Less Fewer

Last week I got 100 emails, but this week I got only 47. So I got .............. emails this week.

Having access to online news makes people buy .............. regular newspapers.

• less

• fewer

• more

• even more

With uncountable nouns and verbs, we use:

• more or less

• more or fewer

Used for things you CAN count.

• Less

• Fewer

What are the exception(s) to the rule for less vs. fewer?

• time

• money

• distance

• weight

There are ________ people living in Emerson than Paramus.

• less

• fewer

There was _______ snow this year than usual.

• less

• fewer

I wish that there were _______ people on this line.

• less

• fewer

The student lives _______ than a mile away from the school.

• less

• fewer

The athlete can run a mile in _______ than seven minutes.

• less

• fewer