WorksheetsWords for similarity and difference
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Similarity is expressed with similar and similarly. Sameness is expressed with the same, alike.
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Dissimilarity is expressed with different, unalike, not alike, dissimilar, differently.
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Single out ONE sentence that doesn't express similarity.
The apples are the same.
These apples are alike.
The apple and the orange are different.
The apples are similar.
Single out ONE sentence that doesn't express dissimilarity.
The apple and the orange are dissimilar.
The apples ripen similarly.
The apple and the orange are unalike.
The apple is unlike the orange.
Similarity (near equality) is expressed with as…as, the same…as, like, similar to, both X and Y are ....
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Dissimilarity (inequality) is expressed with not as…as, different…from/than, unlike, unequal, unsimilar.
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Single out ONE sentence that doesn't express similarity.
This apple is as red as that apple (is).
This apple has the same flavor as that apple (has).
This apple and the other apples are the same.
This apple is not as sweet as this orange.
Single out ONE sentence that doesn't express similarity.
The apple is much more beautiful than the orange.
This apple looks like that apple.
This apple is similar to that apple.
This apple is just the same as that apple.
Single out ONE sentence that doesn't express difference.
The skin of the apple contrasts to the skin of the orange.
The apple is more like a pear than the orange.
The apple grows on a tree unlike the tomato.
Both this apple and that one are sweet.
Single out ONE sentence that doesn't express difference.
The orange in contrast to the lemon is sweet.
Neither this apple nor that apple is sweet.
The apple is more beautiful than the orange.
The orange is sweet in contrast to the lemon which is bitter.
Single out ONE CONNECTOR (an adverb or a prepositional phrase) that doesn't express similarity.
This apple is tart. Similarly, this one is sour.
This apple is tart. In the same way, this one is sour.
That orange is delicious. Likewise, this apple is very flavorful.
The apple is red. In contrast, the orange is orange.
Single out ONE CONNECTOR (an adverb or a prepositional phrase) that doesn't express difference.
The orange is high in fiber. However, the apple is not.
That orange is delicious. Equally, this apple is very flavorful.
Some people think the apple is orange. On the contrary, the apple is red.
Whereas the orange is high in fiber, the apple is not.
