a lot of, few, little

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We use a lot of/lots of, many, much, (a) few and (a) little to talk about quantity.

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We use a lot of/lots of (= a large number/amount of) with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns:

• Lots of people have fast Internet connections.
• There's a lot of information for travellers on the Web.

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We use a few (= a small number of) with plural countable nouns and a little (= a small amount of) with uncountable nouns:

• Can I ask you a few questions?
• I

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  Q 1: Her diet’s not very healthy. She eats _____ meat but very _____ vegetables.

  • A a lot of, few
  • B few, a lot of

  A

  Answer: A

  
  

  Her diet’s not very healthy. She eats a lot of meat but very few vegetables.

  Q 2: I love music. I’ve got _______ CDs but very _______ space to put them in.

  • A little, a lot of
  • B a lot of, little

  B

  Answer: B

  
  

  I love music. I’ve got a lot of CDs but very little space to put them in.

  Q 3: He’s lazy. He does very ______ housework and watches ______ TV.

  • A little, a lot of
  • B a lot of, little

  A

  Answer: A

  
  

  He’s lazy. He does very littlehousework and watches a lot of TV.

  Q 4: It wasn’t a good party. We invited ______ people but ______ came.

  • A a lot of, few
  • B few, a lot of

  A

  Answer: A

  
  

  It wasn’t a good party. We invited a lot of people but few came.

  Q 5: Come on! We’ve got very ______ time and ______ things to do.

  • A a lot of, little
  • B little, a lot of

  B

  Answer: B

  
  

  Come on! We’ve got very little time and a lot of things to do.

  Q 6: We’re ecological. We recycle ________ rubbish and use very ________ water.

  • A a lot of, little
  • B little, a lot of

  A

  Answer: A

  
  

  We’re ecological. We recycle a lot of rubbish and use very little water.

  Q 7: There’s ______ information on the Internet, but unfortunately, there are ______ really good sites.

  • A a lot of, few
  • B few, a lot of

  A

  Answer: A

  
  

  There’s a lot of information on the Internet, but unfortunately, there are few really good sites.