Question

1 Weve got a little / a few prawns and a little / a few rice 2 Can I have a little / a few salt on my pasta, please?3 There are only a little / a few books in my schoolbag.4 There are only a little / a few minutes until the endof the lesson.5 Put a little / a few honey and a little / a few fruiton your pancake6 Oh dear! We've only got a little / a few biscuits left.​

Answer 1

Ответ:

1 a few\ a few

2 a little

3 a few

4 a few

5 little\few

6 a few

Answer 2

Here are the correct options for each sentence:

1. We've got a few prawns and a little rice.
2. Can I have a little salt on my pasta, please?
3. There are only a few books in my schoolbag.
4. There are only a few minutes until the end of the lesson.
5. Put a little honey and a few fruits on your pancake.
6. Oh dear! We've only got a few biscuits left.

In general, "a little" is used with uncountable nouns (like rice and salt), while "a few" is used with countable nouns (like prawns, books, minutes, fruits, and biscuits).