Fill in the blanks.
1. This year there are ....................... apples on the tree.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use fewer with plural nouns and less with uncountable nouns.
2. I think his latest novel is .......................... interesting than the last one.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. You eat ........................ than a sparrow.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. Thanks to automation, many jobs now take ........................... time to complete.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use less with uncountable nouns and fewer with plural nouns.
5. I earn ......................... than a clerk.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. She is ........................... popular on social media.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. She has .......................... followers than her sister.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. This year ............................ students passed the test.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. She left ........................ than an hour ago.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. There were ............................ applications than expected.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. ............................ than twenty students participated in the program.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. I got ............................ answers correct this time.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. This year there are fewer apples on the tree.
2. I think his latest novel is less interesting than the last one.
3. You eat less than a sparrow.
4. Thanks to automation, many jobs now take less time to complete.
5. I earn less than a clerk.
6. She is less popular on social media.
7. She has fewer followers than her sister.
8. This year fewer students passed the test.
9. She left less than an hour ago.
10. There were fewer applications than expected.
11. Fewer than twenty students participated in the program.
12. I got fewer answers correct this time.
