Comparatives, Superlatives and By + Vehicle

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How to use this lesson

For teachers: Guide students through the rule table, give them 12 minutes to finish, and review answers together.

Check their mistakes on short versus long adjectives and preposition use.

For learners: First, read the four grammar rules and look carefully at the example sentences.

Next, complete the 12 questions from easy to hard and check your score.

Rules to remember

Rule	Example
Short adjectives add -er.	The train is faster than the bus.
Long adjectives use more.	Taxis are more expensive than buses.
The + -est or the most is for the top of a group.	This is the cheapest ticket.
Use by with a vehicle, but use on foot.	I go by bus, and my brother goes on foot.

1. Choose the correct sentence:

____ a. The passenger goes to the station on train. ____ b. The passenger goes to the station by train. ____ c. The passenger goes to the station with train.

2. Choose the correct sentence:

____ a. This journey is faster than the morning trip. ____ b. This journey is more fast than the morning trip. ____ c. This journey is faster that the morning trip.

3. Choose the correct sentence:

____ a. The driver arrives at platform two by foot. ____ b. The driver arrives at platform two with foot. ____ c. The driver arrives at platform two on foot.

4. Complete the sentence:

The bus fare is ___ than the train ticket. (cheap)

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5. Complete the sentence:

Rush hour is ___ than the afternoon. (crowded)

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6. Complete the sentence:

Platform 1 has the ___ crowd of people today. (large)

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7. Complete the sentence:

Today's three-hour delay was the ___ problem of the trip. (bad)

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8. Rewrite the sentence using a comparative:

The bus journey is short. The train journey is not short. (short)

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9. Rewrite the sentence using a comparative:

A taxi is expensive. A bus ticket is not expensive. (expensive)

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10. Rewrite the sentence using a comparative:

The main station is busy. The small stop is not busy. (busy)

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11. Correct the error:

"Hi Sam, I cannot meet you at the station by foot. I will take the bus." (foot)

Write the two correct words to fix 'by foot':

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12. Correct the error:

"Sorry! They cancelled my train, so this is the most slow journey of the week!" (slow)

Write the correct form for 'the most slow':

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How to use this lesson

Rules to remember

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