G6: Articles Few & Little

by Tom Rohrbach

Multiple Choice Quiz

This practice quiz asks you to make the correct choice: "a few" / "a little" / "few" / "little".

+ ADJECTIVE	- ADJECTIVE	+ NOUN	- NOUN	RESULT
a few		books		= positive
a little		money		= positive

a few			problems	= negative
a little			trouble	= negative

	few	friends		= negative
	little	time		= negative

	few		mistakes	= positive
	little		difficulty	= positive

I’m happy because I have ___ dollars in my pocket for lunch.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
She’s smiling because she has ___ money in her pocket for coffee at Starbucks.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
Our teacher is in a hurry right now, so she has ___ time to stop and answer questions.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
I just moved to this city a few weeks ago, so I know ___ good restaurants for dinner.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
The Spring library has ___ books for level 6, because the level 6 students are busy reading research articles instead of books.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
Mr. Jones has ___ music on his iPhone because he uses it almost exclusively for work.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
We have two weeks off, and we are going to spend ___ days in Hawaii and then ___ days in L.A. (same answer for both blanks)
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
Donna is an artist, so she has ___ interest in her boyfriend’s job, which is accounting.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
You should put ___ nuts in that Thai dish to make it tastier and more interesting.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
Both Smith parents lost their jobs, so their children will probably get ___ toys this Christmas.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
My wife and I always argue about coffee. I like it with just cream, but she always insists on putting ___ sugar in it – even in mine!
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
Denver gets over 300 days of sunshine every year, but Seattle is almost always cloudy, so it gets ___ sun.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
When you go to the store, please get some milk. There is very ___ milk left in the refrigerator.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
I have to stay home this weekend and study. I still have ___ homework assignments to finish by Monday.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
Most of Greg’s music is on his iPod, and he has only ___ music in his CD collection.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
You should buy ___ more furniture – your living room looks kind of empty.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
Father, I need ___ advice. Which university should I attend next year?
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
Fran is happy because she has ___ problems in her life.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
If you have ___ trouble in your life, you should consider yourself lucky.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
I have been to Paris ___ times, and I am going to go again next summer.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little