1) answer the questions with a little or a few.
1 'do you have any money? ' 'yes, a jittle ;
2 'do you have any envelopes? ' ' .'
3 'do you want sugar in your coffee? ' ' please.'
4 'did you take any photos when you were on holiday? ' '
5 'does your friend speak english? ' '
6 'are there any good restaurants in this town? ' '

2) write a little or a few + these words:
chairs/ days/ fresh air /friends /milk russian/ times/ years
1 mark speaks italian well. he lived in italy fo r a few .yea rs
2 can i my coffee, please?
3 'when did amy go away? ' ' ago.'
4 'do you speak any foreign languages? ' 'i can
5 'are you going out alone? ' 'no, i'm going w ith .'
6 'have you ever been to mexico? ' ' .'
7 there wasn't much furniture in the room - just a table an
8 i'm going out for a walk. i

3) complete the sentences. use very little or very few + these words:
coffee/ hotels/ people/ rain/ time/ work
2 i i prefer tea.
3 the weather here is very dry in summer. there is
4 it's difficult to find a place to stay in this town. there
5 hurry up. we
6 the town is very quiet at go out.
7 some people in the office are very lazy. they d o

4) write little / a little or few / a few.
1 there w as food in the fridge. it was nearly empty.
2 'when did sarah go out? ' ' minutes ago.'
3 i can't decide now. i to think about it.
4 there w , so we arrived earlier than we expected.
5 the bus service isn't very good at night - there are buses after 9 o'clock.
6 'would you like some soup? ' 'yes, , please.'
7 i'd like to practise my english more, but i opportunity.

5)right or wrong? change the sentences where necessary. write ok if the sentence is correct.
1 we're going away fo^fewjdays next week. fq_la.few.
2 everybody needs little
3 i can't talk to you now - i have few things to
4 i eat very little meat - i don't like it very
5 excuse me, can i ask you few
6 there were little people on the bus - it was nearly empty.
7 mark is a very private person. few people know him

1) answer the questions with a little or a few.
1 'do you have any money? ' 'yes, a little ;
- The correct answer is "a little" because money is an uncountable noun.

2 'do you have any envelopes? ' 'few.'
- The correct answer is "a few" because envelopes are countable nouns.

3 'do you want sugar in your coffee? ' 'a little, please.'
- The correct answer is "a little" because sugar is an uncountable noun.

4 'did you take any photos when you were on holiday? ' 'few.'
- The correct answer is "a few" because photos are countable nouns.

5 'does your friend speak English? ' 'a little.'
- The correct answer is "a little" because English is an uncountable noun.

6 'are there any good restaurants in this town? ' 'a few.'
- The correct answer is "a few" because restaurants are countable nouns.

2) write a little or a few + these words:
chairs/days/fresh air/friends/milk Russian/times/years

1 Mark speaks Italian well. He lived in Italy for a few years.
- The correct usage is "a few" because years are countable.

2 Can I have a little milk in my coffee, please?
- The correct usage is "a little" because milk is an uncountable noun.

3 'When did Amy go away? ' 'A few days ago.'
- The correct usage is "a few" because days are countable.

4 'Do you speak any foreign languages? ' 'I can speak a few.'
- The correct usage is "a few" because languages are countable.

5 'Are you going out alone? ' 'No, I'm going with a few friends.'
- The correct usage is "a few" because friends are countable.

6 'Have you ever been to Mexico? ' 'A few times.'
- The correct usage is "a few" because times are countable.

7 There wasn't much furniture in the room - just a table and a few chairs.
- The correct usage is "a few" because chairs are countable.

8 I'm going out for a walk. I need a little fresh air.
- The correct usage is "a little" because fresh air is an uncountable noun.

3) complete the sentences. use very little or very few + these words:
coffee/hotels/people/rain/time/work

2 I drink tea. I prefer tea.
- The correct usage is "very little" because coffee is an uncountable noun.

3 The weather here is very dry in summer. There is very little rain.
- The correct usage is "very little" because rain is an uncountable noun.

4 It's difficult to find a place to stay in this town. There are very few hotels.
- The correct usage is "very few" because hotels are countable nouns.

5 Hurry up. We have very little time.
- The correct usage is "very little" because time is an uncountable noun.

6 The town is very quiet at night. There are very few people.
- The correct usage is "very few" because people are countable nouns.

7 Some people in the office are very lazy. They do very little work.
- The correct usage is "very little" because work is an uncountable noun.

4) write little/a little or few/a few.

1 There was little food in the fridge. It was nearly empty.
- The correct usage is "little" because food is an uncountable noun.

2 'When did Sarah go out? ' 'A few minutes ago.'
- The correct usage is "a few" because minutes are countable.

3 I can't decide now. I need to think about it a little.
- The correct usage is "a little" because thinking is an uncountable noun.

4 There was a lot of traffic, so we arrived earlier than we expected.
- The correct usage is "a lot of" because traffic is an uncountable noun.

5 The bus service isn't very good at night - there are few buses after 9 o'clock.
- The correct usage is "few" because buses are countable.

6 'Would you like some soup? ' 'Yes, a little, please.'
- The correct usage is "a little" because soup is an uncountable noun.

7 I'd like to practice my English more, but I have little opportunity.
- The correct usage is "little" because opportunity is an uncountable noun.

5) right or wrong? change the sentences where necessary. write ok if the sentence is correct.

1 We're going away for a few days next week. (OK)
- The sentence is correct as it is.

2 Everybody needs a little. (Wrong)
- The correct sentence is "Everybody needs a little."

3 I can't talk to you now - I have a few things to do. (OK)
- The sentence is correct as it is.

4 I eat very little meat - I don't like it very much. (OK)
- The sentence is correct as it is.

5 Excuse me, can I ask you a few questions? (OK)
- The sentence is correct as it is.

6 There were few people on the bus - it was nearly empty. (Wrong)
- The correct sentence is "There were a few people on the bus - it was nearly empty."

7 Mark is a very private person. Few people know him. (OK)
- The sentence is correct as it is.