Overview
An analogy uses words to make comparisons. This lesson uses analogies to determine the meaning of words.

Standards
Phonemic Awareness, Word Recognition
Grade 6, Benchmark B

4. Identify analogies and other word relationships, including synonyms and antonyms, to determine the meaning of words.

Grade 8, Reading
Acquisition of Vocabulary, Benchmark B

3. Identify the relationships of pairs of words in analogical statements (e.g., synonyms and antonyms) and infer word meanings from these relationships.

Materials
• Analogies worksheet

Procedures

1. As a class read the preamble to the Constitution of the United States.

2. Have students complete Analogies worksheet.

Answer Key — Analogies

1. b-synonyms
2. c-antonyms
3. a-antonyms
4. c-synonyms
5. d-synonyms
6. a-antonyms
7. b-antonyms
8. d-synonyms
9. c-synonyms
10. a- synonyms

Evaluation
Analogies worksheet can be graded on a percent basis.