Question

Compare the words Stern and yearns. How are they alike? How are they different?

Answer 1

Answer and explanation;

They are alike in that;

-Both stern and years sounds alike so these words are rhymes. Rhymes are the words that correspond and sound almost the same when they are spoken.

-They differ in meaning such that; Stern means very serious in discipline or assertion of authority and yearns mean a strong feeling of need and longing of something more particularly for something one has lost.

Answer 2

The word Stern means serious in discipline and yearns means having an intense feeling of longing for something. They're alike because they both are wanting something.