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Few vs. Little Exercise

September 3, 2021 B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of few or little.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I could answer only ............... questions.
Wrong!
Use "a few" with plural countable nouns to mean a small number.
2I have ............... money.
Wrong!
Use "little" with an uncountable noun when you mean not much.
3She has ............... interest in politics.
Wrong!
Use "little" with the uncountable noun "interest" to mean not much interest.
4There were ............... apples on the tree.
Wrong!
Use "a few" with the plural countable noun "apples" to mean a small number.
5There is ............... milk in the bottle, so we can still make some tea.
Wrong!
Use "a little" with the uncountable noun "milk" to mean a small amount (enough for something).
6............... people have raised concerns about the project.
Wrong!
Use "A few" with the plural countable noun "people" to mean a small number.
7We made ............... sales today than yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "fewer" before a plural countable noun in comparisons.
8I earn ............... money than him.
Wrong!
Use "less" before the uncountable noun "money" in comparisons.
9I have ............... problems now.
Wrong!
Use "fewer" before the plural countable noun "problems" in comparisons.
10I now eat ............... than I used to.
Wrong!
Use "less" when comparing an amount of eating in general.
11She has ............... friends than me.
Wrong!
Use "fewer" before the plural countable noun "friends" in comparisons.
12This is ............... difficult than that.
Wrong!
Use "less" before an adjective to make a comparison.

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  1. I could answer only a few questions.
  2. I have little money.
  3. She has little interest in politics.
  4. There were a few apples on the tree.
  5. There is a little milk in the bottle, so we can still make some tea.
  6. A few people have raised concerns about the project.
  7. We made fewer sales today than yesterday.
  8. I earn less money than him.
  9. I have fewer problems now.
  10. I now eat less than I used to.
  11. She has fewer friends than me.
  12. This is less difficult than that.

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