When you associate words, you think how the words can go together. There are many ways to associate words. Examples of ways to associate words:
1. Category: bear, giraffe, dog — animals
2. Use/Function: pencil, pen, marker—writing instruments
Description: ball, orange, moon — round shapes
Parts: tires, windows, steering wheel —parts of a car
5. Word Relationships: happy, glad — synonyms
happy, sad — antonyms
sweet, feet, treat— rhyming words
there, their