Spanish
Grade 3
15 min
Mi perro es más grande que tu gato (My dog is bigger than your cat)
Practice comparing animals using 'más... que' and 'menos... que'.
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Identify the key comparison words 'más' and 'que' in a sentence.
Use the formula 'más + adjetivo + que' to compare two nouns.
Make simple adjectives like 'grande' and 'pequeño' agree with the noun they describe.
Correctly use 'es' for singular nouns and 'son' for plural nouns in comparison sentences.
Write a complete Spanish sentence comparing two animals, like 'El elefante es más grande que el ratón'.
Verbally compare two classroom objects using the target structure.
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
Comparación (Comparison)When we look at two things and say how they are different.Saying 'the sun is bigger than the moon' is a comparación.
Más (More)The special Spanish word we use to say something has 'more' of a quality.En la frase 'más rápido', 'más' significa 'more'.
Que (Than)The word we use to introduce the second thing in our comparison. It works like the word 'than' in English.Mi lápiz es más largo que tu borrador.
Adjetivo (Adjective)A describing word. It tells us more about a person, place, or thing.Words like 'grande' (big), 'pequeño' (small), 'rápido' (fast), and 'lento' (slow) are adjetivos.
Concordancia (Agreement)Making sure our adjective matches the n...
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Grammar Rules & Patterns
The 'Más... Que' Comparison Formula
[Thing 1] + es/son + más + [Adjective] + que + [Thing 2]
Use this formula to build almost any comparison sentence. Use 'es' for one thing and 'son' for more than one thing. The adjective goes right in the middle!
Adjective Agreement Rule
Adjective must match the gender and number of Thing 1.
If Thing 1 is feminine (like 'la jirafa'), the adjective must also be feminine (alta). If Thing 1 is plural (like 'los perros'), the adjective must also be plural (grandes).
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Challenging
Read the story: "Tengo dos mascotas. Mi perro se llama Fido y mi gata se llama Luna. Fido es muy grande y le gusta caminar lento. Luna es pequeña y camina muy rápido por la casa." Which sentence is true?
A.Fido es más pequeño que Luna.
B.Fido es más grande que Luna.
C.Luna es más lenta que Fido.
D.Fido camina más rápido que Luna.
Challenging
Imagine a picture of a tall giraffe next to a short turtle. Which sentence best describes the picture?
A.La jirafa es tan alta como la tortuga.
B.La tortuga es más alta que la jirafa.
C.La jirafa es menos alta que la tortuga.
D.La jirafa es más alta que la tortuga.
Challenging
Three of these sentences compare things that make sense. Which sentence compares things in a way that does NOT make sense?
A.Un lápiz es más rápido que un carro.
B.Una casa es más grande que una flor.
C.El sol es más brillante que la luna.
D.Un elefante es más pesado que una pluma.
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