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3 Grammar

Superlative forms
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
cheap cheaper the cheapest
busy busier the busiest
hot hotter the hottest
large larger the largest
modern more modern the most modern
good better the best
bad worse the worst
far farther/further the farthest/furthest
many/much more the most
A: Which is the most expensive means of
transport? The train, the plane or the bus?
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B: The plane, of course! The bus is the
cheapest of the three.

NOTE:
• the least + adjective + of/in
This is the least interesting book of the three.

Complete the sentences with the comparative or
superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

This is one of the 1. My cousin’s new flat is (modern) than

oldest means of city transport. In the mine.
beginning, horses pulled them around the 2. Barcelona is one of the (beautiful)

city. Then they used electricity to power cities in the world.
them. In some cities they still use them. One 3. Today is the (hot) day of the summer.

of the largest tram systems in the world 4. The (good) way to get to the beach is

is in Melbourne. Thousands of people use by train.
them every day. Of course, today they are 5. The underground is (crowded) in the

more modern. mornings than in the afternoons.
6. The bus is the (little) expensive

You can find them in means of transport.

every city. In some cities like Athens and
New York they are yellow. In New York, they 4 Listen 
call them cabs, and millions of people use
them every year. In London, they are called Listen to four people talking about means of
Hackney carriages, and they are usually transport and match the names with the phrases.
black. It’s one of the fastest ways to travel • wants to get a car.
around a city but also the most expensive. Kyle • doesn’t like travelling on the
Fiona underground.
Mike • is trying to help the environment.
B. Read again and answer the questions. • uses lots of different means of
1. How many stations has the London Sandy transport.
Underground got?
2. Which means of transport is the most 5 Speak Talk in pairs.
expensive to use? Discuss the questions below.
3. Are taxis the same colour everywhere? • Which means of transport do you usually use? Why?
• Which means of transport do you like or don’t like?
4. What was different about trams in the past? Why / Why not?
5. How many people use the Tokyo subway a
year? I usually take the underground. It’s fast and cheap.
6. What are Hackney carriages? What about you?
I go everywhere by bus, but I don’t like it.
It’s always crowded...

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