Fill in the blanks with few or little.
1. There are only ............................ mangoes on the tree.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a few after only. Use few with plural nouns.
2. I have got very ............................. money.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use little with uncountable nouns.
3. He has ............................... patience.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use little with uncountable nouns.
4. I scored .............................. points than my friend.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use few/fewer with plural nouns. Use fewer in a comparative structure.
5. We traced him with ................................ difficulty.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use little with uncountable nouns.
6. There is very ................................ water in the pond.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use little with uncountable nouns.
7. I can speak ................................ French.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. I now have far .............................. problems than I used to have.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use fewer in a comparative structure with plural nouns.
9. He has got very ................................. friends.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use few with plural nouns.
10. It takes .............................. time to reach there by car.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. We received ................................... applications than we expected.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. He has .................................. concern for me.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- There are only a few mangoes on the tree.
- I have got very little money.
- He has little patience.
- I scored fewer points than my friend.
- We traced him with little difficulty.
- There is very little water in the pond.
- I can speak a little French.
- I now have far fewer problems than I used to have.
- He has got very few friends.
- It takes less time to reach there by car.
- We received fewer applications than we expected.
- He has little concern for me.
