PART I: fill in the blanks with a proper expression of quantity: few, a few, little, a little, many, much, any, some (if necessary)  

  1. I feel lonely and don’t enjoy my life here because I have little  friends in this city. 

  2. Let’s go and have a drink. We have got a little time before the train leave. 

  3. I need ________ money. Have you got ________? – Yes, but not ________. 

  4. Hurry or we will be late. We have very _________ time. 

  5. I don’t know __________ about biology. I have __________ knowledge about genetics. 

  6. She doesn’t know ________ about what to do in response to his kind – heartedness. 

  7. He gives __________ thought of her future. I don’t know what he will be like. 

  8. This is not the first time the car has broken down. It has happened _________ times before 

  9. The air in this room will become fresher if you spray __________ perfume 

  10. The teacher explains the Math very clearly so _________ students have questions after the lesson 

  11. Put __________ salt into your soup because it is tasteless

  12. He usually types very carefully so I hardly find __________ mistakes in his writing

  13. Having ________ apple jam a day can keep away from the doctor’s 

  14. I have _________ books so I can’t lend you some 

  15. She has a lot of books but only _________ books are interesting. 

  16. Can I have _________ information about the flight to New York on weekend? 

  17. You make too _________ mistakes in your test, so I give you 5 marks.  

  18. The village is very small. There are only __________ houses. 

  19. Things are not going so well for her. She has ________ problems

  20. There are so _________ people at the meeting so it is cancelled  

21. She has ___________ friends at school so she often feels unhappy. 

22. There isn’t _______________ food in the fridge. It’s nearly empty. 

23. Don’t worry. He can speak ____________ English.

24. There are too _____________ people on the bus so I must stand. 

25. There is ____________ sugar in the jar, so I can’t make a cake

Choose the best answer:

1.Because our parents took good care of us, we had. ..... problems n our young life. (few /several/ many / quite a few)

2.Natasha likes white coffee, so she usually adds .......milk whenever she has a cup.(several/little/ a few lots of)

3.I just need.. .....more minutes to finish this exercise. (other / a little/little/ another)

4........... piece of furniture in that living room is made of precious wood. (many / some / every/much)

5.

5.Only.... ..of the homeless people can read and write properly. ( a few/many/little/most)

6. ..........students work hard for their exams so that they can get high marks (Most/ A great deal/Few / Most of)

7. .........computer in this classroom is equipped with a modem and a CD-ROM. (several / many / each/ most) 

8 . The lecturer often gives his students........time to prepare for their presentation. ( a number of plenty of/ a few / many)

9. .........student in this class is taking advanced English course. (Many/ All/Every/Most)

10. ........all of my kids go to bed before 9 pm every night. (Almost/Mostly / Most / The most)

11. ........winner received a present of honor from the organizing committee. (all / every / some / most)
 12. The film was very boring, so...... ...people stayed until the end. (many / a little/ very few / most)

13.. .........my favourite places in the world is a small town called Katherine in the north of Australia. (one / one of/each / every)

Exercise 5.5: In each space put few - a few - little - a little to complete the sentences.

1. If you have ………………… time, could you come and have a look at my computer? It’s not working very well.

2. She is quite poor. Ever since she lost her job last year, she’s had ………………… money.

3. I don’t want any more wine, thank you. I have ………………… here.

4. Jack has ………………… friends and is often at home alone. I worry about him, you know.

5. You know ………………… people here, don’t you? I’ll leave you to chat.

6. That new employee is great. She asked me a few questions at the start and, since then, seems to need ………………… help. A very independent type!

7. I have ………………… patience for your stupid questions Smithers. Now tell me what you want and stop wasting my time.

8. Add ………………… salt to the soup. It needs it!

9. “How many extra chairs do you need for the dinner tonight?”

“………………… We have almost all the chairs we need.”

10. This hotel is ………………… better than the one where we were last year! I don’t know why we changed!

11. The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive ………………… letters.

12. The snow was getting quite deep. I had ………………… hope of getting home that night.

13. A: I’m having ………………… trouble fixing this shelf.

B: Oh, dear. Can I help you?

14. I shall be away for ………………… days from tomorrow.

15. Tony is a keen golfer, but unfortunately he has ………………… ability.

16. I could speak ………………… words of Swedish, but I wasn’t very fluent.

17. Could I have ………………… cream, please?

18. Very ………………… people were flying because of terrorist activities.

19. Can you speak English? – Just ………………… 

20. He gave ………………… thought to his future.

    Fill each gap with few, a few, little or a little.

1. She asks us ............. questions

2. I can speak ............. French, not enough to speak to him

3. .......... people went to the meeting, so they cancelled it.

4. There are only ....... books on the shelf.

5. My father is eating....... chicken soup.

6. They will have ......milk for breakfast.

7. There are ..... Letters in the letter-box.

8. He has ... money and he will buy ............ vegetables.

9. Hurry up of we'll be late. We've got very ............. time.

10. Very.... people come to hear him play the piano because they are too busy.

11. There are ........... cars parked outside the bank today.

12. Lam so cold that there is very ............. feeling in my legs.

Fill in the blanks with "little, a little, few, a few":

1. The postman doesn't often come here. We receive ____________ letters.

2. The snow was getting quite deep. I had __________ hope of getting home that night.

3. A: I'm having __________ trouble fixing this shelf. 

    B: Oh, dear. Can I help you?

