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Question
Fill in the gaps in the table of Degrees of Comparison.
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| (1) | ____________ | ____________ | oldest |
| (2) | ____________ | healthier | ____________ |
| (3) | near | ____________ | ____________ |
| (4) | ____________ | finer | ____________ |
| (5) | ____________ | ____________ | earliest |
| (6) | small | ____________ | ____________ |
| (7) | ____________ | faster | ____________ |
| (8) | high | ____________ | ____________ |
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Solution
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| (1) | old | older | oldest |
| (2) | healthy | healthier | healthiest |
| (3) | near | nearer | nearest |
| (4) | fine | finer | finest |
| (5) | early | earlier | earliest |
| (6) | small | smaller | smallest |
| (7) | fast | faster | fastest |
| (8) | high | higher | highest |
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