fill in the blanks with few, fewer, fewest, little, less or least.
1. She seemed the .............................. concerned.
Correct!
Wrong!
The least concerned means not concerned at all.
2. She has got very ................................ friends.
Correct!
Wrong!
Very few indicates a very small number.
3. She has got only ............................... friends.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a few after only.
4. .............................. students attended the class today than yesterday.
Correct!
Wrong!
A comparative form is required here. Use fewer with plural nouns and less with uncountable nouns.
5. I now have .............................. problems than I used to.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use fewer with plural nouns.
6. 'She is upset with you.' 'I couldn't care .................................'
Correct!
Wrong!
7. He paid ................................ attention to what I was saying.
Correct!
Wrong!
Little attention means hardly any attention.
8. He finished the job with ................................ difficulty.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The task was ............................... difficult than I thought.
Correct!
Wrong!
Less is the comparative form of little. A comparative word is required before than.
10. He was the .................................... popular among them.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. She has ................................ concern for name or fame.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. I know very .................................... people in this town.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- She seemed the least concerned.
- She has got very few friends.
- She has got only a few friends.
- Fewer students attended the class today than yesterday.
- I now have fewer problems than I used to.
- ‘She is upset with you.’ ‘I couldn’t care less.’
- He paid little attention to what I was saying.
- He finished the job with little difficulty.
- The task was less difficult than I thought.
- He was the least popular among them.
- She has little concern for name or fame.
- I know very few people in this town.