4. I shall be away for ___________ days from tomorrow.

5. Tony is a keen golfer, but unfortunately he has __________ ability.

6. I could speak _____________ words of Swedish, but I wasn't very fluent.

7. Could I have __________ cream, please?

8. Very ___________ people were flying because of terrorist activities.

9. Can you speak English? - Just __________.

10. He gave __________ though to his future.

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Exercise 4: Fill in the blank with few, a few, little, or a little. 1. We have only _________ time to finish all of the reports by tomorrow. 2. Since taking office last year, the government has made _________ changes in employment policy that concerns the public 4. I enjoy my life here. I have _________ friends and we meet quite often. 5. We have _________ knowledge of market analysis. 6. The government has done _________ or nothing to help the poorest people in this country. 7. _________ cities anywhere in Europe can match the cultural richness of Berlin. 8. Last month was a good month for the company. We found _________ new customers and also increased our profit. 9. Unfortunately, _________ of the companies which we sent offers to showed interest in our products. 10. I had _________ problems with the printer in the office, but it's been fixed now. 11. As so_________ members have turned up at the meeting, it was decided to postpone it until further notice. 12. We have to spend up – there is very_________ time to finish the project. The deadline is next Wednesday. 13. I strongly recommend investing in these shares because you will get a very good return after only _________ years. 14. At the moment we are experiencing some cash flow problems because _________ money is coming in. 15. There is _________ extra added to your salary because you will benefit from the innercity allowance. Exercise 5: Fill in the blank with few, a few, little, or a little. 1. I have _________ good friends. I’m not lonely. 2. There are _________ people she really trusts. It’s a bit sad. 3. Julie gave us _________ apples from her garden. Shall we share them? 4. There are _________ women politicians in the UK. Many people think there should be more. 5. Do you need information on English grammar? I have _________ books on the topic if you would like to borrow them. 6. He has _________ education. He can’t read or write, and he can hardly count. 7. We’ve got _________ time at the weekend. Would you like to meet? 8. She has _________ self-confidence. She has a lot of trouble talking to new people 9. There’s _________ spaghetti left in the cupboard. Shall we eat it tonight? 10. We have only_________ time to finish all of the reports by tomorrow. 11. Since taking office last year, the government has made_________ changes in employment policy that concerns the public. 12. Oh no, we just have _________ flour left, not enough for a cake. 13. I enjoy my life here. I have _________ friends and we meet quite often. 14. We have _________ knowledge of market analysis. 15. The government has done _________ or nothing to help the poorest people in this country 16. _________ cities anywhere in Europe can match the cultural richness of Berlin. 17. Last month was a good month for the company. We found _________ new customers and also increased our profit. 18. Unfortunately, _________ of the companies which we sent offers to showed intersest in our products. 19. I had _________ problems with the printer in the office, but it’s been fixed now. 20. As so _________ members has turned up at the meeting, it was decided to postpone it until further notice. 21. We have to spend up – there is very _________ time to finish the project. The deadline is next Wednesday. 22. I strongly recommend investing in these shares because you will get a very good return after only _________ years. 23. At the moment we are experiencing some cash flow problems because _________ money is coming in. 24. There is _________ extra added to your salary because you will benefit from the inner city allowance. 25. The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive _________ letters. 26. The snow was getting quite deep. I had _________ hope of getting home that night. 27. A: I’m having _________ trouble fixing this shelf -> B: Oh, dear. Can I help you? 28. I shall be away for _________ days from tomorrow. 29. Tony is a keen golfer, but unfortunately, he has _________ ability. 30. I could speak _________ words of Swedish, but I wasn’t very fluent.

 Choose the correct answer.

1. I need (a little/little) ...........money. Can you lend me some?

2. He went out (a few/few) _........... minutes ago.

3. I have (a few/few)......... friends here. We always spend time together.

4. There were (a few/few) ....... guests at the party. The hosts were

unhappy.

5. You don’t have to hurry. There is (a little/little) .........traffic at this time

of the day.

6. You have (a little/little) ....... time to finish the test. You must write

faster.

7. There are (a few/few) .........trees in our garden. We are going to plant

some more next spring.

8. Can I speak to you for (a few/few) ........ minutes? 

Fill in the sentences with the right expression:  a lot (of), much, many, little, a little, few, a few, any. 
 

1.Thave got very .... really close friends-only one or two.

2. We'll have to do this quickly. We haven't got .... time.

3.I drink ... tea-maybe six cupsaday, but very ... coffee.

4.I never watch Channel 5. There are too ... adverts 5. I've been eating too
 .... recently. I'm going to go on a diet.

6.A How .... free time have you got?
 B Very ... .I work long hours.

7.A Have you got any money on you?
 B Yes, but not ... .I haven't been to the bank yet.

8. I'm a strict vegetarian . I don't eat ... meat.

9.A How .... students came to the first class?
 B Not ... ,because .... people are still on holiday.

10. There's only a ... milk left. Please don't use it all.

11. I can't run very fast.I smoke too ... .

12. I forgot my camera, so we couldn't take ... photos.

13. We've only got a .... potatoes. Can you buy some?

14. I don't like shopping in hypermarkets. There are too ... people.

15. I read ... magazines–five or sixaweek, but not ... books.