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a few / few and a little / little example: meaning:

cou ntnou ns

a few

I s aw a f ew fr iends at the mall.

tw o or th r ee (positive)

I s aw two or th ree fr iends at the mall.

few H e has f ew fr iends b ecause he' s s o mean.

alm o st n o ne (negative) H e has almost no fr iends b ecause he' s s o mean.

no n cou nt nou ns

a little I have a little homework .

a small am ou nt (positive) I have a small amount of homework .

little T here is little pollution in that country .

alm o st n o ne (negative) T here is almost no pollution in that country .

1. 2.

Max: Do you have [ a f ew / f ew ] pieces of paper I can borr ow? Lee: Sure. H ere' s [ a little / little ] paper f or you.

3. 4.

Pat: I onl y have [ a little / little ] mone y f or lunch. Let' s go somewher e inexpensive. Jim: I can lend you [ a f ew / f ew ] dollars if you want.

5. 6.

Ir ene is r eall y unfr iendl y. She has [ a f ew / f ew ] fr iends. She also has very [ a little / little ] patience with othe r people.

7. 8.

Pablo has man y acquaintance s, but he onl y has [ a f ew / f ew ] very close fr iends. H e thin ks that it' s b ette r to have [ a f ew / f ew ] close fr iends, than dozens of acquaintance s.

9. 10.

Sara likes [ a little / little ] hone y in her tea. Jan likes [ a f ew / f ew ] spoonf uls of s ugar in hers .

11. 12.

Fran enjo ys listening to [ a f ew / f ew / a little / little ] music when she get s home fr om school. She is thinking about bu ying [ a f ew / f ew / a little / little ] new CD' s next week.

13. 14.

We got to the airpor t earl y because the re was very [ a f ew / f ew / a little / little ] t raff ic at 3 am. Since we got the re ear l y, we had [ a f ew / f ew / a little / little ] time to catch a nap in the te rminal.

15. 16.

Ben's pant s are getting __________ too shor t f or him. H e' s getting talle r by the minute! I s uppose we'll have to bu y him __________ new pairs of pant s thi s weekend.

17. 18. Wait! I 'm not f inished yet. I need __________ more minutes. Can you give me __________ more time?

19. 20.

Dana: If y ou're hungry, I 'd be happ y to cook you __________ eggs. T im: No thanks. I ate __________ fr uit about 20 minutes ago.

21 22 .

I s ta yed up too late last night; I got very __________ s leep. I wish I could sleep __________ longer .

23. 24.

Very __________ people are millionaires. I don't necessar il y want to be a millionaire, but I 'd like to have __________ more mone y in the bank.

25. 26.

I nto every lif e, __________ r ain must f all. Ma y your jo ys be man y and your t roubles b e __________ .

27. 28.

Can I b orr ow your dictiona ry to look up _ _________ words? I alwa ys use a dictionary, s o I make very __________ mista kes in spelling.

29. 30. T amara speaks very __________ R uss ian, but she knows __________ words.

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An E ngl ish-Zo ne.C om Q u iz- ANSW ER KEY a f e w / f e w a n d a l itt le / l itt le

example: meaning:

cou nt

nou

ns

a few I s aw a f ew fr iends at the mall.

tw o or th r ee (positive) I s aw two or th ree fr iends at the mall.

few H e has f ew fr iends b ecause he' s s o mean.

alm o st n o ne (negative) H e has almost no fr iends b ecause he' s s o mean.

no n cou nt nou ns

a little I have a little homework .

a small am ou nt (positive) I have a small amount of homework .

little T here is little pollution in that country .

alm o st n o ne (negative) T here is almost no pollution in that country .

1. 2.

Max: Do you have [ A FEW / f ew ] pieces of paper I can borr ow? Lee: Sure. H ere' s [ A LI TT LE / little ] paper f or you.

3. 4.

Pat: I onl y have [ A LI TT LE / little ] mone y f or lunch. Let' s go somewhere inexpensive. Jim: I can lend you [ A FEW / f ew ] dollars if y ou want.

5. 6.

Ir ene is r eall y unfr iendl y. She has [ a f ew / FEW ] fr iends. She also has very [ a little / LI TT LE ] patience with othe r people.

7. 8.

Pablo has man y acquaintance s, b ut he onl y has [ A FEW / f ew ] very close fr iends. H e thinks that it' s b ette r to have [ A FEW / f ew ] close fr iends, than dozens of acquaintance s.

9. 10.

Sara likes [ A LI TT LE / little ] hone y in her tea. Jan likes [ A FEW / f ew ] spoonf uls of s ugar in hers .

11. 12.

Fran enjo ys listening to [ a f ew / f ew / A LI TT LE / little ] music when she get s home fr om school. She is thin king about bu ying [ A FEW / f ew / a little / little ] new CD' s next week.

13. 14.

We got to the airpor t earl y because the re was very [ a f ew / f ew / a little / LI TT LE] t raff ic at 3 am. Since we got the re ear l y, we had [ a f ew / f ew / A LI TT LE / little ] time to catch a nap in the te rminal.

15. 16.

Ben' s pant s are getting A LI TT LE too shor t f or him. H e' s getting talle r by the minute! I s uppose we'll have to bu y him A FEW new pairs of pant s thi s weekend.

17. 18.

Wait! I 'm not f inished yet. I need A FEW more minutes. Can you give me A LI TT LE more time?

19. 20.

Dana: If y ou're hungry, I 'd be happ y to cook you A FEW eggs. T im: No than ks. I ate A LI TT LE fr uit about 20 minutes ago.

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I s ta yed up too late last night; I got very LI TT LE sleep. I wish I could sleep A LI TT LE longer .

23. 24.

Very FEW people are millionaires. I don't necessar il y want to be a millionaire, but I 'd like to have A LI TT LE more mone y in the bank.

25. 26.

I nto every lif e, A LI TT LE rain must f all. Ma y your jo ys be man y and your t roubles b e FEW .

27. 28.

Can I b orr ow your dictionary to look up A FEW words? I alwa ys use a dictionary, s o I make very FEW mista kes in spelling.

29. 30.

T amara speaks very LI TT LE Russ ian,but she knows A FEW words.

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