Fill in the blanks with few or little.
1There are only ............... mangoes on the tree.
Wrong!
Use a few after only. Use few with plural nouns.
2I have got very ............... money.
Wrong!
Use little with uncountable nouns.
3He has ............... patience.
Wrong!
Use little with uncountable nouns.
4I scored ............... points than my friend.
Wrong!
Use few/fewer with plural nouns. Use fewer in a comparative structure.
5We traced him with ............... difficulty.
Wrong!
Use little with uncountable nouns.
6There is very ............... water in the pond.
Wrong!
Use little with uncountable nouns.
7I can speak ............... French.
Wrong!
8I now have far ............... problems than I used to have.
Wrong!
Use fewer in a comparative structure with plural nouns.
9He has got very ............... friends.
Wrong!
Use few with plural nouns.
10It takes ............... time to reach there by car.
Wrong!
11We received ............... applications than we expected.
Wrong!
12He has ............... concern for me.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
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.
