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sukhopar [10]
3 years ago
15

Compare the words “director” and “shatter”. How are they alike? How are they different?...

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2 answers:
nikklg [1K]3 years ago
7 0
They’re similar since they end in -ter and -tor, which generally sound similar, but they’re different as “director” is a noun meaning a person who directs something, while “shatter” is a verb meaning to break something into tiny pieces (you can shatter a window, a glass, a plate, etc).
Nana76 [90]3 years ago
7 0

<u>Comparison of the words ‘Director’ and ‘Shatter’: </u>

<u>Similarities: </u>

The words ‘director’ and ‘shatter’ are rhyming words. These words are homophones; they rhyme despite having a different origin and spelling. The last syllable of both the words ‘tor’ and ‘ter’ sounds the same.

<u>Differences: </u>

  • Number of Syllables: The word ‘director’ has 3 syllables: di-rec-tor. The word ‘shatter’ has two syllables: shat-ter.
  • Parts of Speech: The word ‘director’ is a noun, whereas the word ‘shatter’ is a verb.
  • Meaning: Director is a word that refers to a person who heads or leads an organization or business. Shatter refers to breaking of something suddenly into pieces.

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