Yesterday was 1) (the coldest) day of the year. It had been snowing all night and everything was white. The children woke up 2) (earlier than) usual. They were excited because the snow was 3) (the deepest) ever before and they wanted to go outside and play. We dressed them in 4) ... ... (the warmest) clothes we could find, then they went out into the garden, We watched from the window as they built 5) (the biggest) snowman I have ever seen, As the snow was falling 6) (the hardest) ever, the children soon came inside to warm up. They were laughing as if they had heard 7) (the funniest) joke ever told. They said that they thought winter was 8) (the best) season of all.
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