CLASS
Completethesentenceswith few or little:
Fill in few, a few, little, a little:
There is __________ use trying to change her mind.
Could you possibly give me ____________ help?
___________ teenagers in the village could read.
Slowly, _________ children began coming to school.
I only need ___________ minutes to get ready.
She only wanted ___________ love, ____________ kindness.
Nadia drank ____________ coffee and no alcohol.
Unfortunately, he had _____________ friends.
There are very ____________ scholarships for students in this university.
If you don’t hurry we’ll miss the train. There’s ___________ time to spare.
It’s a difficult text. I’ve had to look up quite ____________ words in the dictionary.
I can’t give out any of these catalogues. There are only ____________ left.
I can’t let you use much of this perfume. There’s only ____________ in the bottle.
There are ______________ who know about this, so keep it to yourself.
If what you say is true, there is ______________ we can do about it.
Supply fewer or less:
1. I need less/fewer advice and more open-minded questions. 2. We had less/fewer injuries on the team than our coach expected. 3. Sue has less/fewer concern for her dog’s safety now that the backyard fence is completed. 4. We had fewer/less people at the fundraiser than we had hoped. 5. Fewer/Less seats were filled for the concert because of the rain. 6. Less/fewer talking would help my concentration.
7. The muffin should cost a dollar or fewer/less.
8. The __________ you pay, the ___________ services you get.
9. We’ve had _____________ complaints this year.
10. I’ve had ______________ lessons than you.
11. New cars need _____________ servicing than old ones.
12. People have _____________ money to spend this year.
13. Sue’s got _____________ homework than Tom.
4. Turn from Active into Passive. Omit the agent where it can be omitted.
The gardener has planted some trees.
Doctor Brown will give you some advice.
A famous designer will redecorate the hotel.
Steven Spielberg directed "E.T."
Someone is repairing the garden fence.
Do they teach Latin at this school?
Michael has made the preparations.
Someone has broken the crystal vase.
His parents have brought him up to be polite.
They will advertise the product on television.
Someone is remaking that film.
You must leave the bathroom tidy.
I have to return these books to the library.
Someone is helping her with the housework.
You can improve your health with more exercise.
5. Match Column a with Column b to make correct sentences using the past simple passive. Then ask and answer questions, as in the example.
→ A: Who was "Oliver Twist" written try? B: It was written by Charles Dickens.
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Column A
Column B
'Oliver Twist' (write)
The ‘Mona Lisa' (paint)
The Eiffel Tower (build)
'Jurassic Park' (direct)
Carmen' (compose)
Alexandria (found)
America (discover)
The telephone (invent)
a Leonardo da Vinci
b Steven Spielberg
c Alexander the Great
d Charles Dickens
e Georges Bizet
f Gustave Eiffel
g Christopher Columbus
h Alexander Graham Bell