Comparing and Contrasting Pictures

Useful Vocabulary
Instructions on compare not describe Pictures
Comparing

Contrasting

Both Picture A and Picture B show...

Picture A and Picture B both show...
In Picture A ..., and so is in Picture B.
Picture A shows ... and so does Picture B.
In Picture A is ..., and in Picture B is... .

Picture A shows..., whereas Picture B shows...

Picture A shows..., but Picture B shows...
Picture A in contrast to Picture B shows...
Unlike Picture A, Picture B shows...
A/ One difference (which stands out) is that
Picture A shows ... while Picture B shows...

Picture A shows... and Picture B does too.

One of the (few) differences between Picture

A and Picture B is ... .

In Picture A is... and in Picture B is ... .

Another/ An additional difference (which is

instantly apparent) is that in Picture A ...

Picture A shows ... and Picture B does as well.

The most obvious/ important/ apparent

difference (for me) between Picture A and
Picture B is

One thing that Picture A and Picture B have

in common is the fact that both of them
show...

A striking difference is the... . In Picture A...

One of the (few) similarities between Picture

A and Picture B is ... .

Picture A and Picture B are (quite/ very/

really/ really quite) different, for example

A/ One similarity (which stands out) is that

Picture A shows ... while Picture B shows...

Picture A and Picture B are (quite/ very/

really/ really quite) different in terms of

Another/ An additional similarity (which is

instantly apparent) is that in Picture A ...

Picture A is different, in that Picture A

shows...

The most obvious/ important/ apparent

similarity (for me) between Picture A and
Picture B is
A striking similarity is the.... . In Picture A...

Picture A and Picture B dont have much in

common, but

Picture A and Picture B are (quite/ very/

really/ really quite) similar for example

The main difference between Picture A and

Picture B is

Picture A and Picture B are (quite/ very/

really/ really quite) similar in terms of

The only difference between Pictures that I

can see is

There are more differences than similarities

between Picture A and Picture B. For
instance,

Picture A is similar, in that Picture A shows...

In comparison to Picture A, Picture B

is/shows...

Picture A is ..., as is Picture B.

Compared to Picture A, Picture B is/shows...

Picture A shows... as does Picture B.

A/ One contrast between Picture A and

Picture B is that

Picture A and Picture B have a lot in

common, for example

Contrasting Picture A and Picture B, it is

clearly that...

There are more similarities than differences

between Picture A and Picture B. For
instance,

One difference between Picture A and Picture

B is that

The main similarity between Picture A and

Picture B is
The only similarity between Pictures that I
can see is

The most apparent difference between

Picture A and Picture B is
A more subtle difference is that Picture A
shows...

Picture A is (slightly/ a bit/ somewhat/ quite

a lot/ a great deal/ substantially/ a lot/ much/
far/ much much/ far far) Adjective er/ more
Adjective than Picture B.

Picture A differs from Picture B in that...

Picture A is not (nearly/ quite) as Adjective as Picture A shows... . Likewise, Picture B

Picture B.
shows... .
Picture A shows... . In a similar way, Picture
B shows...
Picture A shows... and that is (more or less)
the same for Picture B.
Picture A and Picture B share ... in common.
One resemblance between Picture A and
Picture B is that
The most apparent similarity between
Picture A and Picture B is

Neither Picture A nor Picture B show...