A Little - Little - A Few - Few - Exercise 1 - Practice sentences

Sep 21, 2026

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This exercise focuses on the correct use of the determiners “a little,” “little,” “a few,” and “few” in 20 short English sentences. Learners choose the appropriate form in context, covering quantifiers for countable and uncountable nouns, positive and negative meanings, and everyday situations. An answer section provides corrected sentences, showing how “a” changes meaning and how “few/little” expresses scarcity or lack.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages2

Reading Time5 min

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Exercise

Choose the correct quantifier

Answers

A Little / Little / A Few / Few Choose a little / little / a few / few. 1. I have water left. There's enough to share. 2. I have good friends. I'm not lonely. 3. He has education. He can't read or write, and he can hardly count. 4. There are people she really trusts. It's a bit sad. 5. We've got time at the weekend. Would you like to meet? 6. Julie gave us apples from her garden. Shall we share them? 7. She has self-confidence. She has a lot of trouble talking to new people. 8. There are women politicians in the UK. Many people think there should be more. 9. It's a great pity, but the hospital has medicine. They can't help many people. 10. I've got cakes to give away. Would you like one? 11. There's milk left in the fridge. It should be enough for our coffee. 12. children from this school go on to university, unfortunately. 13. Do you need information on English grammar? I have books on the topic if you would like to borrow them. 14. She's lucky. She has problems. 15. London has sunshine in the winter. That's why so many British people go on holiday to sunny places! 16. There's spaghetti left in the cupboard. Shall we eat it tonight? 17. There are programmes on television that I want to watch. I prefer to download a film or read a book. 18. He has free time. He hardly ever even manages to call his mother! 19. Unfortunately, I have problems at the moment. 20. Are you thirsty? There's juice left in this bottle, if you'd like it. 1 © [www.perfect-english-grammar.com](www.perfect-english-grammar.com) May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. Answers 1. I have a little water left. There's enough to share. 2. I have a few good friends. I'm not lonely. 3. He has little education. He can't read or write at all, and he can hardly count. 4. There are few people she really trusts. It's a bit sad. 5. We've got a little time at the weekend. Would you like to meet? 6. Julie gave us a few apples from her garden. Shall we share them? 7. She has little self-confidence. She has a lot of trouble talking to new people. 8. There are few women politicians in the UK. Many people think there should be more. 9. It's a great pity, but the hospital has little medicine. They can't help many people. 10. I've got a few cakes to give away. Would you like one? 11. There's a little milk left in the fridge. It should be enough for our coffee. 12. Few children from this school go on to university, unfortunately. 13. Do you need information on English grammar? I have a few books on the topic if you would like to borrow them. 14. She's lucky. She has few problems. 15. London has little sunshine in the winter. That's why so many British people go on holiday to sunny places! 16. There's a little spaghetti left in the cupboard. Shall we eat it tonight? 17. There are few programmes on television that I want to watch. I prefer to download a film or read a book. 18. He has little free time. He hardly ever even manages to call his mother! 19. Unfortunately, I have a few problems at the moment. 20. Are you thirsty? There's a little juice left in this bottle, if you'd like it. 2 © [www.perfect-english-grammar.com](www.perfect-english-grammar.com) May be freely copied for personal or classroom use.

FAQs

What is the difference between “a little” and “little” in these exercises?

“A little” is used for a small amount that is enough or positive, while “little” suggests a very small amount and often a negative meaning of scarcity. The answers show this clearly in sentences about water, milk, medicine, and sunshine.

How should learners choose between “a few” and “few”?

Use “a few” for a small number that is generally acceptable or positive, and “few” for a small number that implies lack. The exercise includes multiple examples with countable nouns such as friends, apples, women politicians, and children.

Where can students check their results for Exercise 1?

The document contains an “Answers” section after the exercise. It lists the corrected sentence for each item from 1 to 20.

Sep 21, 2026

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