Intermediário 13. QUANTITY 4 - more / most - less / least - fewer / fewest

 QUANTITY 4 - more / most - less / least - fewer / fewest

 

USE

 

 -     MORE AND MOST

 

MORE is the comparative form of MUCH and MANY.

Example:

I drink more tea than I used to

 

MOST is the superlative form of MUCH and MANY.

Example:

In the north of the country, they get the most rain.

 

    -  LESS AND LEAST

LESS is the comparative form of LITTLE

LEAST is the superlative form of LITTLE

FEWER AND FEWEST

FEWER is the comparative form of FEW

FEWEST is the superlative form of FEW

 

NOTE:

FEWER and FEWEST are seldom used now. LESS and LEAST are often used for both countable and uncountable nouns.

All these words are also used as pronouns. Example: He was paid more than I was. (He was paid more money than I was).

 

Exercises:

Complete the sentences with FEWER, FEWEST, LESS, LEAST, MORE or MOST.

1) You haven't got much food here. Do you want …?

2) You see too much television. You should watch …

3) John did well in the game, but Peter scored … points and David scored the … so David won the prize.

4) If you want a better job, you will have to do … work.

5) Make … noise! You will disturb the neighbors.

6) There are too many people. You haven't enough chairs. John said … people would come.

7) Poor Jenny passed the … exams inn the class. She was last out of 30 students.

8) There's not enough water. We need … rain.

9) John and Jenny haven't got much money. But Richard has the … among all of us. He's very poor.

10) Rob has been around the world … times than anyone ele.

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