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Making Comparisons: Comparisons: Using The Same (As), Similar (To), and Different (From)

The document provides examples and exercises for using comparative language like same, similar, and different. It defines the terms and shows how to use them to compare pictures, complete sentences, correct errors, and answer questions about figures. Practice questions ask students to identify whether pictures are the same, similar, or different and to complete sentences comparing letters, shapes, ages, and species using these comparative terms.

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Making Comparisons: Comparisons: Using The Same (As), Similar (To), and Different (From)

The document provides examples and exercises for using comparative language like same, similar, and different. It defines the terms and shows how to use them to compare pictures, complete sentences, correct errors, and answer questions about figures. Practice questions ask students to identify whether pictures are the same, similar, or different and to complete sentences comparing letters, shapes, ages, and species using these comparative terms.

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MAKING COMPARISONS

Comparisons: Using the same (as), similar (to), and different (from)

The same (as)

Similar (to)

Different (from)

A and B are the same.

C and D are similar.

E and F are different.

A is the same as B.

C is similar to D.

E is different from F.

Exercise 1:
Which of the pictures are the same, similar, or different?

1. Are Pictures A and B the same?


1.____________________________________
2.____________________________________
2. Are Pictures A and C the same?
1.____________________________________
2.____________________________________
3. Are Pictures A and C similar?
1.____________________________________
2.____________________________________
4. Are Pictures A and C the different?
1.____________________________________
2.____________________________________
5. Are Pictures C and D the similar?
1.____________________________________
2.____________________________________
6. Are Pictures C and D the different?
1.____________________________________
2.____________________________________

EXERCISE 2.
Complete the sentences. Use the same (as), similar (to), and different (from) in
your completions.

1. A __is the same as______________________F.


2. D and E __are similar* or are different_____.
3. C ____________________________________D.
4. B ____________________________________ D.
5. B and D _______________________________.
6. C and D _______________________________.
7. A and F _______________________________.
8. F and G _______________________________.
9. F ____________________________________G.
10. G ___________________________________ A and F,
But __________________________________ C.

*Similar gives the idea that two things are the same in some ways (e.g., both D
and E have four edges) but different in other ways (e.g., D is a rectangular and
E is a square).

EXERCISE 3. Error analysis.


Correct the errors.
1. A rectangular is similar a square.
______________________________
2. Pablo and Rita come from same country.
______________________________
3. Girls and boys are different. Girls are different to boys.
______________________________
4. My cousin is the same age with my brother.
______________________________
5. Dogs are similar with wolves.
______________________________
6. Jim and I started to speak at a same time.
______________________________

EXERCISE 4. Lets talk: class activity.


Answer the questions

1. Which of the figures are the same?


_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
2. Is there at least one figure that is different from all the rest?
_______________________________

Just for fun:


3. How many triangles are there in figure 1? _____________________
4. How many triangles are there in figure 2? _____________________
5. How many triangles are there in figure 6? _____________________

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