FCE PREPOSITIONS EXERCISE

A few, Few, A little, Little Exercise

A few - countables / positive meaning We´ve got a lettuce and a few tomatoes

Few - countables / negative meaning Few people in my street recycle their rubbish

A little - uncountables / positive meaning I normally have a little wine with my lunch

Little - uncountables / negative meaning I have little time for rude people

Fill the gaps with "all" and "every".

___________ people came to see the play. It was rather sad.
1. A few
2. A little
3. Few
4. Little
Come on! We've still got ___________ time left to finish this.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
Jordi gave very ___________reasons for closing down the bar.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
With time and ___________ patience, you'll forget her and be happy again.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
He's not a good teacher. He's unimaginative and has very ___________ patience with children.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
___________ of that group's songs are excellent but I don't really like most of their music.
1. A few
2. A little
3. Few
4. Little
I've been to that Asturian restaurant ___________ times. It's good.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
___________ people ever learn how to dance properly. It's such a shame.
1. A few
2. A little
3. Few
4. Little
Very ___________ people went to see that film. I don't know why. It's excellent.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
I have ___________ time for people who talk about themselves all the time and never listen to anyone else.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
I normally have ___________ red wine with my lunch. It's good for you.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
Dress the salad with salt, pepper and ___________ olive oil.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
I've got 20 Euros and ___________ coins. That should be enough for tonight.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little
His computer needs cleaning. He takes very ___________ care of it.
1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little