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Directions: Write an A next to the sentence that describes how the words are alike. Write a D
next to the sentence that describes a way the words are different.
Make mental images as you read the set of words.
Get the picture?
- nail and thumbtack
They hold or fasten things.
You have to hammer a nail. - bus and train
Only a train runs on tracks.
They are transportation. - penny and nickel
A nickel is worth more.
They are money. - milk and orange juice
They are beverages.
Milk doesn’t come from a fruit. - meow and bark
A dog can’t meow.
They are sounds made by animals. - lake and ocean
They are bodies of water.
No lake is as big as an ocean. - spoon and fork
A spoon works better with liquids.
They are utensils.
8. diamond and ruby
A ruby is red.
They are gems.
9. spaghetti and macaroni
They are pasta.
Spaghetti is long and thin. - computer and TV
They both have screens.
A TV has different channels. - lungs and heart
A heart beats.
They are body organs. - pen and pencil
They are used to write.
Only a pen uses ink. - dollar and check
A dollar is cash.
They are forms of money. - staple and paper clip
They fasten paper.
You need a stapler to staple paper.