Less and Least

Use less/least for the opposite of more/most.

Examples

• This test is less difficult.
• It is the least expensive option.

Key rules

• Less means not as much and least means the smallest amount
• Use less + adjective + than (less difficult than)
• Use the least + adjective for the lowest (the least expensive)
• Less and least can go with uncountable nouns (less money)

Common mistakes

• This is less more difficult → This is less difficult
• the least cheaper → the cheapest or the least expensive