English Language

Fill in the Blanks

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All Contextual Vocabulary 2563 Prepositional Usage 2021 Tense and Aspect 1751 Determiners 1005 Phrasal Verbs 949 Confusable Vocabulary 908 Pronoun Antecedent 867 Subject-Verb Agreement 735 Collocations 654 Idiomatic Expressions 627 Conjunctions and Connectors 557 Modals 390

Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable adjective:

_______ persons can keep a secret.

  1. Few

  2. A few

  3. A little

  4. The few

  5. The little
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

“Little” indicates small quantity; “Few” indicates small number. But “Little” and “Few”, unless prefixed by indefinite article “a/an”, are negative in connotation. “Little/Few” will mean next to nothing (quantity/number). “A little/A few “will mean some quantity or number.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable adjective:

________ Parsees write Gujarati correctly.

  1. Few

  2. A few

  3. A little

  4. The few

  5. The little
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

“Little” indicates small quantity; “Few” indicates small number. But “Little” and “Few”, unless prefixed by indefinite article “a/an”, are negative in connotation. “Little/Few” will mean next to nothing (quantity/number). “A little/A few “will mean some quantity or number.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable adjective:

______ friends he has are all very poor.

  1. Few

  2. A few

  3. A little

  4. The few

  5. The little
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

“Little” indicates small quantity; “Few” indicates small number. But “Little” and “Few”, unless prefixed by indefinite article “a/an”, are negative in connotation. “Little/Few” will mean next to nothing (quantity/number). “A little/A few “will mean some quantity or number.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable adjective:

_______ knowledge is dangerous thing.

  1. Few

  2. A few

  3. A little

  4. The few

  5. The little
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

“Little” indicates small quantity; “Few” indicates small number. But “Little” and “Few”, unless prefixed by indefinite article “a/an”, are negative in connotation. “Little/Few” will mean next to nothing (quantity/number). “A little/A few “will mean some quantity or number.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable adjective:

_____ information he had was not quite reliable.

  1. Few

  2. A few

  3. A little

  4. The few

  5. The little
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

“Little” indicates small quantity; “Few” indicates small number. But “Little” and “Few”, unless prefixed by indefinite article “a/an”, are negative in connotation. “Little/Few” will mean next to nothing (quantity/number). “A little/A few “will mean some quantity or number.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable adjective:

_______ grain they had was damaged by sea water.

  1. Few

  2. A few

  3. A little

  4. The few

  5. The little
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

“Little” indicates small quantity; “Few” indicates small number. But “Little” and “Few”, unless prefixed by indefinite article “a/an”, are negative in connotation. “Little/Few” will mean next to nothing (quantity/number). “A little/A few “will mean some quantity or number. Here we are talkinh about specific grain possesed bt them....So, option 5 is correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable adjective:

______ precaution is necessary in handling that machine.

  1. Few

  2. A few

  3. A little

  4. The few

  5. The little
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

“Little” indicates small quantity; “Few” indicates small number. But “Little” and “Few”, unless prefixed by indefinite article “a/an”, are negative in connotation. “Little/Few” will mean next to nothing (quantity/number). “A little/A few “will mean some quantity or number.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable adjective:

______ knowledge of English that he has is likely to be very useful.

  1. Few

  2. A few

  3. A little

  4. The few

  5. The little
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

“Little” indicates small quantity; “Few” indicates small number. But “Little” and “Few”, unless prefixed by indefinite article “a/an”, are negative in connotation. “Little/Few” will mean next to nothing (quantity/number). “A little/A few “will mean some quantity or number.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable adjective:

______ public libraries that we have are not well equipped.

  1. Few

  2. A few

  3. A little

  4. The few

  5. The little
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

“Little” indicates small quantity; “Few” indicates small number. But “Little” and “Few”, unless prefixed by indefinite article “a/an”, are negative in connotation. “Little/Few” will mean next to nothing (quantity/number). “A little/A few “will mean some quantity or number.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable adjective:

_______ care could have prevented the catastrophe.

  1. Few

  2. A few

  3. A little

  4. The few

  5. The little
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

“Little” indicates small quantity; “Few” indicates small number. But “Little” and “Few”, unless prefixed by indefinite article “a/an”, are negative in connotation. “Little/Few” will mean next to nothing (quantity/number). “A little/A few “will mean some quantity or number.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable adjective:

______ influence that he has, he uses to the best advantage.

  1. Few

  2. A few

  3. A little

  4. The few

  5. The little
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

“Little” indicates small quantity; “Few” indicates small number. But “Little” and “Few”, unless prefixed by indefinite article “a/an”, are negative in connotation. “Little/Few” will mean next to nothing (quantity/number). “A little/A few “will mean some quantity or number.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable adjective:

______ days that are left to him, he spends in solitude and meditation.

  1. Few

  2. A few

  3. A little

  4. The few

  5. The little
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

“Little” indicates small quantity; “Few” indicates small number. But “Little” and “Few”, unless prefixed by indefinite article “a/an”, are negative in connotation. “Little/Few” will mean next to nothing (quantity/number). “A little/A few “will mean some quantity or number.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable adjective:

Many Hindus study Sanskrit, but only _______ Parsees study Avesta.

  1. few

  2. a few

  3. a little

  4. the few

  5. the little
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

“Little” indicates small quantity; “Few” indicates small number. But “Little” and “Few”, unless prefixed by indefinite article “a/an”, are negative in connotation. “Little/Few” will mean next to nothing (quantity/number). “A little/A few “will mean some quantity or number.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable adjective:

_______ days rest is all that is needed.

  1. Few

  2. A few

  3. A little

  4. The few

  5. The little
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

“Little” indicates small quantity; “Few” indicates small number. But “Little” and “Few”, unless prefixed by indefinite article “a/an”, are negative in connotation. “Little/Few” will mean next to nothing (quantity/number). “A little/A few “will mean some quantity or number.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable adjective:

________ Japanese that are in Bombay are law abiding citizens.

  1. Few

  2. A few

  3. A little

  4. The few

  5. The little
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

“Little” indicates small quantity; “Few” indicates small number. But “Little” and “Few”, unless prefixed by indefinite article “a/an”, are negative in connotation. “Little/Few” will mean next to nothing (quantity/number). “A little/A few “will mean some quantity or number.