Word Analogies

In this lesson, you will learn how to solve word analogy questions. These are one of the most common question types in the GL 11+ Verbal Reasoning exam. They test your ability to spot relationships between words.

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What Is a Word Analogy?

A word analogy is a question where you are given a pair of words that are linked in a particular way, and you must find another pair of words with the same type of link.

It follows this pattern:

A is to B as C is to D

For example:

Hot is to cold as light is to dark

The link here is antonyms (opposites).

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Types of Word Relationships

There are many different ways that words can be related. Here are the most common types you will see in the exam:

1. Synonyms (same meaning)

Big is to large as small is to tiny

2. Antonyms (opposite meaning)

Up is to down as left is to right

3. Part to whole

Page is to book as brick is to wall