• Give me a little milk, please.

• There is little water in the bottle.

• I have a few friends in Holland.

• I've got only few pencils in the box.

Местоимения few и little означают "мало", местоименные выражения a few и a little - "немного".

Exercise 17. Fill in the gaps with indefinite pronouns 'little' or 'few' or their derivatives 'a little' or 'a few'.

1.There was .... food in the fridge. It was practically empty.

2."When did you see Sarah?" - " .... days ago."

3.He is very lazy. He does .... work.

4.They're not rich but they've got .... money - enough to live on.

5.Last night I went to the restaurant with .... friends of mine.

6.The TV service is not very good. There are .... good programmes.

7.I can't decide now - I need .... time to think it over.

8.Practically everybody has a job. There is .... unemployment.

9.My sister likes .... sugar in her tea, but I like a lot in mine.

10.There was still .... time before the lesson began.

11.He has .... knowledge of the subject. You'd better ask someone else.

12.We got .... pleasure from the trip - the weather was bad all the time.

13."Are there many vacant rooms at the hotel?" - "No, there are only ....

14.There is .... sunshine in this rainy place.

15.She said she wanted to buy .... rice and .... oranges.

16."Do many people know about this new shop?" - "No, only .... ."

Exercise 18. Chose the only correct variant.

1. .... places which attract so many art lovers as Florence, Italy.

a) Fewer b) As few

c) There are few d) That few

2.Last night I wrote .... lеtters.

a) a few b) a little

c) little d) much

3.Her English is very good. She makes very .... mistakes.

a) a few b) few

c) little d) a little

4.I speak Spanish .... .

a) a few b) few

c) little d) a little

5.I'm going out for a walk. I need .... fresh air.

a) a few b) few

c) little d) a little

6.I couldn't buy that dress as I had .... money.

a) few b) a few

c) little d) a little

Exercise 19. Choose the only correct variant.

a) too c) so

b) either d) neither

1.Jim can't swim well. .... can his sister.

2.I like strong coffee. .... does my wife.

3."I don't know what's on." - ".... do I."

4.I was tired. .... were the others.

5.We aren't rich. We aren't poor .... .

6.Mrs.Potts wants to live in the country. .... does Mr.Potts.

7.I never go to the cinema. I never go to the theatre .... .

8."I haven't read any Dickens." - ".... have I."

9.Nobody phoned me yesterday. Nobody came .... .

10.My friends don't mind the noise. .... do I.

11.He is crazy about pop music. His brother is crazy about it .... .

12.They couldn't spend about 600 dollars a month last year. They can't do it this year .... .

13."I've got an idea!"-"Me .... ."

14.It didn't often rain in September. It hasn't rained in October .... .

15.Dad didn't know them well. .... did Mom.

16.You mustn't drink this. You mustn't eat that .... .

17.I'd like to go shopping. .... would my cousin.

Exercise 20. Choose the only correct variant.

a) either...or b) neither...nor

1.-Did anybody come to see you last week?

-Nobody did. .... Julia .... John was there.

2.-Have they arrived yet?

-No, they haven't. But I expect them .... today .... tomorrow.

3.Borrow some money from your friends. .... Ann .... Mary will help you.

4. .... my words .... Dad's arguments had any effect on him.

5.It's getting dark. You must .... go at once .... wait till tomorrow.

6.What's has happened to Jim? He has .... written .... phoned.

7.Inside the examination room we could .... smoke .... talk.

8.Charles lives .... in Camberley .... in Guildford, doesn't he?

9.The room was .... clean .... comfortable, was it?

10.If you do any more homework tonight we'll be able .... to attend a concert .... to go to the cinema.

11.Haven't you heard that Sally lives not far from us? She has .... bought a new flat .... rented it.

12.I'd like to help you a little. I can .... walk the dog .... go shopping.

13.Some verbs can be followed by .... an ing-form .... an infinitive, usually with a different meaning.