Put the adjectives in brackets into the comparative or superlative form. Write the answers under the memo in the spaces provided.
Memo
The company’s annual report shows that sales figures were 1 …… (low) than the
previous year. This is no surprise due to the recession but what is 2 …….
(disappointing) than this is the clear evidence that some of our very 3 …… (old)
clients have switched to another supplier. We are aware that there are 4 ……. (cheap)
suppliers than ourselves but this may not be the 5 ……. (important) factor. One old
client was heard to say that their new supplier was 6 …….. (efficient) and 7 ……..
(flexible) than we are. If this is the case, then this is 8 …….. (worrying) than anything
else. The economic situation is getting 9 …… and …… (critical) and if we do not
compare favourably with our 10 ……. (big) competitors, then we will not survive. We
used to have the 11 …… (high) reputation in the business but we are in danger of losing
that forever. It is not easy to be the 12
.…… (good) but that is what we should be
aiming for.
1 ….. lower ……………………….. 7 ……………………………………….
2 ………………………… 8 ……………………………………….
3 ………………………… 9 ……………………………………….
4 ………………………… 10 ……………………………………….
5 ………………………… 11 ……………………………………….
6 ………………………… 12 ……………………………………….