comparatives and superlativs

COMPARATIVES.
Examples:
How shall we travel? By car or by train?
Let’s go by car.   It is chapear.
Don’t go by train.  It is more expensive.

Cheaper and more expensive are comparative forms
After comparative you can use than

Examples:
It is cheaper:  go by car than by train
The comparative form is er or more.
We use er for short words (one syllable)
fast  →   faster                           large →  larger
thin →  thinner

We use er for two syllable word that end in y (y→ier).

lucky →  luckier                        easy  →  easier
pretty →  prettier

We use  more….   for longer words (two syllable or more).

more → modern                   more →  comfortable
more → serious

We use more … for adverbs that end

more  →  slowly                                  more  →  seriously

These adjectives and adverbs have irregulars comparative forms :

good/well  →  better
bad/badly  →  worse
far/farther →  further


ACTIVITY
Write the meanings of the following words make ilustration :

lizard                                bull
cat                                     giraffe
snake                                parrot
camel                                 fox
hare                                  ant
fly                                   zebra
dog                                   penguin
whale                                 wolf
elephant


SUPERLATIVES.
What is the longest river in the world?

longest is superlative form.

The superlative form is  est or most…..  In general, we use  estfor short words and most…. for long word .
long  →  longest
hard →   hardest
hot  →   hottest
most famous                    most dangerous

These adjectives are irregulars  .
good →  best
bad  →  worst
far  →  furthest

We normally use these before the superlative.
Ej:   yesterday was the hottest day of the year