A Little / Little / A Few / Few

I. Choose: a little / little / a few / few:

1) I have ……………….. water left. There's enough to share.
2) I have ………………… good friends. I'm not lonely.
3) He has ………………… education. He can't read or write, and he can hardly count.
4) There are ………………………… people she really trusts. It's a bit sad.
5) We've got ……………………… time at the weekend. Would you like to meet?
6) Julie gave us ……………………. apples from her garden. Shall we share them?
7) She has ……………………. self-confidence. She has a lot of trouble talking to new people.
8) There are …………………………. women politicians in the UK. Many people think there
should be more.
9) It's a great pity, but the hospital has ……………………… medicine. They can't help many
people.
10) I've got ……………………….. cakes to give away. Would you like one?
11) There's ……………………….. milk left in the fridge. It should be enough for our coffee.
12) ………………………. children from this school go on to university, unfortunately.
13) Do you need information on English grammar? I have ………………….. books on the
topic if you would like to borrow them.
14) She's lucky. She has ………………………. problems.
15) London has ………………………. sunshine in the winter. That's why so many British
people go on holiday to sunny places!
16) There's ……………………………… spaghetti left in the cupboard. Shall we eat it
tonight?
17) There are …………………………….. programmes on television that I want to watch. I
prefer to download a film or read a book.
18) He has ………………………….. free time. He hardly ever even manages to call his
mother!
19) Unfortunately, I have …………………………… problems at the moment.
20) Are you thirsty? There's …………………………. juice left in this bottle, if you'd like it.

II. Fill in: a little / little / a few / few:

1. Let's go to the movies. I have ……………………. money.
2. I'm sorry, I can't pay for your lunch. I have ……………………… money.
3. Not many children like vegetables. For example, …………………….. children eat squash.
4. Joe is always angry. That's why he has …………………… friends.
5. Bill didn't drink all the soda. There's ……………… left.
6. The party was fun. There were …………………… people I knew there.
7. Your house is almost empty! You have …………………… furniture.
8. Marty : Do you need same help with your math homework?
Harry : Yes, I could sure use …………………… .
9. Henry : How many people were at the game last night?
Kenny : Almost none. …………………… people want to watch a team that always loses.
10. Doris : Are Dallas and Ft. Worth very far from each other?
David: No, they're quite close. There's …………………. distance between them.
11. There's ………………….. milk in the refrigerator. About half a quart, I think.
12. Doctor: Have you ever been in bad health or had a serious operation?
Patient: No, I haven't. I've had ………………….. medical problems.
13. Steve : Have you received any applications for the job that you advertised in the paper last
week?
Larry : Yes, but only …………………………. .
14. Steve : I wonder why most people didn't apply for it?
Larry : ………………………. want to work so hard for so little money.
15. May I please have ………………….. more coffee?
16. Greg is always busy; he has ………………….. free time.
17. ……………. of the children were rude, but most were polite.
18. Donald doesn't care for school. He has ……………….. interest in it.
19. I need to talk to you. Do you have …………………… minutes?
20. Let's get together when we have ……………….. free time.
21. Rodney feels that his life is very dull. He has …………………….. adventures.
22. There are no empty seats on this flight, but there are ……………. available on the next
one.
23. Almost all of the people at the meeting were in civilian clothes………………. were
wearing uniforms.
24. They live in a very small flat because they have ………………….. money.
25. I really need to see him. I've got ………………………. questions to ask him.
26. Could we have ……………………… champagne, please?
27. 'Were you surprised ?' '……………………… .'
28. They've already been to Spain ……………………. times.
29. These plants require ………………………. water and it's very handy.
30. At home, the kitchen was a pleasant place. There were always ……………….. flowers in a
vase.
31. 'How's your father ?' '………………… better, thanks.'
32. 'Sandra is fluent in Italian, French and Spanish.' 'It's quite rare, ……………….. people can
speak several foreign languages.'
33. This boy isn't very popular at school. He's got very …………………………. friends.