 Comparisons are used to compare two people or things. In English, we form them by adding –er to the end of a word or by using the words more, less,

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2  Comparisons are used to compare two people or things. In English, we form them by adding –er to the end of a word or by using the words more, less, and as.  Rodrigo is taller than his sister.  Rodrigo is as tall as his mother.  Rodrigo is less tall than his father.

3  Más + adjective + que = more … than › Mi abuela es más artistica que mi padre.  Menos + adjective + que = less… than › La clase de ciencias es menos divertida que la clase de inglés.  Tan + adjective + como = as … as › Tus hermanas son tan serias como tu madre.  The FIRST adjective must agree in gender and number to the FIRST noun.

4  Más que = more than › Me gusta ir a la biblioteca m á s que el gimnasio.  Menos que = less than › Me gustan las hamburguesas menos que los tacos.  Tanto como = as much as › Me gusta escuchar musica tanto como pasar un rato con amigos.

5  Mayor = older › Mi hermano es mayor que yo.  Menor = younger › Marisol es menor que Miguel.  Mejor = better › El espa ñ ol es mejor que frances.  Peor = worse › Justin Beiber es peor que Clay Aiken.

6  Michael Jordan is taller than Profe. (more tall)  Santa Claus is fatter than Shaggy.  Albert Einstein is more intelligent than Papa Smurf.  Ugly Betty is prettier than SpongeBob.  The computer is faster than my brain (cerebro).  The book is more interesting than the movie.

7  Shrek is less serious than Fiona.  Miguel has less brothers than sisters.  The cat is less lazy (flojo)than the dog.  The house is less big than the school.  Billy and Mandy are less tall than Grimm.  Jason Mraz is less popular than Lady GaGa.

8  The book is as interesting as the movie (pelicula).  The students are as smart as the teacher.  Spanish is as fun as English.  There are as many apples as oranges.  I like to dance as much as sing.  Freddy is as ugly as Jason.  Alex has as much money as George.

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