Lesson 83 ☘ (a) little, (a) few

Nov 6, 2016

Answer the questions with “a little” or “a few”.
1. “Have you got any money?”
  “Yes, . . .
  a little
  .”
  - a few
  - a little
2. “Have you got any envelopes?”
  “Yes, . . .
  a few
  .”
  - a few
  - a little
3. “Do you want sugar in your coffee?”
  “Yes, . . .
  a little
  , please.”
  - a few
  - a little
4. “Did you take any photographs when you were on holiday?”
  “Yes, . . .
  a few
  .”
  - a few
  - a little
5. “Does your friend speak English?”
  “Yes, . . .
  a little
  .”
  - a few
  - a little
6. “Are there any factories in this town?”
  “Yes, . . .
  a few
  .”
  - a few
  - a little
7. Last night I wrote . . .
  a few
  letters to my family and friends.
  - a few
  - a little
8. Can I have . . .
  a little
  milk in my coffee, please?
  - a few
  - a little
9. “When did Julia go away?”
  “ . . .
  A few
  days ago.”
  - A few
  - A little
10. “Do you speak any foreign languages?”
  “I can speak . . .
  a little
  German.”
  - a few
  - a little
11. “Are you going out alone?”
  “No, I’m going with . . .
  a few
  friends.”
  - a few
  - a little
12. “Have you ever been to Rome?”
  “Yes, . . .
  a few
  times.”
  - a few
  - a little
13. There wasn’t much furniture in the room — just a table and . . .
  a few
  chairs.
  - a few
  - a little
14. I’m going out for a walk. I need . . .
  a little
  fresh air.
  - a few
  - a little
Complete the sentences.
1. Your English is very good. You make very . . .
  few
  mistakes.
  - few
  - little
2. I drink very . . .
  little
  coffee. I don’t like it.
  - few
  - little
3. The weather here is very dry in summer. There is very . . .
  little
  rain.
  - few
  - little
4. It’s difficult to find a place to stay in this town. There are very . . .
  few
  hotels.
  - few
  - little
5. We must hurry. We have got very . . .
  little
  time.
  - few
  - little
6. The town is very quiet at night. Very . . .
  few
  people go out.
  - few
  - little
7. Some people in the office are very lazy. They do very . . .
  little
  work.
  - few
  - little
Put in “little”, “a little”, “few” or “a few”.
1. There was . . .
  little
  food in the fridge. It was nearly empty.
  - little
  - a little
  - few
  - a few
2. “When did Sarah go out?”
  “ . . .
  A few
  minutes ago.”
  - Little
  - A little
  - Few
  - A few
3. I can’t decide now. I need . . .
  a little
  time to think about it.
  - a little
  - little
  - few
  - a few
4. There was . . .
  little
  traffic, so we arrived earlier than we expected.
  - a little
  - little
  - few
  - a few
5. The bus service isn’t very good at night — there are . . .
  few
  buses after 9 o’clock.
  - little
  - a little
  - few
  - a few
6. “Would you like some soup?”
  “Yes, . . .
  a little
  , please.”
  - little
  - a little
  - few
  - a few
7. I’d like practice my English more but I have . . .
  little
  opportunity.
  - a little
  - little
  - few
  - a few
8. We’re going away for . . .
  a few
  days next week.
  - little
  - a little
  - few
  - a few
9. Everybody needs . . .
  a little
  luck.
  - little
  - a little
  - few
  - a few
10. I can’t take to you now — I’ve got . . .
  a few
  things to do.
  - little
  - a little
  - a few
  - few
11. I eat very . . .
  little
  meat — I don’t like it very much.
  - little
  - a little
  - few
  - a few
12. Excuse me, can I ask you . . .
  a few
  questions?
  - little
  - a little
  - few
  - a few
13. There were . . .
  few
  people on the bus — it was nearly empty.
  - little
  - a little
  - few
  - a few

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