Exercises 37.1 Underline the correct words.

1 Hopefully the new line will be as profitable as the old one.

2 This handset is the most profitable we've ever made.
3 This version of the software is the most recent.
4 The guarantee is a year longer than with our older models.
5 Nothing is worse than missing a flight because of traffic.
6 This printer is one of the best on the market.
7 The situation is not as bad As it looks.
8 The situation is worse today than it was yesterday.
9 I'm sorry, the journey here took longer than we expected.
10 We'll be there soon. It's not much further.
37.2 Complete the sentences with a comparative or superlative form of the
adjective in brackets. Include any other necessary words like the, more, less,
as or than.
1 Intel is the biggest manufacturer of microchips in the world.
2 This keyboard is quite difficult to use. It's smaller than the one I'm used to.
3 The conference was a little disappointing. It was less interesting than I expected.
4 Yesterday was one of the hottest days of the year.
5 I think this suggestion is better than the other one.
6 It's impossible to choose between these two products. One is just better than the
other.
7 The first round of negotiations was easy. The next will be more difficult.
8 We're only a small company. We're not as large as some of the other players in
our sector.
9 Unfortunately our sales figure are the worst last year.
10 This is the badest case of corruption I've ever seen.
37.3 Put one suitable word in each space.
1 We are a bigger company than GNC, but Satco are the biggest.
2 We can meet up either day. One day is as good as the other.
3 Nobody knows more about marketing than Tina does
4 Of course I'll send you a sample. It's the less I can do after all your help.
5 It's not perfect but it's the best I can do in the time.
6 He is one of the most difficult customers I have ever dealt with.
7 Everyone else had worked a lot longer on the project than I had done
8 This market is not as risky as it used to be.
9 Both hotels are very upscale. One is not as expensive as the other.
10 This restaurant attracts more students than the other one. It's not as expensive.
Exercise 37.4: Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence.
1 Liam is a better analyst than Chris.
Chris is not good as analyst as Liam.

2 I haven't read as many sections of the report as you.

You've read all the sections of the report

3 I expected the meeting to last longer.

The meeting didn't last as expected.

4 Our department's training budget isn't as big as yours.

Your department's training budget is more than ours

5 No presentation I've given is more important than this one.

This is the most important part of the presentation

6 This speaker is more interesting than the last one.

The last speaker was not more interesting than the previous one

7 No one in the team has better communication skills than Jane.

Jane has the best communication skills

8 I have rarely met a more interesting person.

He is one of the most interesting people I have seen.

Exercise 37.5 Investment choices :risk and reward

2- Lower
3- Best
4- Cheaper
5- Better
6- More attractive
7- Riskiest
8- Greatest
9- Worst
10-larger
11-nearer
12-most sensible

Exercise 38.1 Underline the correct words.

1 The new design is considerably lighter than the old one.
2 There are nearly twice as many people working here as/than last year.
3 The sooner they decide, it's better for us all.
4 There's each time
more
nd more investment in Turkey.
5 We have the second largest market share in Brazil.
6 This model might be better for you. It's slightly quite less expensive.
7 This is by far our fastest-selling product.
8 We need to check the figures more carefully next time.
9 We need to be more careful with the figures next time
10 It's a little more expensive, but the quality is much better.
11 Our sales this year are virtually the same as last year.
12 This is one of the well-organized conferences I've ever been to.
38.2
2- virtually/nearly
3-exactly/just
4-a bit/a little
5-comparatively/relatively
6-much/far

Exercise 38.3 Rewrite each sentence using a superlative with a present

participle (doing) or a past
participle (done).

2- The fastest-growing
3- The cleverest designed
4- Bestselling
5- The less known
6- By far the most rapidly changing

Exercise 38.4
2-as much
3-as many
4- Considerably less
5- More than twice
6- Roughly the same
7- Slightly less
8- Not nearly

Exercise 38.5
2-The fastest growing
3- Considerably more
4-By far the largest
5- Roughly the same
6- Half as much as