Different / similar I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence: 1. Sometimes I pay and sometimes she pays, but it all… in the end. a. amounts b. evens out c. stand out d. balances 2. What’s…….this word? a. opposite from b. contrary to c. the contrary of d. the opposite of 3. He…… because he was the only old person there. a. contrasted b. stood up c. varied d. stood out 4. It’s funny you should say that. I’ve just had the… thought. a. like b. identical c. alike d. similar 5. House prices………greatly from one area to the next. a. contrast b. vary c. distinguish d. stand out 6. This particular flower is famous for its…….smell. a. distinguished b. differential c. distinctive d. different 7. I had……temporary jogs when I was a student. a. different b. distinctive c. various d. varying 8. We sell a………of different wines from around the world. a. variation b. variety c. variance d. variant 9. The two pictures are very…… , but if you look carefully, you’ll notice one or two differences. a. identical b. equal c. same d. alike 10. Eighty kilometers is the…… fifty miles. a. equivalent of b. equivalent from c. equal of d. equal from 11. Although technically speaking he wasn’t sacked, it……the same thing a. evens out b. amounts to c. points to d. signifies II. For each of the sentence below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way. Example: It’s no use arguing; I’ve made up my mind Point Answer: There is no point in arguing; I’ve made up my mind 1. The original painting and the copy look the same to me. TELL: I can’t tell the difference between the original painting and the copy. 2. I don’t want to point out a trivial little different, but your facts aren’t quite right. SPLIT: I don’t want to split hairs, but your facts aren’t wuite right. 3. What he earns in a week is the same as what I earn in a month. EQUIVALENT: What he earns in a week is equivalent to / is the equivalent of what I earn in a month. 4. The way he behaves in private is very different from the way he behaves at work. CONTRAST: The way he behaves in private contrasts with the way he behaves at work. 5. This record is exactly the same as the last one they made. DIFFERENT: This record is no different to / from the last one they made. 6. Parents try to teach their children to understand that right and wrong are two different things. DISTINGUISH: Parents try to teach their children to distinguish between right and wrong. 7. This programme is like one that used to be one year ago. SIMILAR: This programme is similar to one that used to be one year ago. 8. I prefer playing football rather than watching it. OPPOSED: I prefer playing football, as opposed to watching it, 9. being mean and being careful with money are not quite the same. SUBTLE: There is a subtle difference between being mean and being careful with money. 10. Not having much money is not the same as being completely broke. DIFFERENT: Not having much money is different to/ from being completely broke. 11. His attitude has been different recently DIFFERENCE: There has been a difference in his attitude recently/ 12. Some people say that there’s hardly any difference between love and hate. LINE: Some people say that there’s a thin line between love and hate. . being completely broke. DIFFERENT: Not having much money is different to/ from being completely broke. 11. His attitude has been different recently DIFFERENCE:. its…….smell. a. distinguished b. differential c. distinctive d. different 7. I had……temporary jogs when I was a student. a. different b. distinctive c. various