Comparativos y superlativos

Comparativos y superlativos

By Daisy Morales

​Adjectives are used to describe people and things

• bueno = good

• malo = bad

• viejo = old

• joven = old

Multiple Choice

Adjectives are used to....

• describe actions

• describe people and things

• compare people and things

​Adverbs are used to modify/describe an adjective, verb or another adverb by expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, etc.

• rápido = fast

• despacio = slowly

• ahora = now

• después = later

Multiple Choice

Adverbs are used to....

• describe actions

• describe people and things

• modify adjectives, verbs and other adverbs

Some comparatives are used to compare people and things that are different

• mejor = better

• peor = worse

• mayor = older

• menor = younger

• más = more

• menos​ = less

when using comparatives you put "más" or "menos" before the adjective or adverb and "que" after it. ej:

• ella es más alta que su hermana.

• pero es menos ambiciosa que ella.

Multiple Choice

When using comparatives what do put before the adjective or adverb?

• mas/menos

• más/que

• más/menos

• menos/que

after "que" you use the subject pronouns or nadie

• Ella sabe más que yo, tú y ella.

• Ella sabe más que nadie.

comparatives are used to compare people and things

• mejor = better

• peor = worse

• mayor = older

• menor = younger

• más = more

• menos​ = less

Some comparatives are used to compare people and things that are the same

• tan+adjective+como = as ______ as

• tan alto como = as tall as

• ​tantos+noun+como= as many _____ as

• tantos miebros como = as many members as​

Multiple Choice

Comparatives are used to ____.

• compare people and things

• describe people and things

• describe actions

the word "que" is used to mean "than" when used with comparatives

• chocolate es mejor que vainilla. = chocolate is better than vanilla.

• juan es mayor que maria. = juan is older than maria.

• ​maria es menor que juan. = maria is younger than juan.

• maria es más inteligente que ana. = maria is more intelligent than ana.

• marco es menos inteligente que paco. = marco is less intelligent than paco​.

Multiple Choice

What does "que" mean when used with comparative words?

• that

• what?

• than

• the

Multiple Choice

How do you say "I am younger than Sophie"

• Yo soy menor que Sophie.

• Yo soy mayor que Sophie.

• Yo soy mejor que Sophie.

• Yo soy peor que Sophie.

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How do you say "Spanish is better than History"

• Español es malo historia.

• Español es peor que historia.

• Español es mejor que historia.

superlatives are words that end in "st" in English to show superiority over other people and things

• el/la mejor = the best

• ​el/la peor = the worst

• el/la​ menor = the youngest

• el/la​ mayor = the oldest

• el/la​ más = the most

• el/la​ menos = the least

for the superlative you use the "definite article" plus "más". "De" always follows the superlative.

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• Ella es la muchacha más simpática de todas.

• su hermano es el más inteligente de la clase.

Multiple Choice

How do you say "Basketball is the best!"

• íBaloncesto es el mejor de todos!

• íBaloncesto es el peor de todos!

• íBaloncesto es bueno!

Multiple Choice

How do you say "Sophie is the tallest."

• Sophie es la menos alta de toda su clase.

• Sophie es la mayor.

• Sophie es la más alta de su clase.