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English Basics
Volume 3, Number 32, May 17, 1999
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Still More Analogies
Complete each analogy by writing the best word in the blank. Use a dictionary to look up words you don't know.
1. Philanthropist is to generous as profligate is to _______________.
| wasteful | sell | kind | moral |
2. Leg is to toe as arm is to _______________.
| shoulder | elbow | hand | finger |
3. Geologist is to rocks as _______________ is to stars.
| planet | sun | space | astronomer |
4. Din is to _______________ as crime is to illegal.
| foolish | dark | noisy | artistic |
5. Lie is to lay as rise is to _______________.
| rain | raise | rays | ryes |
6. Compliment is to insult as high is to _______________.
| eagle | hi | low | above |
7. Big is to large as coercion is to _______________.
| kindness | pressure | mistake | ice cream |
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