Question

1) There is (little/a little) water in the pond. You can`t swim there. 2) (Few/little) children will be able to do this difficult test. 3) (Not many/ not much) people live to be a hundred years old. 4) There is (little/ a little) milk in the fridge. Can you buy (some/ several)? 5)There were (a few/ a little) apples on the plate and one pear. 6) Can you wait for (a few/ few) minutes? 7) Would you like (a few/few) of these flowers? 8) Hurry up! We have (little/ a little) time. 9) We have (little/ a little) time left. You can finish your e-mail. 10) I remember (little/ a little) about my school years, you can say I remember nothing.

Answer 1

1) There is a little water in the pond. You can`t swim there. 2) Few children will be able to do this difficult test. 3) Not many people live to be a hundred years old. 4) There is a little milk in the fridge. Can you buy some? 5)There were a few apples on the plate and one pear. 6) Can you wait for few minutes? 7) Would you like a few of these flowers? 8) Hurry up! We have a little time. 9) We have a little time left. You can finish your e-mail. 10) I remember a little about my school years, you can say I remember nothing.

Answer 2

Certainly! Let's go through each sentence and choose the correct option:

1) There is (little/a little) water in the pond. You can't swim there. - Answer: There is little water in the pond. You can't swim there.

2) (Few/Little) children will be able to do this difficult test. - Answer: Few children will be able to do this difficult test.

3) (Not many/Not much) people live to be a hundred years old. - Answer: Not many people live to be a hundred years old.

4) There is (little/a little) milk in the fridge. Can you buy (some/several)? - Answer: There is a little milk in the fridge. Can you buy some?

5) There were (a few/a little) apples on the plate and one pear. - Answer: There were a few apples on the plate and one pear.

6) Can you wait for (a few/few) minutes? - Answer: Can you wait for a few minutes?

7) Would you like (a few/few) of these flowers? - Answer: Would you like a few of these flowers?

8) Hurry up! We have (little/a little) time. - Answer: Hurry up! We have little time.

9) We have (little/a little) time left. You can finish your e-mail. - Answer: We have a little time left. You can finish your e-mail.

10) I remember (little/a little) about my school years; you can say I remember nothing. - Answer: I remember a little about my school years; you can say I remember nothing.