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Analogies in English Grammar - 1

  1. Trunk is to leaf as leg is to foot
  2. Pain is to injury as success is to effort
  3. Claw is to cat as wing is to bird.
  4. occupied is to vacant as beautiful is to sight.
  5. Proficient is to practice as strong is to exercise
  6. Accident is to carelessness as burn is to heat.
  7. Ladder is to climb as mountain is to trek. 
  8. Seed is to tree as egg is to hen. 
  9. Earth is to ball as pancake is to plate.
  10. Paper is to thin as flea is to tiny
  11. pear is to apple as potato is to radish.
  12. strawberry is to peach as carrot is to lettuce.
  13. Scissor is to cut as ruler is to measure. 
  14. Pencil is to write as clown is to laugh.

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