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Build Language: less / fewer

Read the sentences and fill in the blanks by using the given words.

Less water meant fewer fish, which made it

harder for birds to find food.

Fewer crops grow in fields if there is less rain

than normal.

More Sentences

• As summer goes on, he has less money and fewer

opportunities to make money since he is not working.

• The less snow that falls, the fewer people will arrive at the

resort to go skiing.

• The less publicity the book gets, the fewer copies get sold.

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