Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the adjective.

1.    ——————— precaution is necessary in handling that machine.

a)    A few
b)    A little
c)    The few
d)    The little

2.    ——————– public libraries that we have are not well equipped.

a)    A few
b)    The few
c)    The little
d)    A little

3.    —————— people are so hopeless as drunkards.

a)    A few
b)    Few
c)    The few
d)    Little

4.    —————— men reach the age of hundred years.

a)    A few
b)    Few
c)    The few
d)    Little

5.    He spent ——————— days that were left to him in solitude and isolation.

a)    Few
b)    The few
c)    A few
d)    Little

6.    —————– weeks that he spent at a hill station considerably improved his health.

a)    A few
b)    The few
c)    Few
d)    The little

7.    I can’t express my gratitude in ——————— days.

a)    A few
b)    Few
c)    The few
d)    Little

8.    —————— persons can keep a secret.

a)    Little
b)    The little
c)    Few
d)    The few

9.    —————— influence that he has, he uses to the best advantage.

a)    A little
b)    The little
c)    Little
d)    Few

10.    ——————- reference books are as valuable as the Encyclopedia Britannica.

a)    Few
b)    Little
c)    The few
d)    A few

11.    ———————- remarks that he made were very suggestive.

a)    Few
b)    The few
c)    A few
d)    Little

12.    ——————– knowledge of carpentry that he possessed stood him in good stead.

a)    Few
b)    A few
c)    Little
d)    The little

Answers

1.    A little
2.    The few
3.    Few
4.    Few
5.    The few
6.    The few
7.    A few
8.    Few
9.    The little
10.    Few
11.    The few
12.    The little

Notes

Little is used with uncountable nouns. Few is used with countable nouns.

Little means hardly any. A little means some but not much. The little means not much, but all of that.

Few means hardly any. A few means some, but not many. The few means ‘not many, but all of that’.