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The group is animals, so the missing word must also name an animal. A cow is an animal, just like a cat, a dog, and a horse. The other words name a thing, a color, and an action, so they do not fit the animal group.
The first pair links the sun with the time it lights up, which is day. The moon lights up the opposite time, so the matching word is night. The pair must show the same time-of-day relationship as the first pair.
Opposites are words with reverse meanings. Begin means to start something, so its opposite means to bring it to an end, which is finish. Start and open are close in meaning to begin rather than opposite.
Three of the words name fruits, and one names a vegetable. A carrot is a vegetable that grows under the ground, while apples, bananas, and grapes are fruits. The odd word out is the one from a different food group.
Synonyms are different words that carry the same meaning. Happy and glad both describe feeling pleased, so they are a matching pair. The other pairs are antonyms, because each one joins two words with opposite meanings.
Each kind of animal has its own name for its baby. A young cat is a kitten, just as a young dog is a puppy. The other words are baby names for different animals, so they cannot name a baby cat.
The sentence describes something done regularly, and the subject we takes the plain form of the verb. So the correct word is wash, matching we in the present tense. The other forms do not match the subject we in this sentence pattern.
An opposite must reverse the meaning of the word. Noisy means full of sound, so its opposite means having little or no sound, which is quiet. Loud is a synonym of noisy rather than an opposite.
A glove is clothing worn on a hand, so the pair shows an item worn on a body part. The item worn on a foot is a sock. A shoe is worn over a sock, but sock is the direct match for the clothing-on-body-part pattern with glove.
The group lists tools used for building and fixing things. A screwdriver is a tool, so it fits the same group as hammer, saw, and drill. Nails and wood are materials, and a table is furniture.
The clue is that a page turn could be heard, which only happens in a very quiet place. Silent means having no sound, so it fits the clue. The other words describe crowding, light, or tidiness, none of which explains hearing a small sound.
Hot and cold are opposites, so the second pair must also be opposites. The opposite of dry is wet, which makes the pairs match. Warm, sun, and desert are all connected to dryness rather than opposite to it.
The word bat has more than one meaning, and the sentence must use the meaning that fits a baseball game. Swinging a bat to hit a ball shows the sports meaning. The other sentences use bat to mean the flying animal.
A synonym shares the same meaning as another word. Enormous describes something very large, and huge means the same thing. Tiny is the opposite of enormous, and quick and empty describe other qualities.
The word yesterday tells that the action already happened, so the verb must be in the past tense. The past tense of see is saw. The other forms are present tense or need a helping verb.
Opposites have reverse meanings, and above and below describe opposite positions. The other pairs are synonyms, because each pair joins two words with nearly the same meaning.
The first pair links an animal with the home it lives in, because a bird lives in a nest. A bee lives in a hive, so hive completes the same animal-and-home pattern. Honey, flowers, and wings are linked to bees but do not name their home.
The word must tell about the way a turtle moves. Turtles are known for moving at a low speed, so slowly fits. Quickly tells the wrong speed, while loudly and sweetly describe sound and taste.
Heat causes ice cream to turn from solid to liquid, and the word for that is melt. The clue about the hot sun supports melting. Freeze and harden describe the opposite change, and shiver is something people do.
The first pair links a worker with the place where that worker does the job, since a teacher works at a school. A doctor works at a hospital, so hospital completes the place pattern. Patients, medicine, and nurses are connected to doctors but are not the workplace.
All three clues must be true of the answer. A shovel is a tool with a handle, and it is used for digging. A rake has a handle but is used for gathering leaves, and a hose and basket are not digging tools.
Always means at every single time, so its true opposite means at no time at all, which is never. Often, sometimes, and usually all describe how frequently something happens, but none means at no time.
Light has several meanings, and the sentence must show the meaning of low weight. Saying a feather is very light shows low weight. The other sentences use light to mean a lamp, a traffic signal, or to set something burning.
The sentence tells us the boy was thirsty and drank, so the missing word must name something water is drunk from. A glass holds drinking water, so it fits the meaning of the sentence. The other choices name things that hold food, not a drink.
Red, blue, and green are all names of colors. The missing word must also name a color so the group stays alike. Yellow is a color, so it belongs with the others.
