FEW, FEWER, LITTLE OR LESS?
The community clinic has ___ doctors than last year.
fewer
Complete: ___ the families received information about the new program.
All
A place that provides food to people who need support.
Food bank
A shelter has only 2 beds available tonight. Complete: There are ___ beds available.
few
A clinic had 15 nurses. Now it has 10. Describe the change.
There are fewer nurses now.
There is very ___ funding left for the youth program.
little
Complete: ___ the money was used for housing support.
All of
Money provided to support a service or project.
Funding
A clinic has 6 doctors now. Last year it had 10. Complete: There are ___ doctors now.
fewer
A food bank has almost no rice left. Describe the situation.
There is little rice left.
Only a ___ shelter beds are available tonight.
few
Complete: ___ the shelters in the area have free beds tonight.
None of
A temporary place where people without housing can stay.
Shelter
A food bank has almost no cooking oil left. Complete: There is ___ oil left.
little
Every student in a support program received a free meal. Use all.
All the students received a free meal.
Families are receiving ___ financial support than before.
less
Which is correct? All the volunteers / All of volunteers arrived on time.
All the volunteers
A service that provides low-cost or free medical care to local residents.
Community clinic / health clinic
A community program receives $20,000 now. Before, it received $35,000. Complete: There is ___ funding now.
less
Zero shelters have available beds. Use none of.
None of the shelters have available beds.
Correct the sentence: “There are less volunteers at the food bank this month.”
There are fewer volunteers at the food bank this month.
Rewrite using none of: “Not one of the community centers is open tonight.”
None of the community centers is open tonight.
What word describes a situation in which there is not enough of something that people need?
Shortage
A youth center has 4 tutors and very little money. Describe BOTH shortages in one sentence.
There are few tutors and there is little money.
A neighborhood has fewer doctors, less funding and more families asking for help. Give a 2-sentence description of its social conditions.
Open answer using the target language accurately.