Describe Compare and Contrast Relationships

~11 min

Comparing means finding how things are alike. Contrasting means finding how things are different.

Comparing Similarities

What is Comparing?
  • Comparing = finding similarities
  • Example: A dog and a cat both have fur.

To compare means to look for how two things are alike. When you find similarities, you are identifying what makes two things the same.

💡 Think of the word 'compare' as finding the 'common' things between two items.