All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #27 : Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Peace is to piece as sight is to __________.
observe
site
portion
glance
eyes
site
"Peace" and "piece" are homonyms, or words that sound the same, but have different meanings. So, to solve the analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that is a homonym of "sight." Read the words now and say them out loud. Now read “sight” out loud followed by the five answer choices. Which one sounds like sight? “Site" does, so it is the correct answer.
Example Question #28 : Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Great is to grate as __________.
grain is to wheat
gait is to gate
hat is to hate
rode is to read
crash is to broken
gait is to gate
“Great” and “grate” sound the same when pronounced but are not spelled the same way. When two words sound the same but have different meanings, we call them “homonyms.” Looking at the possible answer choices, the only two other words which sound the same when pronounced are “gait” and “gate," so "gait is to gate" is the correct answer. A “grate” is a barrier or framework, and it can also mean shred or make a sound that is not pleasant, whilst a “gait” is a way in which someone or something walks.
Example Question #29 : Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Roll is to role as rays is to __________.
raise
sun
fact
effect
reflect
raise
"Roll" and "role" are homonyms, since they are words that sound the same but have different meanings. Similarly, “rays” and “raise” sound the same but have different meanings.
Example Question #30 : Homonyms
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Rose is to rows as herd is to __________.
line
heard
hear
water
animals
heard
“Rose” and “rows” are homonyms, as they are pronounced in the same way but have different meanings. "Herd" and "heard" are also homonyms.
Example Question #351 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Rays is to raze as __________.
leap is to jump
fire is to kindle
hand is to thumb
war is to wore
iris is to flower
war is to wore
"Rays" and "raze" are homophones, or words that sound the same but look different and mean different things. "War" and "wore" are also homophones, so "war is to wore" is the correct answer.
Example Question #352 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Bail is to bale as bawl is to __________.
bail
ball
fall
bite
call
ball
Bail and bale are homonyms just as bawl and ball are homonyms.
Example Question #353 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
For is to four as __________.
five is to high
men is to gem
grace is to place
click is to stick
fair is to fare
fair is to fare
"For" and "four" are homophones, just as "fair" and "fare" are.
Example Question #354 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Feet is to feat as __________.
pop is to burst
right is to wrong
try is to tree
knew is to new
milk is to milkshake
knew is to new
Since "feet" and "feat" sound exactly the same when pronounced, they are homonyms, and we need to pick out another pair of words that sound the same when pronounced. While "try" and "tree" might look somewhat similar, they don't sound exactly alike, so "try is to tree" cannot be the correct answer. "Knew" and "new" sound exactly alike when pronounced, however, so "knew is to new" is the correct answer.
Example Question #355 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Fair is to fare as faze is to __________.
unnerve
leap
praise
leap
phase
linger
phase
The analogy is intending to compare homonyms, or words with different meanings and/or spellings that sound alike. The only homonym of "faze" in the choices is "phase," so it is the correct answer. "Praise" rhymes with "faze," but it does not sounds exactly like "faze," so it doesn't match "faze" in a way that is analogous to the relationship between "fair and fare." "Unnerve" is a synonym of "faze," but since "fair" (just) and "fare" (the price of a ticket on certain modes of transportation or food available) are not synonyms, we are not looking for a synonym of "faze." "Linger" and "leap" are unrelated to "faze" in this context.
Example Question #361 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Tail is to tale as soar is to __________.
fly
leg
tired
sore
story
sore
"Tale" is a homonym of "tail"; homonoyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings. So, to solve the analogy, you need to pick out an answer choice that sounds the same as "soar." "Sore" sounds the same as "soar," so "sore" is the correct answer.
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