Comparison of Inequality

1. Comparison of Inequality Comparison of Inequality < or > -Comparison of Inequality in English -Comparison of Inequality in Spanish -Practice exercises -Translation exercises

2. Comparison of Inequality < or > What is a comparison of Inequality in English? • It’s when you compare two things. Index

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

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

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

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

7. 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. Lance es más alto que Felipe. Index

8. 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. Ana es más alta que Susana. alta Remember that there needs to be agreement when using adjectives. Index

9. 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. Los gatos son menos amistosos que los perros. Index

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

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

12. Translate into Spanish My brother is less intelligent than my brother. que menos Mi hermano es _____ inteligente ___mi hermano.

13. Translate into Spanish Carmen Electra is prettier than Britney Spears. que más Carmen Electra es _____ bonita ___ Britney Spears.

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

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

16. 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. Me gusta nadar más que estudiar. Index

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

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

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

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

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

22. < • There are fewer (less) books than students. • Hay menos libros que estudiantes. Index

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

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

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

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

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

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