If you are comparing two things, you are looking at their:

• similarities

• differences

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

If you are contrasting two things, you are looking at their:

• similarities

• differences

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Replace the underlined words with a synonym:

Snowboarding is similar to skateboarding in the way you stand on the board.

• unlike

• distinct from

• much the same as

• varies from

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CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Replace the underlined words with a synonym:

Horses and zebras are in contrast with each other because of their diet.

• comparable

• align with

• are much the same as

• vary from

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CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Replace the underlined text with a synonym:

Voting for president is similar to voting for any other government office.

• is dissimilar to

• mirrors

• differs from

• opposes

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CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Replace the underlined text with a synonym:

The hero from the book completely differs from his role in the movie.

• fully aligns with

• totally matches

• is directly related to

• is divorced from

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Replace the underlined text with an antonym:

Pancakes and muffins are similar because they are both breakfast foods.

• the same

• grouped together

• in alignment

• unalike

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CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Replace the underlined text with an antonym:

Because they are so different, the poem about nature and the book about technology are hard to compare.

• are so distinct

• have little in common

• are so unalike

• are so alike

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Finish the phrase:

Having too much work and working too much are ______ issues.

• contrasting

• comparable

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Finish the phrase:

You can better understand stocks by learning how to _____ them to bonds.

• contrast

• compare

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5