Fill in the blanks with few, a few, little, a little.
1He was not a popular guy. He had very ............... friends.
Wrong!
"Few" is correct because it means almost no friends and is used with a plural countable noun.
2I have met him only ............... times.
Wrong!
"A few" is correct because "only a few" means a small number of times.
3We have ............... money. We can't eat out tonight.
Wrong!
"Little" is correct because it means almost no money and is used with an uncountable noun.
4There are ............... apples in the fridge if you are hungry.
Wrong!
"A few" is correct because it means some apples and is used with a plural countable noun.
5There was ............... oil in the tank. It was almost empty.
Wrong!
"Little" is correct because it means almost no oil and is used with an uncountable noun.
6He has ............... patience.
Wrong!
"Little" is correct because it means almost no patience and is used with an uncountable noun.
7I have got ............... money, so you can buy that shirt if you want.
Wrong!
"A little" is correct because it means enough money to help and is used with an uncountable noun.
8Only ............... politicians are honest.
Wrong!
"A few" is correct because "only a few" means a small number of politicians.
9He ate ............... food and then went to bed.
Wrong!
"A little" is correct because "food" is an uncountable noun here and means a small amount.
10I got only ............... answers correct.
Wrong!
"A few" is correct because "answers" is a plural countable noun.
11............... people can afford a cruise holiday. It is very expensive.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Few" and "Only a few" are correct because both mean not many people.
12There are very ............... people that I really respect.
Wrong!
"Few" is correct because "very few" means not many and is used with a plural countable noun.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He was not a popular guy. He had very few friends.
- I have met him only a few times.
- We have little money. We can’t eat out tonight.
- There are a few apples in the fridge if you are hungry.
- There was little oil in the tank. It was almost empty.
- He has little patience.
- I have got a little money, so you can buy that shirt if you want.
- Only a few politicians are honest.
- He ate a little food and then went to bed.
- I got only a few answers correct.
- Few / Only a few people can afford a cruise holiday. It is very expensive.
- There are very few people that I really respect.
