Comparison of Inequality -Comparison of Inequality in English -Comparison of Inequality in Spanish -Practice exercises -Translation exercises

Comparison of Inequality What is a comparison of inequality in English? It’s when you compare two unequal things. Index

Comparative Adjectives English Bigger Faster Uglier Easier Prettier Busier Happier Shorter Spanish Más grande Más rápido Más feo Más fácil Más bonito Más ocupado Más alegre Más bajo

Comparative Adjectives English Less Big Less Fast Less Ugly Less Easy Less Pretty Less Busy Less Happy Less Short Spanish Menos grande Menos rápido Menos feo Menos fácil Menos bonito Menos ocupado Menos alegre Menos bajo

The elephant is bigger than the fish. Elefante Pez El elefante es más grande que el pez.

The fish is less big than the elephant. Elefante Pez El pez es menos grande que el elefante.

The cat is calmer than the dog. gato perro El gato es más tranquilo que el perro.

The dog is less calm than the cat. gato perro El perro es menos tranquilo que el gato.

Comparison of Inequality in Spanish When you want to express more (er)…than in Spanish you use the expression más...que. Lance is taller than Felipe. Index Lance es más alto que Felipe.

Comparison of Inequality in Spanish When you want to express more (er)…than in Spanish you use the expression más...que. Ana is taller than Susana. Index Ana es más alta que Susana. alta Remember that there needs to be agreement when using adjectives.

Comparison of Inequality in Spanish When you want to express less … than in Spanish you use the expression menos...que. Cats are less friendly than dogs. Index Los gatos son menos amistosos que los perros.

Translate into Spanish Fred is taller than Felipe. Fred es ______ alto ________Felipe. más que

Translate into Spanish Susana and Ana are taller than Kevin. Susana y Ana son ______ altas ________Kevin. más que

Translate into Spanish My cousin is less intelligent than my brother. Mi primo es _____ inteligente ___ mi hermano. menos que

Translate into Spanish Jessica Alba is prettier than Britney Spears. Jessica Alba es _____ bonita ___ Britney Spears. más que

Comparison of Inequality in Spanish Both constructions, más…que and menos…que can be used with nouns. There are more cats than dogs. Index Hay más gatos que perros.

Comparison of Inequality in Spanish Both constructions, más…que and menos…que can be used with nouns. There are fewer pencils than pens. Index Hay menos lápices que plumas.

Comparison of Inequality in Spanish Both constructions, más…que and menos…que can be used with infinitives that function as nouns. I like to swim more than to study. Index Me gusta nadar más que estudiar.

Translate into Spanish There are more boys than girls. Hay ______ chicos ________chicas. más que

Translate into Spanish There are fewer teachers than students. Hay ______ profesores _______estudiantes. menos que

Translate into Spanish There are fewer schools than jails. Hay ______ escuelas _______ cárceles. menos que

Translate into Spanish We want to swim more than to eat. Queremos nadar ______ _____ comer. másque

Index Translate from English to Spanish. Fred is taller than Ana. Fred es más alto que Ana. >

Index There are fewer books than students. Hay menos libros que estudiantes. <

Index Baseball is more fun than soccer. El béisbol es más divertido que el fútbol. >

Index Televisión es more interesting than school. La televisión es más interesante que la escuela. >

Index Felipe is sadder than Miguel. Felipe está más triste que Miguel. >

Index María is less tired than Edweena. María está menos cansada que Elena. <

Index She likes swimming less than running. Le gusta nadar menos que correr. <

Index There are fewer cats than dogs. Hay menos gatos que perros. <