1. Choose the correct answer.
1 It’s not the first time the lead singer has been ill. It’s happened few / a few times before.
2 Van Gosh was nearly always poor. He made a little / little money from his work.
3 The interview went well because the artist spoke few / a few words of English.
4 His room was quite bare because he had a little / little furniture.
5 The exhibition wasn’t very popular. Few / A few people went to see it.
6 He had little / a little time, so he took a break before finishing the picture.
Answer
1 a few 2 little 3 a few
4 little 5 Few 6 a little
2. Answer the questions using the words in brackets.
1 Did you watch that concert on TV? (most)
……………………………………….
2 Which Adèle albums have you listened to? (all)
……………………………………….
3 Did you like the music at the festival? (some)
……………………………………….
4 How many art exhibitions have you been to this year? (any)
……………………………………….
5 Do you know all the words to that song? (most)
……………………………………….
6 How many films have you seen this year? (a few)
……………………………………….
Answer
1 I watched most of it.
2 I have listened to all of them.
3 I liked some of it.
4 I haven’t been to any.
5 I know most of them.
6 I’ve / have seen a few.
3. Some of the sentences are incorrect. Rewrite them correctly if necessary.
1 The DJ didn’t take many time to set up his equipment.
……………………………………….
2 Singers and dancers earn few money at first.
……………………………………….
3 A lot of performers feel nervous when they start.
……………………………………….
4 Only a few professional singers go on to sing opera.
……………………………………….
5 Little string quartets become famous.
……………………………………….
6 Not much buskers get rich.
……………………………………….
7 A lot musicians can play more than one instrument.
……………………………………….
8 My music teacher says that I need to practise every day.
……………………………………….
Answer
1 The DJ didn’t take much time to set up his equipment.
2 Singers and dancers earn little money at first.
3 ✓
4 ✓
5 Few string quartets become famous.
6 Not many buskers get rich.
7 A lot of musicians can play more than one instrument.
8 ✓
4. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Remember to use of where necessary.
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all any each few many most no some |
1 We enjoyed the Kandinsky exhibition. …All of…… the pictures were painted by the Russian artist.
2 There are ……………………… boys in the school choir, only girls.
3 We had ……………………… dinner before we went out as we would be getting home late.
4 They aren’t a successful band. ……………………… people have heard of them.
5 I saw ……………………… the film, but I missed the end because my friend phoned me.
6 The teacher read ……………………… poem carefully before deciding which one should win the poetry competition.
7 They didn’t go to the festival because they didn’t know ……………………… the bands.
8 They didn’t sing ……………………… songs from their new album, only the title track.
Answer
2 no 3 some 4 Few 5 most of
6 each 7 any of 8 many
Challenge!
Write true sentences about your classmates. Use the phrases in the box and all, most, many, some, a few, one or none.
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play in a band are professional dancers go to concerts like opera listen to music know how to read music |
Some of us play in a band.
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