Change Affirmative To Negative Using Hardly, Rarely, Seldom, Few, Little | Kerala SSLC English Grammar Worksheet

This grammar worksheet is based on Kerala SCERT English Textbook Unit 1.

Read the affirmative sentences given below and change them into negative sentences using words like hardly, scarcely, never, seldom, rarely, few, little.

1. He smokes cigarettes.

2. I watch English movies.

3. He earns enough to make a living.

4. I visit my grandaprents very often.

5. She has many friends in the city.

6. There are many flowers on that plant.

7. I did much work yesterday.

8. I wake up early in the morning.

9. Politicians are really honest.

10. There is water in the pond.

11. He could contain his excitement.

12. She could move her arms.

13. I meet my old friends often.

Answers

1. He rarely smokes cigarettes.

2. I rarely watch English movies.

3. He earns hardly enough to make a living.

4. I rarely visit my grandparents.

5. She has few friends in the city. / She has hardly any friends in the city. (Few and hardly any means the same.)

6. There are few flowers on that plant. / There are hardly any flowers on that plant.

7. I did little work yesterday. / I did hardly any work yesterday. (Little and hardly any means the same.)

8. I rarely wake up early in the morning.

9. Few politicians are really honest.

10. There is little water in the pond.

11. He could hardly / scarcely contain his excitement.

12. She could hardly move her arms.

13. I seldom / rarely meet my old friends.