er to adjectives to make comparisons such as smart er fast er tall er etc There is no ending to add on to adjectives in Spanish to make comparisons so we use más or menos ID: 752182
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Slide1
Making ComparisonsSlide2
In English we add –
er
to adjectives to make comparisons such as smart
er
, fast
er
, tall
er
, etc.Slide3
There is no ending to add on to adjectives in Spanish to make comparisons so we use
más
or
menos
. Slide4
Más
+ adjective +
que
+ noun
More
+ adjective +
than
+ noun
Shaq
es
más
alto
que
yo
.
Shaq is more tall than I (am).
The
“more tall” works like our –
er
.Slide5
Menos
+ adjective +
que
+ noun
Less
+ adjective +
than
+
noun
Yo
soy
menos
alta
que
Shaq
I am less tall than
Shaq (is)
.
The “less tall” is like saying shorter.Slide6
Be careful!
The adjective must agree with the first person or item mentioned.
Shaq
es
más
alto
que yo.------- Shaq is mentioned first
Yo
soy
menos
alta
que
Shaq------- I (female) am mentioned firstSlide7
PracticeSlide8
¿
Quién
es
más
alto?
Spongebob
o
PatrickSlide9
Patrick
es
más
alto
que
Spongebob.Slide10
Brady
es
menos
deportista
que Tannehill.Slide11
More ComparisonsSlide12
Just like you wouldn’t say
gooder
or
badder
in English there are words for better and worse.
Mejor
= better
Peor= worseSlide13
La
clase
de
español
es
mejor que la clase de inglés.
La
clase
de
inglés
es
peor
que
la
clase
de
español
.Slide14
Others that don’t use
más
or
menos
:
Mayor= older
Menor
= youngerSlide15
Yo
tengo
30
años
.Mi esposo tiene 35 años.Él
es
mayor
que
yo
.
Yo
soy
menor
que
él
.Slide16
Football is more interesting than soccer
His father is less hardworking than my mother
Math class is less fun than Spanish class
She loves soccer more than tennis
Betty White is older than Selena Gomez
The female student is younger than the male teacher
Middle Creek High School is better than Garner High School