Fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of few or little.
1. I could answer only …………………………. questions.
Correct!
Wrong!
A few indicates a small number.
2. I have ……………………………. money.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use little with uncountable nouns and few with plural nouns.
3. She has …………………………….. interest in politics.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. There were …………………………. apples on the tree.
Correct!
Wrong!
A few indicates a small number; a little indicates a small quantity.
5. There is …………………………. milk in the bottle.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. …………………………… people have raised concerns about the project.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. We made ……………………………… sales today than yesterday.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use fewer with plural nouns and less with uncountable nouns.
8. I earn ……………………… money than him.
Correct!
Wrong!
Less is the comparative form of little.
9. I have …………………………… problems now.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. I now eat ……………………….. than I used to.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. She has …………………………… friends than me.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use fewer with plural nouns.
12. This is ……………………………. difficult than that.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- I could answer only a few questions.
- I have little money.
- She has little interest in politics.
- There were a few apples on the tree.
- There is a little milk in the bottle.
- A few people have raised concerns about the project.
- We made fewer sales today than yesterday.
- I earn less money than him.
- I have fewer problems now.
- I now eat less than I used to.
- She has fewer friends than me.
- This is less difficult than that.
