Making Comparisons

Notes #14

Making Comparisons Notes #14

Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics

Objective: Students will learn the concept of making comparisons with adjectives using more than, less than, as much as, and as…as

Comparative Adjectivesusing more than

English

BiggerFasterUglierEasier

PrettierBusier

HappierShorter

More interestingMore exciting

Spanish

Más grande Más rápido

Más feoMás fácil

Más bonitoMás ocupadoMás alegreMás bajo

Más interesanteMás emocionante

Comparative Adjectivesusing less than

English

Less BigLess FastLess UglyLess Easy

Less PrettyLess Busy

Less HappyLess Short

Spanish

Menos grande Menos rápido

Menos feoMenos fácil

Menos bonitoMenos ocupadoMenos alegreMenos bajo

Making Comparisons using adjectives

•When using adjectives to compare anything or anyone you insert the adjective in between the comparison phrase, Mas…. que or menos…..que.

el fútbolel fútbol americano

El futbol americano es mas interesante que el futbol.

Mas…que=more than

Put adjective between comparison phrase

el hockey

levantar pesas

Levantar pesas es menos divertido queel hockey.

Menos… que= less than

Lifting weights is less fun than hockey.

Making comparisons with verbs or nouns without adjectives

•When comparing items with verbs or nouns without adjectives you put the phrase together.

nadar

El tenis

Me gusta nadar mas que jugar al tenis.I like to swim more than play tennis.

Mas que=more than

el guanteEl bate

Me gusta usar un guante nuevo menosque un bate nuevo. I like to use a new glove less than a newbat.

Menos que=less than

Use Mas de and Menos de to compare numbers

• Hay mas de 7 jugadores en el equipo de beisbol.

• La clase empieza en menos de 5 minutos.

Tan… como Vs. Tanto como

• Use tan…. como= as….as, to compare items using adjectives when they both exhibit that quality equally.

• Use tanto como= as much as, when you compare items without an adjective but with a verb when both exhibit that quality equally.

El beisbol es tan popular como el futbolamericano.

Tan… como

As….as…

Le gusta jugar el beisbol tanto comoel futbol americano.

Tanto como

As much as