Question

Two words,lake and smoke.How are they alike and, How are they different?

Answer 1

Answer:

They are similar in how they are spelled alike, they are different in how they are two different things!

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: Alike: type of word

Different: Meaning and function in a sentence

Explanation:

They are alike because both are nouns. Take the following sentences as an example:

1. John went fishing at the lake last year. (Here, the word is used as an ADVERBIAL OF PLACE)

2. Smoke poured out of the floor-to-ceiling windows. (Here, the word is used as SUBJECT).

However, smoke can be used as a verb. For example:

1. Oh, Anna is always smoking!

On the other hand, lake can only be used as a noun.

Of course, both have differences in meaning:

A lake is a body of water of considerable size

A smoke is visible vapor given off by a burning sustance OR the action of giving off smoke.