Упражнение 3. Вставьте few или a few
Susan has ____ friends. She doesn’t feel lonely.
You have _____ mistakes in the test. Correct them!
There are ____ puddles on the road. Let’s put on rubber boots.
___ apples are enough for me not to feel hungry.
We will come back in __ days.
The weather was bad, but ____people came.
I really need to see him. I've got …………… questions to ask him.
Упражнение 4. Вставьте little или a little.
There is ____ bread in the cupboard. It’s enough for dinner.
The bottle was not empty. ____ water was left.
Would you like _____ water?
There is still _____ bread left.
Can I have _____ milk in my coffee? I like white.
There is still _____ work to do.
Упражнение 5. Вставьте a few or a little.
There are only _____ biscuits left.
There is ____ traffic here.
It’s winter, but we still have ____ flowers in the garden.
There were _____ taxis in front of the station.
Can I have_____ pepper, please?
She can give us___ help.
Put __ salt and mix the ingredients.
There are __ bottles on the table.
Упражнение 6. Выберите правильный вариант ответа в тестовом задании.
I eat ___ meat. I prefer fish. A – very few B – a few C — very little
There are ____apples on the plate. Take one (A – a few / B – a lot / C — a little)
There is __ milk in the fridge. Can you buy some? (A – a few / B – a little / C — little)
Very ___ pupils in our class can do such difficult sums. (A – few / B – a few / C — little)
There is ___ furniture in the house; it’s almost empty. (A – a few / B – a little / C — little)
Проверочные тесты на тему few и a few / little и a little
Вариант 1. Вставьте few, a few, little, a little.
My parents give me __ pocket money every week, so I can buy everything I need.
All we need is __
__ animals can survive in the desert.
Could we have __ champagne, please?
They've already been to Spain for __ days.
At home, the kitchen was a pleasant place. There were always __ flowers in pots.
'How's your father ?' ' __ better, thanks.’
'Sandra is fluent in Italian, French and Spanish.' 'It's quite rare, __ people can speak several foreign languages.'
Can you please buy ___ apples.
I only need __ minutes to get ready.
Вариант 2. Вставьте few, a few, little, a little.
There are__ hotels in this town. There is almost nowhere to stay for the tourists.
Have you got __ minutes? I need to talk to you.
Could you buy __ bottles of water for me?
We had __ snow last winter. We made snowmen.
We have__ tomatoes, we can't cook tomato-soup.
The professor spends __ time in company. He likes to be alone.
They have __ furniture in the room. The room is almost empty.
I want to eat __ I’m hungry.
We saw __ people at the restaurant because the prices there were very high.
This is a modern town. There are only __ old buildings.
Давайте разберем задания на использование слов "few", "a few", "little" и "a little". Эти слова относятся к количественному определению и применяются в разных контекстах.
### Упражнение 3. Вставьте few или a few
1. **Susan has a few friends. She doesn’t feel lonely.**
*"A few"* используется здесь, потому что Сюзан имеет несколько друзей, что достаточное количество, чтобы не чувствовать себя одинокой.
2. **You have a few mistakes in the test. Correct them!**
Здесь тоже уместно *"a few"*, так как ошибки немного и их можно исправить.
3. **There are a few puddles on the road. Let’s put on rubber boots.**
Употребляем *"a few"*, так как луж достаточно, чтобы это значимо для обсуждения.
4. **A few apples are enough for me not to feel hungry.**
"A few" здесь также указывает на небольшое, но достаточное количество яблок.
5. **We will come back in a few days.**
Здесь *"a few"* нужно, поскольку речь идет о периоде времени, который не длинный, но значимый.
6. **The weather was bad, but few people came.**
*"Few"* здесь используется, так как подразумевается, что пришло недостаточно людей, и это разочаровывает.
7. **I really need to see him. I've got a few questions to ask him.**
*"A few"* показывает, что количество вопросов небольшое, но их хватает для обсуждения.
### Упражнение 4. Вставьте little или a little
1. **There is a little bread in the cupboard. It’s enough for dinner.**
"A little" указывает на небольшое количество, но оно достаточное.
2. **The bottle was not empty. Little water was left.**
*"Little"* здесь означает, что осталось очень мало воды (что может быть недостаточно).
3. **Would you like a little water?**
*"A little"* используется, когда предлагаем небольшое количество воды, которое может быть достаточным.
4. **There is still a little bread left.**
*"A little"* указывает на то, что хлеб пока есть.
5. **Can I have a little milk in my coffee? I like white.**
*"A little"* подходит, так как здесь говорим о небольшом количестве.
6. **There is still a little work to do.**
*"A little"* опять указывает на небольшое количество работы, которая остается.
### Упражнение 5. Вставьте a few или a little
1. **There are only a few biscuits left.**
"A few" здесь уместно, так как это счетное существительное.
2. **There is little traffic here.**
*"Little"* указывает на то, что пробки почти отсутствуют.
3. **It’s winter, but we still have a few flowers in the garden.**
*"A few"* используется, указывая на небольшое, но заметное количество цветов.
4. **There were a few taxis in front of the station.**
*"A few"* подходит, так как здесь показываем то, что такси достаточно, чтобы их заметить.
5. **Can I have a little pepper, please?**
*"A little"* используется, так как перец в этом контексте является несчетным существительным.
6. **She can give us a little help.**
Употребляем *"a little"*, так как помощь также является несчетным существительным.
7. **Put a little salt and mix the ingredients.**
*"A little"* здесь, поскольку соль—несчетное существительное.
8. **There are a few bottles on the table.**
"A few" подходит для описания количества, которое можно пересчитать.
### Упражнение 6. Выберите правильный вариант ответа
1. **I eat very little meat. I prefer fish.**
Здесь правильно "very little", так как речь идет о несчетном количестве мяса, которое не значительное.
2. **There are a few apples on the plate. Take one.**
"A few" правильно, так как яблоки—счетное существительное.
3. **There is a little milk in the fridge. Can you buy some?**
"A little" здесь подходит, так как молоко—несчетное существительное.
4. **Very few pupils in our class can do such difficult sums.**
"Very few" правильно, так как выражает небольшое, недостаточное количество учеников.
5. **There is little furniture in the house; it’s almost empty.**
"Little" указывает на недостаточное количество мебели.
### Проверочные тесты
Для проверочных тестов также рекомендуем следующее:
**Вариант 1**
1. My parents give me **a little** pocket money every week, so I can buy everything I need.
2. All we need is **a few**.
3. **Few** animals can survive in the desert.
4. Could we have **a little** champagne, please?
5. They've already been to Spain for **a few** days.
6. At home, the kitchen was a pleasant place. There were always **a few** flowers in pots.
7. "How's your father?" "He’s **a little** better, thanks."
8. "Sandra is fluent in Italian, French and Spanish." "It's quite rare, **few** people can speak several foreign languages."
9. Can you please buy **a few** apples.
10. I only need **a few** minutes to get ready.
**Вариант 2**
1. There are **few** hotels in this town. There is almost nowhere to stay for the tourists.
2. Have you got **a few** minutes? I need to talk to you.
3. Could you buy **a few** bottles of water for me?
4. We had **little** snow last winter. We made snowmen.
5. We have **little** tomatoes; we can't cook tomato soup.
6. The professor spends **little** time in company. He likes to be alone.
7. They have **little** furniture in the room. The room is almost empty.
8. I want to eat **a little**; I’m hungry.
9. We saw **few** people at the restaurant because the prices there were very high.
10. This is a modern town. There are only **few** old buildings.
Надеюсь, это поможет вам лучше понять, как использовать "few", "a few", "little" и "a little". Если возникнут вопросы, пишите!