Words that mean about the same thing are called synonyms. Happy and glad both describe feeling pleased or cheerful, so they mean nearly the same. The other choices name different feelings.
An opposite word, or antonym, means the reverse of another word. To begin is to start something, so its opposite is to finish or end it. Finish is the only choice that reverses the meaning.
A kitten is a young cat, so the pair links a baby animal to its grown-up name. Following the same link, a puppy is a young dog. The other choices are things connected to dogs but are not the grown-up animal.
All three clues must match the same word. A library is a place with many shelves where people borrow books, so every clue fits. The other places do not have shelves of books to borrow.
The sentence says the thunder was loud and the dog went under the bed, which shows the dog was frightened. A frightened animal hides to feel safe. The other verbs do not make sense with a scared dog under a bed.
Chilly describes air or weather that is cool in a way that makes you shiver. Cold means nearly the same thing, so it is the synonym. The other choices describe heat, light, or sound instead.
Big and small are opposites, so the second pair must also be opposites. The opposite of tall is short. Wide, high, and long describe size or height but do not reverse tall.
Many words have more than one meaning, and the sentence must show the tree meaning. The bark of a tree is its tough outer covering, which can feel rough. Only the sentence about the oak tree uses bark in that way.
The sentence says the brush was thin, so the line it makes would be thin too. Narrow means thin from side to side, so it matches the clue. The other words describe something broad or weighty.
Rose, daisy, and tulip are all flowers. To keep the group alike, the missing word must also name a flower, and a lily is a flower. The other choices are plant parts or a kind of tree.
The sentence tells us hikers are climbing a mountain, so the missing word must show moving to a higher place. Up shows that direction. The other words show position without the idea of climbing.
Silent means making no sound at all. Quiet means making little or no sound, so the two words mean nearly the same. The other choices describe sound, activity, or texture in ways that do not match.
A glove is worn on a hand, so the pair links a thing you wear to the body part it covers. A hat is worn on the head, so head completes the pair the same way. The other choices are not the body part a hat covers.
Each clue must be true of the answer. Snow falls from clouds and is frozen and white, so all three clues fit. Rain falls from clouds but is not frozen or white, and wind and fog do not fall as frozen pieces.
The word bank can name a place for money, a turn of an airplane, or the ground along a river. The sentence must show the river meaning. Sitting on the grassy bank beside a flowing river matches that meaning.
A feather is known for being light, so the pair links a thing to a quality it is known for. A rock is known for being heavy, which completes the pair the same way. Gray, hard, and small do not match the kind of quality used in the first pair.
To borrow is to take something from someone with plans to give it back. Its opposite is to lend, which means to give something to someone for a while. Take, keep, and ask do not reverse the meaning.
The clue is that the soup burned the speaker's tongue. Hot describes food that is very warm and can burn your mouth. Spicy, salty, and sour describe flavor, not the heat that burns.
Difficult describes something that takes a lot of effort or skill. Hard can mean the same thing, so it is the synonym here. Simple and plain mean easy or uncomplicated, which is the opposite.
The word watch can be a verb meaning to look at something closely, or a noun naming a small clock worn on the wrist. The sentence must use the noun meaning. The sentence about the new watch on the wrist does that.
An author creates a book, so the pair links a maker to the work that person creates. A composer creates music, so music completes the pair the same way. A piano and a concert are connected to music but are not what a composer writes.
Rapid describes something that moves or happens very fast, so a word with the same meaning must also describe speed. Quick is the only choice that means fast. The other words describe weight, sound, or texture instead of speed.
The first pair names a piece of clothing and the body part it covers: a boot covers a foot. Following the same relation, a mitten is worn on a hand. The other body parts are covered by different items, such as a hat or a scarf.
Each clue must fit the answer. The tool with a handle and a heavy metal head used to drive nails is a hammer. A saw cuts, a wrench turns bolts, and a drill bores holes, so none of them matches the hammering clue.
The sentence gives a cause: warmth from the sun acts on ice cubes. Warmth turns ice into liquid, and the verb for that change is melt. Freezing is the opposite change, and floating and splashing do not describe what warmth does to ice.