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Los comparativos

Los comparativos. Comparatives. 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 of an adjective followed by the word than . John is shorter than Mike. John is more artistic than Mike.

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Los comparativos

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  1. Los comparativos Comparatives

  2. 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 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 esmásbajoque Miguel. Maríaesmásbajaque Teresa. Juan esmásartisticoque Miguel. Maríaesmásartisticaque Teresa. Miguel esmenosartisticoque Juan. Teresa esmenosartisticaqueMaría.

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

  5. Translate the following comparatives into Spanish. • Laura is less pretty than Irene. • Emilio is more patient than Rafael. • Blanca is fatter than Carlos. • Eva is less studious than Sofia. • The pencil is cheaper than the pen. • 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. 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.

  13. Los superlativos • In Spanish to say that someone or something is “the most” use: el/la+noun+más+adjective Diego es el chicomásbajo. Gabriela es la chicamásbaja. Diego es el chicomásartistíco. Gabriela es la chicamásartistíca.

  14. Los superlativos • To say that someone or something is “the best” or “the worst” use: el/la+mejor/peor+noun Rafael eselmejorartista. Juana eslamejorartista. José eselpeoralumno. Mercedes eslapeor alumna.

  15. 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. -Nandoes el chicomásbajo de todos. -Natalia es la chicamásbaja de todas. -Andrés es el mejorartista de todos -Carmen es la peoratleta de todas los artistas. laschicas. - Hay mas de treintaestudiantes en clase.

  16. The following adjectives have irregular forms and can also be plural: AdjectivoComparativoSuperlativo good better than the best buenomejor(-es) que el/la/los/las (-a, -os, -as) mejor(-es) bad worse than the worst malopeor(-es) que el/la/los/las (-a, -os, -as) peor(-es)

  17. The following adjectives have irregular forms and can also be plural: AdjectivoComparativoSuperlativo old older than the oldest viejo mayor(-es) que el/la/los/las (-a, -os, -as) mayor(-es) young younger than the youngest jovenmenor(-es) que el/la/los/las menor(-es)

  18. When using these adjectives, notice that the word más is omitted: • Las fresas son mejoresquelasuvas. • The adjectives mayorandmenor most often refer to age: • Pacoes mayor quesuhermano.

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

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

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

  22. Lady Gaga es __ __ cantante.

  23. Ronaldoes ___ ___ futbolista.

  24. Yoda es ___ Jedi ___ viejo.

  25. El Empire State Building es ___ edificio ___ alto en los EstadosUnidos de America.

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