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:

______ hints on easy writing are quite to the point.

  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:

It is a question of spending ________ rupees.

  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:

When I met him ______ years ago, he looked old.

  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:

_____ months that he spent in Ooty did him a lot of good.

  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:

_____ short poems in the volume show signs of genius.

  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:

In ____ words, he expressed his gratitude to his friends.

  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:

_______ Europeans have their offices in Bombay.

  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:

______ bangles she has are not worth much.

  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.

There is _______ hope of his recovery.

  1. few

  2. little

  3. a few

  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.