Madrid is larger than Toledo.
Learn to compare people, objects, and situations in Spanish and practice with interactive A2-level exercises. Work on structures such as more... than, less... than, and as... as , discover how to form superlatives and learn to express different quantities with much, little, quite a bit, and too much .
Marta is _____ tall like Laura.
Correct! Marta is as tall as Laura.We constantly compare: we can compare the height of two people, the price of two products, two cities, two jobs, or even two ways of learning Spanish.
Madrid is larger than Toledo.
This exercise is less difficult than the previous one.
Marta is as tall as Laura.
In the three examples we are comparing two elements, but the relationship between them is different. In Spanish we use different structures to express superiority, inferiority, or equality.
The three main structures
| Comparison | Structure | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Superiority | more + adjective + than | Ana is taller than Marta. |
| Inferiority | less + adjective + than | This car is cheaper than that. |
| Equality | so + adjective + as | Luis is as tall as Carlos. |
We use this structure when a person, an object, or a situation presents a feature to a greater degree what else.
My house is larger than Yours.
Marta is speaking faster than Carlos.
This book is more interesting than the other one.
We can also use more... than to express that there is a greater amount of something.
I have more books than you.
In Madrid there is more traffic than in my city.
We use this structure when a person, an object, or a situation presents a feature or quantity to a lesser degree what else.
This exercise is less difficult than the previous one.
My neighborhood is quieter than downtown.
Ana drives slower than Pedro.
We also use less... than to express that a lesser amount of something exists.
I have less time than you.
This house has fewer rooms than the other one.
When two elements present a characteristic in same grade, we use the structure as... as.
Marta is as tall as Laura.
This exam is as difficult as the previous one.
Carlos is speaking as fast as Ana.
Marta is so tall what Laura.
Marta is so tall como Laura.
We use the relative superlative to highlight a person, an object, or a situation within a group.
Ana is taller than Marta.
Ana is the top of the class.
Carlos is the highest of the family.
This is the most beautiful city in the region.
Son the hardest exercises of the unit.
Marta is the least shy of the group.
The article and the adjective must agree in gender and number with the person or thing we highlight.
Before doing the exercises, remember the main structures to compare, express intensity, and talk about quantities.
| I want to express... | Structure | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Superiority | more... than | It higher than Yo. |
| Inferiority | less... than | It cheaper than this. |
| Equality | as... as | It as fast as you. |
| Equality of quantity | as much as / as many as | Has as many books as Yo. |
| Irregular comparative | best / worst | This is better than that. |
| Superlative | the most... of / the most... in | It the highest of the class. |
| Intensity | very + adjective | It very high. |
| Quantity | much / little / quite / too much | I have A lot of work. |
More or less Comparative adjectives of superiority and inferiority end with what.
So much and so many Use tan with adjectives and so much / so many / as much / as many with nouns.
Very and a lot Use very with adjectives and much/many with nouns.
Visually review how compare people, objects, and situations Learn how to use more... than, less... than, as... as, structures with so much / so many / as much / as many, the superlatives and expressions of quantity like much, little, quite a bit and too much.
Download the PDF ↓ Free PDF · No registration requiredIn the following 15 exercises you will practice the main structures we use to compare and express degrees and quantities in Spanish.
To know that higher than Does it express superiority or what as tall as expressing equality is only the first step.
When you speak Spanish, you need to use these structures without building the sentence in your language first.In PCE Spanish School we work on grammar through conversations and real-life situations.
Complete the sentence:
“This option is _____ than the previous one.
These are some of the most common mistakes when using comparatives, superlatives and expressions of quantity in Spanish.
Marta is taller The Laura.
Marta is taller what Laura.
Comparatives of superiority and inferiority are constructed with more or less + than.
It is so interesting what the other one.
It is so interesting como the other one.
To express equality we use the structure as + adjective or adverb + as.
I have as many books as you.
I have as many books as you.
We use tan with adjectives and adverbs: as interesting as.We use so much / so many / as much / as many with nouns: as many books as.
This restaurant is better.
This restaurant is better.
This option is worse.
This option is worse.
The usual comparatives of well and bad son better and worse.
It very interesting.
It Very interesting.
I have hard work.
I have A lot of work.
We use very in front of adjectives and adverbs. We use much/many in front of nouns.
Hay many people.
Hay many people.
We have too many tasks.
We have too many tasks.
When accompanying a noun, much, little, so much, and too much agree with it in gender and number.
Review the most common doubts about comparatives, superlatives, and expressions of quantity in Spanish.
Normally we use more + adjective or adverb + than .
Marta is taller than Ana.
Tan accompanies adjectives or adverbs. So much / As much / So many / As many can accompany nouns and must agree with them in gender and number.
It as tall as His father. He has as many books as Yo.
For the general comparison we worked on in A2, we normally use the irregular comparative better.
This book is better than that.
To highlight an element within a group we can use the + most or least + adjective + of / the + more or less + adjective + of .
Ana is the top of the class.
Very It usually modifies adjectives and adverbs. Much it can accompany nouns or modify verbs.
It Very interesting.I have A lot of work.Work a lot.
Indicates that an amount or intensity exceeds what we consider necessary, appropriate, or desirable.
Hay too many people.Pedro works too much.
