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few / a few / little / a little

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Let's go to the movies. I have ______ money.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

2.

I'm sorry, I can't pay for your lunch. I have ______ cash today.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

3.

Not many children like vegetables. For example, ______ children eat squash.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

4.

Joe is always angry. That's why he has ______ friends.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

5.

Marco didn't drink all the Cabernet. There's ______ left.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

6.

The party was fun. There were ______ people I knew there.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

7.

Your house is almost empty! You have ______ furniture.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

8.

Marty: Do you need _____ help with your math homework?

      Harry: Yes, I could sure use ______.

a)

little / a little

b)

a little / a little

c)

few / a little

d)

a few / a little

9.

Monica: How many people were at the game last night?

     Richard: Almost none. ______ people want to watch a team that always loses.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

10.

Doris: Are Santa Monica and West LA very far from each other?

       David: No, they're quite close. There's ______ distance between them.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

11.

There's ______ milk in the refrigerator — enough for the recipe.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

12.

Doctor: Have you ever been in bad health or had a serious operation?

      Patient: No, I haven't. I've had ______ medical problems.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

13.

Steve: Have you received any applications for the job that you advertised online last week?

      

 Larry: Yes, but only ______.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

14.

Steve: I wonder why most people didn't apply for it?

       Larry: ______ want to work so hard for so ____ money.

a)

little / few

b)

a little / few

c)

few / little

d)

a few / a little

15.

May I, please, have ______ more coffee?

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

16.

Pablo is always busy; he has ______ free time.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

17.

______ of the children were rude, but most were polite.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

18.

Rita doesn't care for school. She — definitely — has ______ interest in it.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

19.

I need to talk to you. Do you have ______ minutes?

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

20.

Let's get together when we have ______ free time.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

21.

My ex-father-in-law feels that his life is very boring and mundane. He has ______ adventures.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

22.

There are no empty seats on this flight, but there are ______ available on the next one. Should we change?

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

23.

Almost all of the people at the meeting were in casual clothes.  ______ were wearing uniforms.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

24.

Luckily, there is ______ crime in my town.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

25.

I'm so pleased that I have ______ arguments with my ex's family.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

26.

It's great that there's been ______ ______ bad weather this month.

a)

very little

b)

a little

c)

very few

d)

a few

27.

There have been ____ ___ problems with the new system — thankfully!

a)

very little

b)

a little

c)

very few

d)

a few

28.

Rita: Let's go out tonight.

       Dominic: Sorry, I have ___ ___ money. I'm on a restricted budget this month.

a)

very little

b)

a little

c)

very few

d)

a few

29.

George: Let's go out tonight.

      Ingrid: Okay. I have ______ money, enough for a fun movie.

a)

very little

b)

a little

c)

very few

d)

a few

30.

That patient has drunk ___ ___ water since yesterday. We need to alert the nurse.

a)

very little

b)

a little

c)

very few

d)

a few

31.

I love snakes; however, ______ members of my family do as well.

a)

very little

b)

a little

c)

very few

d)

a few

32.

There’s  ______ chance that I will change my mind. You’ll have to stop bugging me about it.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

33.

There’s  ______  point in calling him after 11:00 p.m. He’ll be asleep.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

34.

My son always writes ______ texts to me every day; however, I get ______ direct phone calls from him. He prefers to text.

a)

little / few

b)

a little / very little

c)

few / little

d)

a few / very few

35.

Her daughter is ____ whiz at geometry: she’s the top in her class; nonetheless, she knows _____ about budgeting her money. She spends way too much on silly things.

a)

little / few

b)

few / very little

c)

a little / little

d)

a few / very few

36.

I get _____ complaints about my Italian cooking at home. My kids love it.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

37.

I’m sorry. I have _____ time to waste. Let’s go.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

38.

Pablo: Did they break up?

       Jane: Yes. There was ______ communication and ____ interest in continuing the relationship from both sides.

a)

little / few

b)

a little / little

c)

few / little

d)

little / little

39.

John: Did you find your phone?

       Susan: No. I have ___ hope in ever finding it after it “mysteriously disappeared” from my purse at the party. 

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

40.

Paul: So ___ kids want to use technology from 10 years ago. 

       Cindy: Yes. My son has ___ interest in my old computer. He just wants the latest technology.

a)

few / little

b)

a little / few

c)

few / few

d)

a few / little

41.

Paul: Do you have ___ moments to talk? 

       Cindy: Sure. I have ___ to do. I have ___ moments. 

a)

a few / very few / very little

b)

a few / little /

a few

c)

few / few /

a little

d)

a few / little /

little

42.

It’s a wonderful place. There are ___ better places to be.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few

43.

Susan: Where did your brother go?

Marco. ___ ___ I know is that he went to Santa Barbara.

a)

So little

b)

What little

c)

So few

d)

A few

44.

Susan: ___ ___ problems that they had with their children were minimal — nothing major.

a)

So little

b)

What little

c)

The few

d)

A few

45.

___ ___ I know about that couple is that they have 4 dogs.

a)

So little

b)

What little

c)

The few

d)

A few

46.

Doris: Are Santa Monica and West LA very far from each other?

       David: No, they're quite close. There's ______ distance between them.

a)

little

b)

a little

c)

few

d)

a few