Question 1
We can make a salad because we have _____ tomatoes in the basket.
Options: little, a few, few, a little
This is a fill-in-the-blank exercise. Click on each blank and choose the correct answer from the dropdown. Think carefully about whether the noun is countable or uncountable. Use a few / few with countable nouns and a little / little with uncountable nouns.
Practice 1 of 2
Question 1
We can make a salad because we have _____ tomatoes in the basket.
Options: little, a few, few, a little
Question 2
I cannot bake today because there is _____ flour left in the bag.
Options: little, a few, a little, few
Question 3
Hurry up, there are _____ bananas left, and they may sell out.
Options: few, a little, little, a few
Question 4
I have _____ coins, so I can buy a snack.
Options: little, a few, few, a little
Question 5
We should stop at the supermarket because we have _____ rice at home, not enough for dinner.
Options: few, a little, a few, little
Question 6
Please pick up _____ cucumbers; we need them for sandwiches.
Options: a little, few, little, a few
Question 7
I am thirsty, but there is _____ juice in this carton, so I need another one.
Options: a few, little, a little, few
Question 8
We can make breakfast because there are _____ eggs in the fridge.
Options: a little, few, little, a few
Question 9
I cannot make coffee now because we have _____ coffee left in the jar.
Options: little, a few, a little, few
Question 10
I can still make soup because I have _____ chicken stock in the bottle.
Options: a little, few, little, a few
Question 11
We cannot make a big fruit salad because we have _____ grapes, so we will buy more.
Options: few, little, a little, a few
Question 12
Please add _____ cheese on top of the pasta.
Options: few, a little, little, a few
Practise A Few / A Little / Few / Little - Grocery Shopping with this interactive fill-in-the-blank exercise of 12 questions. Choose the option that correctly completes each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every choice.
Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using A Few / A Little / Few / Little - Grocery Shopping in everyday English.
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