Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners.
1. They had ……………………….. hope of success; yet they persevered.
Little means hardly any.
2. The movie was …………………………. interesting.
We do not normally use little to modify adjectives or adverbs with a negative meaning.
3. They arrived ………………………….. late.
We can use a little before adjectives with a negative meaning.
4. We have got ……………………….. meat.
We use a little before uncountable nouns.
5. ……………………………….. people understand philosophy.
We use few before a plural noun.
6. Only ………………………….. us are really honest.
We use few of before a pronoun.
7. Could I try ……………………………… soup?
8. Could I try a …………………………….. your soup?
Before a pronoun we use little of.
9. Only …………………………… children in the class passed the test.
We use a few before a noun without a determiner.
10. Only …………………………….. the students like math.
Before a noun with a determiner we use few of / a few of.
11. An average politician has …………………………… real power.
We use little before uncountable nouns.
12. ……………………………….. people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
Answers
1. They had little hope of success; yet they persevered.
2. The movie was not very interesting.
3. They arrived a little late.
4. We have got a little meat.
5. Few people understand philosophy.
6. Only a few of us are really honest.
7. Could I try a little soup?
8. Could I try a little of your soup?
9. Only a few children in the class passed the test.
10. Only a few of the students like math.
11. An average politician has little real power.
12. Few people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
