Grade 7 Spring — Analytical Essay, Syntactic Variety, and the Craft of Sentence Rhythm
English · VOC G7 eng.g7.s.voc.word_relationships_four_category

Identify and use word-relationships across four categories — synonym, antonym, analogy, categorical (CCSS L.7.5.b)

Distinguish four kinds of word-relationships. SYNONYM (similar meaning, different connotation). ANTONYM (opposite). ANALOGY (A:B :: C:D structural relationship). CATEGORICAL (member-of-category or part-of-whole). Use the relationships to deepen understanding of both words and to analyze writers' word choices.

Mastery threshold
85%
Min instances
10
Typical minutes
35
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
Common misconceptions
  • Confuses analogy with simile — analogy is a STRUCTURAL relationship between two pairs; simile is a comparison using 'like' or 'as.'
  • Treats categorical (member-of) as synonym.

Exercise pool (2)

Diff Stem Type
2 For each pair, mark the relationship: SYNONYM / ANTONYM / ANALOGY / CATEGORICAL. (1) joy : happiness. (2) light : dark. (3) sonnet :... word relationship classification
3 Complete each analogy. (1) Diction : word-choice :: syntax : ____. (2) Sonnet : poem :: novel : ____. (3) Metaphor : comparison ::... analogy completion