All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #31 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Rays is to raze as __________.
fire is to kindle
iris is to flower
war is to wore
hand is to thumb
leap is to jump
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 #32 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Bail is to bale as bawl is to __________.
fall
bite
ball
call
bail
ball
Bail and bale are homonyms just as bawl and ball are homonyms.
Example Question #33 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
For is to four as __________.
fair is to fare
men is to gem
click is to stick
five is to high
grace is to place
fair is to fare
"For" and "four" are homophones, just as "fair" and "fare" are.
Example Question #34 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Feet is to feat as __________.
try is to tree
right is to wrong
knew is to new
pop is to burst
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 #35 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Fair is to fare as faze is to __________.
phase
unnerve
leap
leap
linger
praise
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 #36 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Tail is to tale as soar is to __________.
story
fly
tired
sore
leg
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.
Example Question #37 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Allowed is to __________ as flour is to flower.
plant
accepted
forbidden
aloud
grow
aloud
In this set of problems we are going to practice "homonyms." "Homonyms" are words that sound the same, or are spelled the same, but which have different meanings. An example of a "homonym" is "dear and deer." These two words have different meanings, yet sound exactly the same. So, in this analogy "flower" sounds like "flour," which of these words sounds like "allowed?" The correct answer is "aloud." Additionally, "forbidden" means prohibited, not allowed.
Example Question #38 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Sear is to seer as __________ is to dough.
bread
doe
flour
money
flower
doe
"Sear" which means burn and "seer" which means person who can see the future are homonyms because they have different meanings, yet sound the same. So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds the same as "dough." The correct answer is "doe." To help you, "dough" is either slang for money or a mixture used to make bread and "doe" is a female deer.
Example Question #39 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Kernel is to __________ as elicit is to illicit.
teeth
colonel
popcorn
legal
illegal
colonel
"Elicit" means draw out a response from and "illicit" means against the rules, illegal. These two words are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a homonym of "kernel." The correct answer is "colonel." To help you, a "kernel" is a piece of a nut, a seed, a grain and a "colonel" is a position in the army, a leader of a group of soldiers. Additionally, "illegal" means not legal, against the law.
Example Question #40 : Homonyms
Complete this analogy.
Ewe is to __________ as hall is to haul.
sheep
you
carry
female
male
you
"Hall" and "haul" (carry, transport) are "homonyms," so to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these words sounds like "ewe." The correct answer is "you." To help you "ewe" means female sheep.
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