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a. an analogy is a statement that compares sets of words. write the spelling word that best completes each analogy below.

1. happy is to glad as tired is to
2. colors is to rainbow as teams is to
3. song is to tune as plan is to
4. sun is to moon as morning is to
5. teacher is to instructor as leader is to
6. early is to late as low - pitched is to
7. promise is to vow as act is to
8. carpenter is to builder as doctor is to
9. dog is to wolf as horse is to
10. warm is to cool as dull is to

b. write the spelling word that matches each definition below.

1. breathe roughly
2. way of thinking
3. something spoken
4. brothers and sisters
5. underwater ridge
6. actually
7. take air into lungs
8. cement mixture
9. what bees make
10. striped horse - like animal

Explanation:

1. "Happy" and "glad" are synonyms, and "tired" and "weary" are synonyms.
2. A "rainbow" is made up of "colors", and a "league" is made up of "teams".
3. A "song" has a "tune", and a "plan" has a "scheme".
4. "Sun" is related to "morning", and "moon" is related to "evening".
5. "Teacher" and "instructor" are similar, and "leader" and "chief" are similar.
6. "Early" and "late" are opposites, and "low - pitched" and "squeaky" (high - pitched) are opposites.
7. "Promise" and "vow" are similar, and "act" and "deed" are similar.
8. "Carpenter" and "builder" are similar, and "doctor" and "healer" are similar.
9. "Dog" and "wolf" are related, and "horse" and "zebra" are related.
10. "Warm" and "cool" are opposites, and "dull" and "sleek" (shiny, not dull) are opposites.

For part B:

1. "wheeze" means breathe roughly.
2. No word from the list clearly matches "way of thinking".
3. "speech" is something spoken.
4. "family" can refer to brothers and sisters.
5. "reef" is an underwater ridge.
6. "indeed" can mean actually.
7. "breathe" means take air into lungs.
8. "concrete" is a cement mixture.
9. "honey" is what bees make.
10. "zebra" is a striped horse - like animal.

Answer:

1. weary
2. league
3. scheme
4. evening
5. chief
6. squeaky
7. deed
8. healer
9. zebra
10. sleek
11. wheeze
12. (no match)
13. speech
14. family
15. reef
16. indeed
17. breathe
18. concrete
19. honey
20. zebra