a little or a few a little or a few
1. Could I have ……….sugar for my
tea, please?
2. If you want to make pancakes,
you need ……. eggs and ……..flour.
3. Have you got …………… minutes? I
need to talk to you.
4. When I am on holiday, I always
write ………… lines home.
5. I have ………….headache.
6. Jane has invited …………… boys to
her party.
7. There is still …………….work to do.
8. They sang …………songs.
9. Would you like …………. more rice?
a little or a few
little or few
1. We had ……….. snow last winter.
2. ………………people were interested in the
exhibition.
3. I speak…………………….. French.
4. There are ………………gentlemen nowadays.
5. She has ……………………….relatives.
6. There is ………………water in the pond.
7. The professor spends
……………………………..time in company.
8. We have ………………….knowledge of this
subject.
9. There are ………………… mushrooms in my
mushroom soup.
10. ………………..animals can survive in the
desert.
1. There will be………. rain this week.
2. ……………..friends are coming over
tonight.
3. I need ………………sleep.
4. Could you buy………………… bottles of
water for me?
5. My parents give me ………… pocket
money every week.
6. All we need is ………………..luck.
7. I would like to eat ………………………..
biscuits now.
8. There is still ……………bread left.
9. My friend knows English poems.
10. There are ……………..birthdays to
celebrate this month.
1. He has ………….. plans.
2. She has got …………………. milk.
3. He drank …………….. whisky.
4. Andrew has ……………… friends.
5. We saw ………………… people at the
restaurant.
6. I bought …………………….. newspapers.
7. There is ……………. petrol in his car.
8. There are ………….bottles on the table.
9. There are ……….hotels in this town.
10. I want to eat …………………. bread.
11. Have you got ………………………………
magazines at home?
12. Put …………………… cooking oil in the pan.
13. Sindy has only …………………. flowers.
14. There are quite ………………… buffaloes
in the field.
15. There is only …………………… food in the
refrigerator.
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1. They live in a very small flat because they

have ………………………….money.
2. I really need to see him. I've got ……………
questions to ask him.
3. Could we have ……………champagne, please ?
4. 'Were you …………………surprised ?' ' .' 1. Can you please buy _______
5. They've already been to Spain for apples.
………………..times. 2. We need _______ water.
6. These plants require ……………………….water. 3. I have _______ money left.
7. At home, the kitchen was a pleasant place. 4. I take _______ sugar with
There were always ……………………… flowers in a my coffee.
vase. 5. We had _______ pints of
8. 'How's your father ?' ' ………..…… better, beer there.
thanks.’ 6. You have _______ time left.
9. 'Sandra is fluent in Italian, French and 7. There are _______ chairs in
Spanish.' 'It's quite rare, the room.
……………………..people can speak several foreign 8. He only spent _______
languages.' dollars there.
10. This boy isn't very popular at school. He's
got very ………………………….friends.

1. Could you give me ......... help?

2. I only need ......... minutes to get ready.
3. I'd like to drink ........... coffee.
4. This is a modern town. There are only ......... old buildings.
5. I have ......... money on my credit card.
6. We have ........... tomatoes, we can't cook tomato-soup.
7. He has ......... knowledge on this theme.
8. They have .......... furniture in the room.

1. Cactuses need .................. water.

2. Susan moved to Paris last week. She
has ........... friends there.
3. I have ............ information about George.
4. I can give you ....... advice.
5. She has ........ flowers in her garden.
6. I have ....... butter for breakfast.