Fill in the blanks.
1There is ............... chance of getting the money back.
Wrong!
Use "little" with the uncountable noun "chance" to mean almost no chance.
2There is ............... water in the pond.
Wrong!
Use "little" with the uncountable noun "water" to mean a small amount.
3I gave the cat ............... food, and he ate it quickly.
Wrong!
Use "a little" with the uncountable noun "food" to mean a small amount.
4We spent ............... money we had on food.
Wrong!
Use "the little" to mean the small amount of money that was available.
5............... people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
Wrong!
Use "Few" with a plural countable noun to mean not many people.
6I have ............... friends here.
Wrong!
Use "few" with the plural countable noun "friends" to mean not many.
7............... public libraries we have are not properly maintained.
Wrong!
Use "The few" to mean the small number of public libraries that exist.
8I have got ............... letters for you.
Wrong!
Use "some" in an affirmative sentence with the plural countable noun "letters".
9I have ............... doubts.
Wrong!
Use "some" in an affirmative sentence with the plural countable noun "doubts".
10Can you lend me ............... pounds?
Wrong!
Use "a few" with the plural countable noun "pounds" to mean a small number.
11There weren't ............... people at the party.
Wrong!
Use "many" with the plural countable noun "people" in this negative sentence.
12We have got very ............... money to spare.
Wrong!
Use "little" with the uncountable noun "money" after "very".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- There is little chance of getting the money back.
- There is little water in the pond.
- I gave the cat a little food, and he ate it quickly.
- We spent the little money we had on food.
- Few people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
- I have few friends here.
- The few public libraries we have are not properly maintained.
- I have got some letters for you.
- I have some doubts.
- Can you lend me a few pounds?
- There weren’t many people at the party.
- We have got very little money to spare.
