Words and Expressions for Compare and Contrast Assignments
COMPARING
• When you
COMPARE
things, you
show how
they are
ALIKE or
SIMILAR.
WORDS FOR
COMPARING
• same
• both
• also
• too
• as well as
• is similar to
• likewise
• just as
EXAMPLES FOR
COMPARING
•  Both Rodin and
van Gogh
started drawing
as children.
•  Just as Picasso
was a painter,
so was
Cezanne.
Likewise, van
Gogh was a
painter as well.
Words and Expressions for Compare and Contrast Assignments
CONTRASTING
• When you
CONTRAST
things you
show how
they are
DIFFERENT
from each
other.
WORDS FOR
CONTRASTING
• unlike
• in contrast to
• however
• but
• as opposed to
• different from
• on the other
on hand
• whereas
EXAMPLES FOR
CONTRASTING
Van Gogh painted
mainly in France.
On the other hand,
Picasso painted
mostly in Spain.
Van Gogh painted,
but Rodin made
sculptures.