Good Spanish isn't just correct verbs — it's ideas joined smoothly. This lesson gives you the connective toolkit: comparatives (more/less/as … than), adverbs (how you do things), prepositions (to, with, for, without…), the personal a, and the connectives that link your sentences.
Work through each screen and answer the questions as you go — some ask you to recognise the right word, some ask you to produce it by typing. Collect ⭐ stars and press Start.
To compare two things you wrap the adjective in a fixed frame:
Irregular comparatives (no más): mejor = better, peor = worse, mayor = older/bigger, menor = younger/smaller. Este libro es mejor que ése — not más bueno que.
To say the most or the least, add the article and (often) de for "in/of":
Irregular superlatives: el mejor = the best, el peor = the worst — Es el mejor jugador del equipo. Keep the whole structure for Higher; at Foundation, recognising el más / el mejor is plenty.
Most adverbs are built from the feminine singular adjective + -mente (like English "-ly"):
| adjective | feminine → adverb |
|---|---|
| rápido (fast) | rápida → rápidamente |
| lento (slow) | lenta → lentamente |
| fácil (easy) | fácil → fácilmente |
Common other adverbs to learn whole: bien (well), mal (badly), muy (very), mucho, poco, siempre, nunca, a veces, a menudo (often), demasiado (too much).
Watch: bueno is an adjective (a good…), bien is the adverb (well). Say Habla bien ("He speaks well") — never habla bueno.
Prepositions glue words together. The common ones to know:
| a | to |
| de | of / from |
| en | in / on |
| con | with |
| sin | without |
| para | for / in order to |
| sobre | on / about |
| entre | between |
| hasta | until |
| desde | from / since |
| hacia | towards |
Higher Higher: antes de + infinitive = "before doing" (antes de salir), después de + infinitive = "after doing" (después de comer). Two prepositions both translate as "for" — por and para — and CCEA tests the contrast. The next screen sorts them out.
English "for" splits into two Spanish words. Choosing the right one is a CCEA grammar point. The quick rule:
Reason ("because of / thanks to"), duration ("for a length of time") and exchange ("in return for").
Purpose ("in order to"), destination ("heading for") and recipient ("meant for someone").
Memory hook: para points forward — a purpose, a place you're heading, a person it's for. If it's a reason, a stretch of time, or a swap, reach for por.
Choose the word or form that fits each gap.
When a specific person (or a pet) is the direct object of a verb, Spanish puts a in front — even though English has nothing there:
For things, there is no personal a: Veo la casa (I see the house) — no a.
Watch the merge: a + el = al. So "I see the boy" is Veo al niño, never a el niño.
Tap a phrase, then drop it into the right bin. The gap is shown as "…".
These little words turn short sentences into flowing writing — examiners reward them:
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| y (→ e before i-/hi-) | and |
| o (→ u before o-/ho-) | or |
| pero | but |
| porque | because |
| aunque | although |
| cuando | when |
| mientras | while |
| también | also |
| sin embargo | however |
Spelling shifts: y becomes e before an i-/hi- sound (español e inglés), and o becomes u before an o-/ho- sound (siete u ocho) — just to avoid two identical sounds colliding.
Tap a Spanish connective on the left, then tap its English meaning on the right.
Comparatives: más / menos + adj + que; tan + adj + como; irregulars mejor, peor, mayor, menor.
Superlatives (Higher): el/la + más/menos + adj (+ de); el mejor, el peor.
Adverbs: feminine adjective + -mente (rápida→rápidamente); plus bien, mal, muy, siempre, nunca… — and bien ≠ bueno.
Prepositions: a, de, en, con, sin, para, sobre, entre, hasta, desde, hacia; de for possession; para + inf = in order to.
por vs para: por = reason, duration, exchange; para = purpose, destination, recipient. Gracias por… vs Es para ti.
Personal a: before a specific person/pet as object (Veo a María), not a thing; a + el = al.
Connectives: y (e), o (u), pero, porque, aunque, cuando, mientras, también, sin embargo.
Join your ideas and your writing jumps a level. Press Finish to see your score.
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Next in the spine: The preterite — talking about the completed past. Then lock this in with the Evaluate confidence quiz.