Упражнения (Exercises) на употребление few, a few, little, a little
Упражнение 1. Укажите правильный вариант – few или a few.
A few/few people swim in the sea in the winter.
He went out a few/few minutes ago.
Can I speak to you for a few/few minutes?
There were a few/few guests at the party. The hosts were unhappy.
I’m going shopping. I need to buy a few/few things for tonight’s party.
Упражнение 2. Укажите правильный вариант – little или a little.
I need a little/little Can you lend me some?
I can’t wait for you. I’ve got a little/little
You have a little/little time to finish the test. You must write faster.
I have a little/little free time for hobbies because I work a lot.
You don’t have to hurry. There is a little/little traffic at this time of the day.
There is a little/little snow on the ground. The children can’t make a snowman.
Упражнение 3. Вставьте few или a few
Susan has ________ friends. She doesn’t feel lonely.
You have _________ mistakes in the test. Correct them!
There are ________ puddles on the road. Let’s put on rubber boots.
_______ apples are enough for me not to feel hungry.
We will come back in __________ days.
The weather was bad, but ________people came.
I really need to see him. I've got …………… questions to ask him.
Упражнение 4. Вставьте little или a little.
There is ________ bread in the cupboard. It’s enough for dinner.
The bottle was not empty. ________ water was left.
Would you like _________ water?
There is still _________ bread left.
Can I have _________ milk in my coffee? I like white.
There is still _________ work to do.
Упражнение 5. Вставьте a few or a little.
There are only _________ biscuits left.
There is ________ traffic here.
It’s winter, but we still have ________ flowers in the garden.
There were _________ taxis in front of the station.
Can I have_________ pepper, please?
She can give us_______ help.
Put ______ salt and mix the ingredients.
There are ______ bottles on the table.
Упражнение 6. Выберите правильный вариант ответа в тестовом задании.
I eat _______ meat. I prefer fish. (A – very few / B – a few / C — very little)
There are ________apples on the plate. Take one (A – a few / B – a lot / C — a little)
There is ______ milk in the fridge. Can you buy some? (A – a few / B – a little / C — little)
Very _______ pupils in our class can do such difficult sums. (A – few / B – a few / C — little)
There is _______ furniture in the house; it’s almost empty. (A – a few / B – a little / C — little)
Упражнение 7. Вставьте few, a few, little, a little.
Would you like some beer? Just_______ please.
If you want to make pancakes, you need _______ eggs and _______ flour.
Would you like _______ more rice?
I bought _______ newspapers.
I'd like to drink _______ coffee.
This boy isn't very popular at school. He's got very _______ friends
Проверочные тесты на тему few и a few / little и a little (2 варианта).
Вариант 1. Вставьте few, a few, little, a little.
There are______ hotels in this town. There is almost nowhere to stay for the tourists.
Have you got ______ minutes? I need to talk to you.
Could you buy ______ bottles of water for me?
We had ______ snow last winter. We made snowmen.
We have______ tomatoes, we can't cook tomato-soup.
The professor spends ______ time in company. He likes to be alone.
They have ______ furniture in the room. The room is almost empty.
I want to eat ______ I’m hungry.
We saw ______ people at the restaurant because the prices there were very high.
This is a modern town. There are only ______ old buildings.
Вариант 2. Вставьте few, a few, little, a little.
My parents give me ______ pocket money every week, so I can buy everything I need.
All we need is ______
______ animals can survive in the desert.
Could we have ______ champagne, please?
They've already been to Spain for ______
At home, the kitchen was a pleasant place. There were always ______ flowers in pots.
'How's your father ?' ' ______ better, thanks.’
'Sandra is fluent in Italian, French and Spanish.' 'It's quite rare, ______ people can speak several foreign languages.'
Can you please buy _______ apples.
I only need ______ minutes to get ready.