Much/many, few/a few, little/a little

1. Fill in the gaps with few/a few.

1. There are ___________ more things to do before I can have a rest.
2. Please, buy ___________ bottles of milk in the supermarket.
3. Unfortunately, __________ children avoid eating fast food.
4. There are ___________ questions in your test in which you’ve made mistakes. That’s
why your mark is high, so well done!
5. Kate sees her friends ___________ times a week.
2. Fill in the gaps with little/a little.
1. My daughter sometimes borrows ___________ money from me.
2. When you roast the chicken today, add _________ salt.
3. I’ve got _________ money on my bank card, so I’ll pay in cash.
4. There is __________ snow on the outside sill.
5. There’s too ___________ water in my bottle, so you’d better buy some more.
3. Fill in the gaps with few/a few/little/a little.
1. Cook __________ porridge in that pot, please. I’d like something light for breakfast.
2. He worked hard on his painting, but very _______ critics liked it.
3. Most of the children have completed the task, but _______of them are still working.
4. There isn’t __________ useful information on this website.
4. Fill in the gaps with many/much.
1. There aren’t __________ people in our group.
2. How _________ did you pay for your new flat?
3. __________ people would agree with you, but I think you’re wrong.
4. We haven’t got _________ books, have we?
5. You don’t need to buy ___________ violet paint. You can always mix red and blue to
make violet.

not any (no) / any / some

1. Fill in the gaps with not any (no) / any / some
(NOT ANY = NO, so you can use both variants:
There aren’t any pencils = There are no pencils)
Jane: Have you got 1 ______ work to do?
Bob: Yes, I guess I have 2 _______ small texts to translate. Then I’ll be free.
Jane: There are 3 ___________any interesting books for our daughter to read. It would be very
nice if you go to the library and borrow 4____________.
Bob: OK, but not now. Now I have 5__________ time. Can Bill give Lisa _______books for a
while?
Bill: Well, of course I can, but there are 6__________ books on my shelf which Lisa would like.
Jane: I know you’ve got 7________ fairy tales. They will be perfect for your sister.
Bill: Have I got 8_________ fairy tales? Well, maybe I’ve got one or two. But still, it’ll be better
if dad goes to the library.
Key
2. 1. a little 2. a little 3. little 4. a little 5. little
3. 1 a little 2 few 3 a few 4 little
3. 1 many 2 much 3 Many 4 many 5 much