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3.  The comparative and superlative form of some adverbs do not follow any specific
                 spelling rule. For example,


                             Positive                     Comparative                      Superlative

                    well                            better                           best

                    badly                           worse                            worst

                    much                            more                             most

                    little                          less                             least

                    far                             farther                          farthest

                                                    further                          furthest


                    late                            later                            last
                    late                            later                            latest



             A.  Complete the table.


                              Positive                     Comparative                       Superlative

                      1.  carefully

                      2.  far

                      3.                              more swiftly

                      4.                                                              most joyfully

                      5.                              earlier

                      6.                                                              worst

                      7.  greedily


                      8.                              more cheerfully
                      9.                                                              most easily


                       10.                            more violently

                       11.  lazily

                       12.                                                            most wonderfully

                       13.                            more sweetly

                       14.  soundly

                       15.                            more famously


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