Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1There are ............... cookies left on the plate.
Wrong!
Use "a few" before a countable plural noun like cookies.
2Please pour ............... milk into my tea.
Wrong!
Use "a little" before an uncountable noun like milk.
3We have ............... minutes before the bus comes.
Wrong!
Use "a few" before a countable plural noun like minutes.
4Can I have ............... sugar in my coffee?
Wrong!
Use "a little" before an uncountable noun like sugar.
5She bought ............... apples at the market.
Wrong!
Use "a few" before a countable plural noun like apples.
6The plant needs ............... water today.
Wrong!
Use "a little" before an uncountable noun like water.
7I need to answer ............... emails after lunch.
Wrong!
Use "a few" before a countable plural noun like emails.
8He needs ............... help with his homework.
Wrong!
Use "a little" before an uncountable noun like help.
9They invited ............... friends to dinner.
Wrong!
Use "a few" before a countable plural noun like friends.
10Mia saved ............... money for the trip.
Wrong!
Use "a little" before an uncountable noun like money.
11The students asked ............... questions after class.
Wrong!
Use "a few" before a countable plural noun like questions.
12There is ............... rice in the bowl.
Wrong!
Use "a little" before an uncountable noun like rice.
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- There are a few cookies left on the plate.
- Please pour a little milk into my tea.
- We have a few minutes before the bus comes.
- Can I have a little sugar in my coffee?
- She bought a few apples at the market.
- The plant needs a little water today.
- I need to answer a few emails after lunch.
- He needs a little help with his homework.
- They invited a few friends to dinner.
- Mia saved a little money for the trip.
- The students asked a few questions after class.
- There is a little rice in the bowl.