Quantifiers: Few, A Few, Little, A Little
Test your understanding of English quantifiers (few, a few, little, a little, the few, the little) in various contexts. This multiple choice quiz covers the correct usage of these determiners with both countable and uncountable nouns.
Questions
Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable adjective:
_______ persons can keep a secret.
- Few
- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little
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________ Parsees write Gujarati correctly.
- Few
- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little
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______ friends he has are all very poor.
- Few
- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little
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_______ knowledge is dangerous thing.
- Few
- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little
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_____ information he had was not quite reliable.
- Few
- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little
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_______ grain they had was damaged by sea water.
- Few
- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little
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______ precaution is necessary in handling that machine.
- Few
- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little
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______ knowledge of English that he has is likely to be very useful.
- Few
- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little
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______ public libraries that we have are not well equipped.
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- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little
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_______ care could have prevented the catastrophe.
- Few
- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little
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______ influence that he has, he uses to the best advantage.
- Few
- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little
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______ days that are left to him, he spends in solitude and meditation.
- Few
- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little
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Many Hindus study Sanskrit, but only _______ Parsees study Avesta.
- few
- a few
- a little
- the few
- the little
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_______ days rest is all that is needed.
- Few
- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little
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________ Japanese that are in Bombay are law abiding citizens.
- Few
- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little
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______ hints on easy writing are quite to the point.
- Few
- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little
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It is a question of spending ________ rupees.
- few
- a few
- a little
- the few
- the little
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When I met him ______ years ago, he looked old.
- few
- a few
- a little
- the few
- the little
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_____ months that he spent in Ooty did him a lot of good.
- Few
- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little
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_____ short poems in the volume show signs of genius.
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- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little
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In ____ words, he expressed his gratitude to his friends.
- few
- a few
- a little
- the few
- the little
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_______ Europeans have their offices in Bombay.
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- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little
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______ bangles she has are not worth much.
- Few
- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little
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There is _______ hope of his recovery.
- few
- little
- a few
- the few
- the little
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______ poems he has written are all of great excellence.
- Few
- A few
- A little
- The few
- The little