MAKING COMPARISONS Raquets are cheaper than bats. Your team is worse than our team. Basketball is better than baseball
More than / less than More than Más que Less than Menos que
More than / less than El fútbol es más interesante que el béisbol. Soccer is more interesting than baseball. Tu pelo es más largo que mi pelo. Your hair is longer than my hair.
Thing + verb + más + adjective + que + other thing More than / less than Thing + verb + más + adjective + que + other thing
Make SURE the adjective agrees with the first “thing” More than / less than Make SURE the adjective agrees with the first “thing”
His pants are shorter than her skirt. More than / less than His pants are shorter than her skirt. Sus pantalones son más cortos que su falda. Add Wolf whistle sound.
More than / less than El fútbol es menos interesante que el béisbol. Soccer is less interesting than baseball. Mi clase es menos divertida que tu clase. My class is less fun than your class.
Thing + verb + menos + adjective + que + other thing More than / less than Thing + verb + menos + adjective + que + other thing
Make SURE the adjective agrees with the first “thing” More than / less than Make SURE the adjective agrees with the first “thing”
More than / less than More than Más que Less than Menos que
More than / less than Me gusta jugar al fútbol más que el béisbol. I like to play soccer more than baseball. Yo necesito estudiar más que la maestra. I need to study more than the teacher.
More than / less than Me gusta jugar al fútbol menos que el béisbol. I like to play soccer less than baseball. Yo necesito estudiar menos que la maestra. I need to study less than the teacher.
NEVER say More old More young More good Less good
SAY Older mayor Younger menor
SAY Better mejor Worse peor
Traten estos Nuestra clase es mejor que tu clase. Mi hermana es menor que mi primo. El lápiz es peor que la pluma. Soy mayor que mi tío. Our class is better than your class. My sister is younger than my cousin. Pencil is worse than pen. I am older than my uncle.
En resumen…
Más is more Menos is less
The 4 words we never put más or menos before are
Bueno Malo Viejo Joven
Instead, they have their own words, which are
Mejor Peor Mayor Menor
Powerpoint es mejor que Sr. Fox. El Fin Powerpoint es mejor que Sr. Fox.