1: U3L2: Comparatives Practice

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Comparatives

To compare two things using adjectives use the following expressions. **Note that the adjective agrees in gender and number with the noun that comes first.

más + adjective + que = more ……than ex: Mi abuela es más artística que mi padre.

My grandma is more artistic than my father.

menos + adjective + que = less …….than ex: El profesor es menos divertido que yo.

The teacher is less fun than I am.

tan + adjective + como = as…..as ex: Tus hermanas son tan serias como el profesor.

Your sisters are as serious as the teacher.

**When making a comparison WITHOUT an adjective, use these phrases:

más que….. = more than…. ex: Me gusta ir a la biblioteca más que el gimnasio.

I like to go to the library more than to the gym.

menos que….. = less than…. ex: Me gustan la pizza menos que los tacos.

I like pizza less than tacos.

tanto como….. = as much as….. ex: ¿Te gusta leer tanto como escribir?

Do you like to read as much as write?

**Adjectives with irregular comparative forms:

bueno(a) → mejor = better (not more good)

malo(a) → peor = worse

joven → menor = younger

viejo(a) → mayor = older

*To make any of the above adjectives plural (if the people/things you mention first is plural) add “es” to the end