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Fewer / Less - Exercise 4

Choose the correct word in each sentence below.  When you have finished, click on the "Check My Work" button to view the answers.

1.  (Fewer  Less) recording sessions were needed for this year's CD.

2.  Please use (fewer  less) lotion on your hands this time.

3.  She has ( fewer  less) opinions about politics than her brother has.

4.  She is ( fewer  less) opinionated about the election than her brother is.

5.  F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote ( fewer less) novels than Hemingway did.

6.  ( Fewer Less) passengers survived the storm at sea than we had hoped.

7.  There is  ( fewer  less) money in the jar since Harry visited.

8.  This year I received (fewer less) presents for Christmas than I did last year.

9.  This year we received ( fewer  less) rainfall than we did last year.

10.  The dentist extracted ( fewer  less) teeth than I was anticipating.

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Director, Writing Support Program
English Department
Towson University
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