Student Activities for Spanish Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Essential Information
Mastering the comparative and superlative in Spanish is not especially difficult, but sometimes students struggle with the details. Many students find it helpful to think of the comparative and the superlative as formulas. Students should construct the rest of the sentence as they’ve learned, but the comparative and superlative parts are below. Using visuals on top of oral practice is a great way to help students grasp concepts more easily.
Spanish Comparative Adjective Construction
| más or menos |
+ | adjective | + | que |
Spanish Superlative Adjective Construction
| el la (noun) los las |
+ | más or menos |
+ | adjective | + | (de…) | ||||||
Much like English, there are some adjectives that aren’t so simply turned into comparative or superlative forms. They are exceptions. For example, in English it is incorrect to say “Winter is badder than summer”; instead it is correct to say “worse.” Similarly, Spanish has exceptions. They are found in the chart below.
Exceptions
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| bueno/a good |
mejor(es) better |
el/la/los/las mejor(es) the best |
| malo/a bad |
peor(es) worse |
el/la/los/las peor(es) the worst |
| joven young |
menor(es) younger |
el/la/los/las menor(es) the youngest |
| viejo/a old |
mayor(es) older |
el/la/los/las mayor(es the oldest |
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