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Commonly Confused

تلفظ کا طریقہ less بمقابلہ fewer

بنیادی صوتیاتی فرق

‘Less’ (⁄lɛs⁄) applies to uncountable mass quantities (less water); ‘fewer’ (⁄ˈfjuː.ɚ⁄) applies to countable individual items (fewer cups).

فرق: Monosyllable ⁄lɛs⁄ vs disyllable ⁄ˈfjuː.ɚ⁄

پہلا لفظمکمل صفحہ➔

less

⁄lɛs⁄

ہجے / ارکان

LESS

تعریف:

comparative degree of little

“I slept even less last night than I did the night before.”
دوسرا لفظمکمل صفحہ➔

fewer

⁄ˈfjuː.ər⁄

ہجے / ارکان

FEW·er

تعریف:

A smaller number of countable items or people.

“There are fewer cars on the road today because of the holiday.”

ویڈیو کلپس اور سماعت کی مشق

کل 80 ویڈیو مثالیں
الگ الگ سنیں:

اکثر پوچھے گئے سوالات: less بمقابلہ fewer

Difference between less and fewer?

‘Less’ (⁄lɛs⁄) applies to uncountable mass quantities (less water); ‘fewer’ (⁄ˈfjuː.ɚ⁄) applies to countable individual items (fewer cups).

Syllable stress in less vs fewer?

"less" has 1 syllables (less). "fewer" has 2 syllables (few · er).

Why are less and fewer easily confused?

Monosyllable ⁄lɛs⁄ vs disyllable ⁄ˈfjuː.ɚ⁄

Example sentences for less and fewer?

"less": I slept even less last night than I did the night before. "fewer": There are fewer cars on the road today because of the holiday.