{"id":2505,"date":"2017-10-04T07:18:15","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T07:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=2505"},"modified":"2017-10-04T07:18:15","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T07:18:15","slug":"few-a-few-little-a-little-grammar-exercise-for-classes-8-and-9-cbse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/few-a-few-little-a-little-grammar-exercise-for-classes-8-and-9-cbse\/","title":{"rendered":"Few, A Few, Little, A Little | Grammar Exercise For Classes 8 and 9 CBSE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The determiners <a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/usage\/few-little.htm\">few and little<\/a> are often confused. Use <strong>few<\/strong> with countable nouns; use little with uncountable nouns.<\/p>\n<p>Few and little have a negative meaning. For example, \u2018few children\u2019 means \u2018hardly any children\u2019. Likewise, \u2018little time\u2019 means \u2018hardly any time\u2019. Use \u2018a few\u2019 to refer to a small number. Likewise, use \u2018a little\u2019 to refer to a small amount.<\/p>\n<p>This grammar exercise tests your ability to use few and little correctly.<\/p>\n<h2>Class 9 Grammar Exercise<\/h2>\n<p>Fill in the blanks with few, a few, little or a little<\/p>\n<p>1. Only \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 students participated in the program. (a few \/ a little)<\/p>\n<p>2. I feel \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. better today. (a little \/ a few)<\/p>\n<p>3. Have you got \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. water to share? (a little \/ a few)<\/p>\n<p>4. She has only \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 friends. (a few \/ a little)<\/p>\n<p>5. I am feeling \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. tired. (little \/a little)<\/p>\n<p>6. I have got \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. free time in the evening. Would you like to come? (little \/ a little)<\/p>\n<p>7. I would like to ask \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. questions. (few \/ a few \/ little)<\/p>\n<p>8. I don\u2019t think I will pass the test. I could answer only \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 questions. (a few \/ few \/ little)<\/p>\n<p>9. We should have waited \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. longer. (little \/ a little)<\/p>\n<p>10. She has \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 confidence. She has a tough time talking to people. (little \/ a little)<\/p>\n<p>11. There is \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 milk left in the bottle. It should be enough for the baby. (little \/ a little)<\/p>\n<h2>Answers<\/h2>\n<p>1. Only <strong>a few<\/strong> students participated in the program.<\/p>\n<p>2. I feel <strong>a little<\/strong> better today.<\/p>\n<p>3. Have you got <strong>a little<\/strong> water to share?<\/p>\n<p>4. She has only<strong> a few<\/strong> friends.<\/p>\n<p>5. I am feeling <strong>a little<\/strong> tired.<\/p>\n<p>6. I have got <strong>a little<\/strong> free time in the evening. Would you like to come?<\/p>\n<p>7. I would like to ask <strong>a few<\/strong> questions.<\/p>\n<p>8. I don\u2019t think I will pass the test. I could answer only <strong>a few<\/strong> questions.<\/p>\n<p>9. We should have waited<strong> a little<\/strong> longer.<\/p>\n<p>10. She has <strong>little<\/strong> confidence. She has a tough time talking to people.<\/p>\n<p>11. There is <strong>a little<\/strong> milk left in the bottle. It should be enough for the baby.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more <a href=\"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/cbse-english-grammar.htm\">CBSE English grammar worksheets here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The determiners few and little are often confused. Use few with countable nouns; use little with uncountable nouns. Few and little have a negative meaning. For example, \u2018few children\u2019 means \u2018hardly any children\u2019. 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