Compare & Contrast Essay Transition Words

Transitional words and phrases:

 helps papers read more smoothly
 provide logical organization and understandability
 improve the connections and transitions between thoughts

in the same way likewise another similarity similarly whereas too

while both however even though also
_________ we come from different cultures, my wife and I are alike in several ways.
For one thing, we are ________ thirty-two years old. In fact, our birthdays are in the
same month, hers on July 10 and mine on July 20. _______ is that we both grew up in
large cities. Helene was born and raised in Paris and I come from Yokohama. Third, our
hobbies are alike _____. My wife devotes a lot of her free time to playing jazz
piano. __________, I like to spend time after work strumming my guitar. A more
important similarity concerns our values. For example, Helene has strong opinions about
educating our children and raising them to know right from wrong. I feel ________. Our
children should receive a good education and ____ have strong moral training.

however likewise another difference both similarly whereas also

while but on the other hand although also
________ Arizona and Rhode Island are ____ states of the U.S., they are different in
many ways. For example, the physical size of each state is different. Arizona is large,
having an area of 114,000 square miles, ____ Rhode Island is only about a tenth the size,
having an area of only 1,214 square miles. _______ is in the size of the population of
each state. Arizona has about four million people living in it, _____ Rhode Island has less
than one million. The two states ____differ in the kinds of natural environments that each
has. For example, Arizona is a very dry state, consisting of large desert areas that do not
receive much rainfall every year. _______, Rhode Island is located in a temperate zone
and receives an average of 44 inches of rain per year. In addition, _______ Arizona is a
landlocked state and thus has no seashore, Rhode Island lies on the Atlantic Ocean and
does have a significant coastline.