Colegio La Cruz

English Department
5th grade

A few – A little
Name:___________________________ Class:_____ Date: May, 2021

A few… A little …
It means “not many but enough”. It means “not much but enough”.

With plural, countable nouns With uncountable nouns

(crisps – peanuts – strawberries). (rice – honey – water – etc).

Example: Example:

There are a few crackers in the packet. There is a little yogurt in the pot.

I. Complete with a few or a little.

1) There are ___________________________ bananas in the bag.

2) There are ___________________________apples in my schoolbag.

3) There is ___________________________juice in the glass.

4) There is ___________________________ oil in the bottle.

5) There are ___________________________ peanuts in the bowl.

6) There is ___________________________ honey in the jar.

7) There are ___________________________ strawberries in the box.

8) There is ___________________________rice in my plate.

II. Write sentences using a few and a little and the words from the box.
 oranges – milk – pepper – yogurt – juice – bread – peanuts

1) ______________________________________________

2) ______________________________________________

3) ______________________________________________

4) ______________________________________________

5) ______________________________________________

6) ______________________________________________

7) ______________________________________________
III. Look for the words in the word search.

PEAS – YOGURT – HONEY – COLA – DRIED BEANS – CEREAL

WATERMELON – WALNUT – CRACKER – PEANUT – PEPPER – CRISP

A B C D P E P P E R X C V B N M L

P G Y H S O D W E R T Y U A O P N

E P O B R E K C A R C G V L B R O

A O G O S T R C E T R I P O O E L

S P U X U U R L G Y R I G C O T E

Y I R E N I I Y E F L O L M K T M

E N T S S H T N F I S H A I T Y R

S W E P C H O J U L M T E S U N E

K I W I F H S Y P E O X R S N O T

X D R I E D B E A N S W E R A T A

B E A U T I F U L Y E S C J E E W

P E A R S T U N L A W S K O P B O
IV. Complete using “A lot – a few – a little”.

1. There is a little mayonnaise in the bowl.

2. There is __________________________ of cola in the glass.

3. There is __________________________ tea in the cup.

4. There are __________________________ peanuts in the bag.

5. There are __________________________ crisps in the packet.

6. There are __________________________ apples in the bowl.

7. There is __________________________ honey in the jar.

8. There are ___________________________ pineapples on the table.

V. Read the text and then, write about your own preferences.

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