Los comparativos Comparatives. To compare people/things in English, we either add –er to the end of an adjective or put the words more or less in front.

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1 Los comparativos Comparatives

2 To compare people/things in English, we either add –er to the end of an adjective or put the words more or less in front of an adjective followed by the word than. John is shorter than Mike. John is more artistic than Mike. Mike is less artistic than Mike.

3 Los comparativos In Spanish to compare people/things use: más/menos (more/less) + adjective + que (than). Juan es más bajo que Miguel.María es más baja que Teresa. Juan es más artistico que Miguel.María es más artistica que Teresa. Miguel es menos artistico que Juan.Teresa es menos artistica que María.

4 Fill in the blanks with the correct words to compare people and things. 1.Juan es ___ creativo ___ Marisol. - Juan is more creative than Marisol. 2.Paco es ___ rubio ___ Eduardo. - Paco is less blond then Eduardo. 3.Teresa es ___ alta ___ Paula. - Teresa is taller than Paula. 4.Antonio es __ inteligente ___Jaime. - Antonio is less smart then Jaime. 5.El libro es ___ pesado ___ el papel. - The book is heavier than the paper.

5 Translate the following comparatives into Spanish. 1.Laura is less pretty than Irene. 2.Emilio is more patient than Rafael. 3.Blanca is fatter than Carlos. 4.Eva is less studious than Sofia. 5.The pencil is cheaper than the pen. 6.A tomato is less red than an apple.

6 Comparativos Write five comparatives for each of the following images.

7 Freddie es ___ guapo ___ Shaggy.

8 Dash es ___ rapido ___ Jack Jack.

9 Shrek es ___ verde ___ Donkey.

10 Hermione es ___ bonita ___ Ron.

11 Los superlativos Superlatives

12 Practice #2 - Comparatives Compare the following two people/items (Use MÁS/MENOS ____ que) 1.Brad Pitt / Justin Beiber 2.Taylor Swift / Beyonce 3.Minnie Mouse / Tinkerbell 4.Xbox / Wii 5.Disneyland / SunSplash 6.Oprah / Selena Gomez

13 Comparatives Write 5 sentences that show comparisons between what you and your best friend were like as kids. i.e. Yo era más baja que mi mejor amiga Erika. Erika era menos inteligente que yo. Yo era mayor que Erika. Erika jugaba al baloncesto más que yo. Yo tenía más Barbies que ella.

14 Superlatives In English to say that someone or something is “the most” of a group we either add –est to the end of an adjective or put the word most in front of an adjective. Diego is the shortest boy.Gabriela is the shortest girl. Diego is the most artistic boy. Gabriela is the most artistic girl.

15 Los superlativos In Spanish to say that someone or something is “the most” use: el/la + noun + más + adjective Diego es el chico más bajo.Gabriela es la chica más baja. Diego es el chico más artistíco.Gabriela es la chica más artistíca.

16 Los superlativos To say that someone or something is “the best” or “the worst” use: el/la + mejor/peor + noun Rafael es el mejor artista.Juana es la mejor artista. José es el peor alumno.Mercedes es la peor alumna.

17 Los superlativos To say that someone or something is “the best”, “the worst”, or “the most” of a group or category, add the preposition de. Also use de instead of que in front of numbers. -Nando es el chico más bajo de todos. -Natalia es la chica más baja de todas. -Andrés es el mejor artista de todos -Carmen es la peor atleta de todas los artistas. las chicas. - Hay mas de treinta estudiantes en clase.

18 The following adjectives have irregular forms and can also be plural: AdjectivoComparativoSuperlativo goodbetter thanthe best buenomejor(-es) queel/la/los/las (-a, -os, -as)mejor(-es) badworse thanthe worst malo peor(-es) queel/la/los/las (-a, -os, -as)peor(-es)

19 The following adjectives have irregular forms and can also be plural: AdjectivoComparativoSuperlativo oldolder thanthe oldest viejomayor(-es) queel/la/los/las (-a, -os, -as)mayor(-es) youngyounger thanthe youngest joven menor(-es) queel/la/los/las menor(-es)

20 When using these adjectives, notice that the word más is omitted: – Las fresas son mejores que las uvas. The adjectives mayor and menor most often refer to age: – Paco es mayor que su hermano.

21 Fill in the blanks with the correct words to say that someone/something is the “most”. 1.Juan es ___ pintor ___creativo. - Juan is the most creative painter. 2.Cristian es ___ chico ___ inteligente. - Cristian is the smartest boy. 3.Diego es ___ alumno ___ guapo. - Diego is the most handsome student. 4.Laura es ___ chica ___ inteligente. - Laura is the smartest girl. 5.Mi perro es ___ perro ___ grande. - My dog is the biggest dog. 6.Nuestra casa es ___ casa ___ blanca. - Our house is the whitest house.

22 Fill in the blanks with the correct words to say that someone/something is the “best” or “worst”. 1.Juan es ___ ___ (de todos los pintores). - Juan is the best (of all the painters). 2.Manzanas son ___ ___. - Apples are the best. 3.Samuel es ___ ___ atleta. - Samuel is the worst athlete. 4.Miguel es ___ ___ abogado ___ todos los abogados. - Miguel is the worst lawyer of all the lawyers. 5.Paco es ___ ___ alumno. - Paco is the best student. 6.Yo soy ___ ___ jugador de fútbol. - I am the best soccer player.

23 Superlativos Write three superlatives for each of the following images.

24 Lady Gaga es __ __ cantante.

25 Ronaldo es ___ ___ futbolista.

26 Yoda es ___ Jedi ___ viejo.

27 El Empire State Building es ___ edificio ___ alto en los Estados Unidos de America.