CHAPTER 11. COUNT/NONCOUNT NOUNS AND ARTICLES (11) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 11. COUNT/NONCOUNT NOUNS AND ARTICLES

 

EXERCISE 14. A FEW vs. A LITTLE. Directions: Complete the sentences by using a few or a little and the given noun. Use the plural form of the noun when necessary. REMINDER: Use a few with a count noun: a few songs. Use a little with a noncount noun: a little music. 1 music I feel like listening to _________ a little music ________ tonight. 2 song We sang ______ a few songs _______ at the party. 3 help Do you need ________________ with that? 4 pepper My grandfather doesn't use extra salt, but he always puts ________________ on his hard-boiled egg 5 thing I need to pick up ________________ at the market on my way home from work tonight. 6 apple I bought ________________ at the market.* 7 fruit I bought ________________ at the market. 8 advice I need ________________. 9 money If I accept that job, I'll make ________________ more ________________. 10 coin Annie put ________________ in her pocket. 11 friend ________________ came by last night to visit us. 12 rain It looks like we might get ________________ today. I think I'll take my umbrella with me. 13 French I can speak ________________,but I don't know any Italian at all. 14 hour Ron's plane will arrive in ________________ more________________. 15 toothpaste Tommy, put just ________________ on your toothbrush, not half the tube! 16 chicken I'm still hungry. I think I'll have ________________ more ________________. 17 chicken When I was a child, we raised in ________________ our backyard.

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