How to use compare and contrast words properly.

1. COMPARE AND
CONTRAST
WORDS
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2. Definitions
 Comparing usually means focusing
on similarities.
 Contrasting usually means focusing
on differences.
Compare and Contrast Words

3. Compare and Contrast Words
Key Words for Compare and Contrast
Key Words for ComparingKey Words for Contrasting
likewise
similarly
on the other hand
while
whereas
although
But
In spite of
Despite
However
Even though
Nevertheless
Nonetheless
In contrast to

4. Compare and Contrast Words

5. Examples
Compare and Contrast Words

6.  He bought the car despite / in spite of being
expensive / its high price.
 Despite staying in the USA for a long time, he
has difficulty communicating in English.
 Despite/ In spite of the fact he stayed in the
USA for a long time, he has difficulty
communicating in English.
Compare and Contrast Words

7.  He bought the car although it was very expensive.
 Although I eat kapsa daily, I haven’t gained much
weight.
 Although I have a British accent, I am actually
Chinese.
 Arsenal is not a strong team. Nevertheless, I expect
it will win the World Cup.
 Al Ettehad is a strong team in contrast to Al Ahly.
Compare and Contrast Words

8. However
 The car was very expensive. However,
he decided to buy it.
 She couldn’t convince him, however
hard she tried.
Compare and Contrast Words

9. Likewise (too, similarly, also)
 Her second marriage was likewise unhappy.
 He donated to charities and asked his children to
do likewise after his death.
 The food was excellent, likewise the dessert.
 Saleh is our friend and, likewise our leader.
Compare and Contrast Words

10. Similarly
 Sami and Ahmed did similarly in the exam .
 Students in my class were similarly dressed.
 A mother recognizes the feel of her child's skin
when blindfolded. Similarly, she can instantly
identify her baby's cry.
Compare and Contrast Words

11. whereas / on the other hand
Whereas is used to describe the difference between two objects or
facts.
We can use while instead of whereas.
 Whereas / while a square has four angles, a triangle has three.
 A square has four sides, whereas/ while a triangle has three.
 Dammam is still hot, whereas/ while/ it is snowing in Tabuk.
 I like living in the city. On the other hand, my wife prefers living in the
countryside.
 Whereas/ while all the children are highly educated, their father is illiterate.
 He is around 65, whereas/ while his wife looks about 25.
• Dammam is still hot. On the other hand, it is snowing in Tabuk.