Concept 3 of 5
Word Pairs: Find the Link
Today's big idea
Name the link, reuse it
Baby, home, workplace — same link again.
How it works
👀 What's going on?
Cat and kitten. Dog and puppy. You feel the link before you can even say it — the second word is the baby of the first. Word analogies are built on links exactly like that.
💡 Here's the trick
A word analogy reads A : B :: C : ?. First find the link between A and B — baby, home, the place you work. Then find the word that has the same link with C.
- 1.Say the link between the first two words in a short sentence.
- 2.Say that same sentence starting with the third word.
- 3.The word that finishes it is your answer.
✍️ Try it
- 1.Cat : Kitten :: Dog : ?
- 2.Bird : Nest :: Bee : ? Pair 1s link is baby of', so a baby dog is a puppy. Pair 2s link is lives in', so a bee lives in a hive.
⚠️ Watch out
Pick the word with the same link, not just any word that fits the topic. For Bird : Nest :: Bee : ?, the word honey is about bees but it is not where a bee lives. The link is lives in, so the answer is hive.
See it in action
⚡ Time to play!
Find the link between the first two words, then use the same link on the third.
WORD ANALOGY · ROUND 1 OF 3
Which word completes the pair?
Quick check
✅ VERIFICATION
Cow is to Calf as Hen is to ___?
⚡ Finish the activity above first to answer.
Keep going!
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