SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Specific Terminology and Homonyms
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Example Question #121 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Fairy is to ferry as genes is to __________.
boat
magic
clothes
tiny
jeans
jeans
"Fairy" and "ferry" (a boat used to transport people across the water) are "homonyms" of one another. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words sounds the same, but has a different meaning to "genes." The correct answer is "jeans."
Example Question #122 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Grown is to groan as main is to __________.
last
pane
first
pain
mane
mane
"Grown" and "groan" (make a sound expressing pain) are "homonyms" because they sound the same, but have different meanings. So, which of these words sounds the same as, yet has a different meaning to, "main?" The correct answer is "mane."
Example Question #123 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Poor is to __________ as suite is to sweet.
rich
pour
job
door
fur
pour
"Suite" and "sweet" are two words that have different meanings, yet sound the same. They are therefore called "homonyms." To solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these is a "homonym" of "poor." The correct answer is "pour."
Example Question #124 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Read is to red as __________ is to sighs.
moans
pain
book
size
color
size
"Read" and "red" are two words that have different meanings and yet sound exactly the same. We call these types of words "homonyms." So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the same as, yet has a different meaning to, "sighs." The correct answer is "size."
Example Question #125 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Fore is to __________ as jewel is to joule.
after
behind
gem
four
energy
four
A "jewel" is a precious stone, a gem. And a "joule" is a unit of measurement used to measure energy. These words are "homonyms" because they sound the same but have different meanings. Which of these words sounds the same as, but has a different meaning to, "fore?" The correct answer is "four."
Example Question #126 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Bear is to bare as ________________.
meat is to meet
stare is to stairs
love is to like
cow is to cough
dog is to cat
meat is to meet
Since "bear" and "bare" are homophones, we are looking for an answer choice that includes words that sound the same when spoken aloud. The only answer choice that fits this criterion is "meat is to meet."
"Stare" and stairs are almost homophones, but the plural -s ending in "stairs" makes these two words not exactly alike when spoke aloud.
Example Question #127 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Sea is to see as _________________.
ocean is to lagoon
deed is to dead
read to is reed
led is to lead
try is to tried
read to is reed
Since "sea" and "see" are homophones, we are looking for an answer choice that includes words that sound the same when spoken aloud. The only answer choice that fits this criterion is "read is to reed."
Example Question #128 : Specific Terminology And Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Hear is to here as _________________.
eat is to it
dear is to deer
lie is to li
look is to book
diminish is to decrease
dear is to deer
Since "hear" and "here" are homophones, we are looking for an answer choice that includes words that sound the same when spoken aloud. The only answer choice that fits this criteria is "dear is to deer."
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