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

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

Explanation:

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.