenneth. "Using Word Analogies." ThoughtCo, Jan. 29, 2020, thoughtco.com/word-analogies-1211732. Beare, Kenneth. (2020, January 29). Using Word Analogies. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/word-analogies-1211732 Beare, Kenneth. "Using Word Analogies." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/word-analogies-1211732 (accessed March 29, 2024). copy citation