Compare and Contrast Transition Words

These bats hunt during the day, ......... most other bats.

• the same as

• unlike

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

He was stuck in traffic, and my train was ......... delayed.

• nonetheless

• similarly

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.6.5C

It was after midnight, ......... Eleanor kept working.

• just like

• nevertheless

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Cora is tall and slim, ......... Maya, who is short and curvy. 

• in contrast to

• just as

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CCSS.W.6.2C

Miles is 35 but he looks just ......... he did in high school.

• unlike

• the same as

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CCSS.L.6.4A

Levi is rich, tall and handsome, ......... a movie star.

• in contrast to

• just like

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CCSS.L.6.4A

......... her earlier romance novels, her latest is a thrilling mystery.

• Similar to

• Differing from

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CCSS.RL.6.9

There's still a lot to be done on the project. ........., we've made good progress.

• in the same way

• nonetheless

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CCSS.W.6.2C

Music may help some students focus. ........., it may distract others.

• conversely

• by the same token

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

Tom is different from when they first met ten years ago, ......... his wife has changed.

• just as

• on the other hand