More, Fewer, Less online exercise for - Free Printable

Let's solve each sentence by choosing the correct word: more, fewer, or less.

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Understanding the differences:

- More – used with countable and uncountable nouns to indicate a greater amount.
- Example: more money, more books

- Fewer – used only with countable nouns (things you can count).
- Example: fewer days, fewer people

- Less – used only with uncountable nouns (things you cannot count).
- Example: less time, less water

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Now, let’s go through each sentence:

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1. My sister spends $25 on credit for her cell phone per month. That's a lot for me; I have ________ money to spend on that than she does.

- "Money" is an uncountable noun.
- The speaker has less money than her sister.
- Correct answer: c) less

✔ Answer: c) less

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2. My boss asked me to send the documents today. My coworkers are sending them tomorrow afternoon. It's not fair that they have ________ time than me.

- "Time" is an uncountable noun.
- They have more time than the speaker.
- So, the speaker feels it's unfair because others have more time.

✔ Answer: a) more

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3. My son's evaluation is next Monday; yours is this coming Thursday. You have to study a lot because you have ________ days than my son.

- "Days" is a countable noun.
- The person has fewer days to prepare (Thursday vs. Monday).
- So, they have fewer days.

✔ Answer: b) fewer

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4. You have to charge the battery of your tablet very often because you use it ________ than I do.

- "Use" here refers to frequency — how much someone uses the tablet.
- We compare usage: you use it more than I do.
- "More" is used with actions or uncountable amounts of activity.

✔ Answer: a) more

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5. My favorite actress posts a lot of content every day; that's why she has ________ followers than your favorite actor.

- "Followers" is a countable noun (you can count followers).
- She has more followers because she posts more.
- So we use more.

✔ Answer: a) more

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✔ Final Answers:

1. c) less
2. a) more
3. b) fewer
4. a) more
5. a) more

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📝 Summary of Rules Used:

- Less → uncountable nouns (money, time, water)
- Fewer → countable nouns (days, followers, books)
- More → both countable and uncountable nouns (used when comparing amounts)

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