9. Choose little or few to complete the sentences. 1. There is (little/few) little chalk in the box. 2. There were (little/few) ___ free seats in the classroom. 3. I have (little/few) ___ to say to you. 4. We have (little/few) ___ rules to follow. 5. There is (little/few) ___ information in the letter. 6. Colin got (little/few) ___ good marks today. 7. There are (little/few) ___ pencils in the pencil case. 8. There was (little/few) ___ colour paper in the backpack yesterday. 9. At this time there is usually (little/few) ___ noise in the street. 10. Unfortunately there are very (little/few) ___ literature classes in the secondary school.

Перевод задания: Выберите little или few, чтобы дополнить предложения.

Правило: little употребляется с неисчисляемыми существительными, а few — с исчисляемыми существительными во множественном числе.

1. There is little chalk in the box.
2. There were few free seats in the classroom.
3. I have little to say to you.
4. We have few rules to follow.
5. There is little information in the letter.
6. Colin got few good marks today.
7. There are few pencils in the pencil case.
8. There was little colour paper in the backpack yesterday.
9. At this time there is usually little noise in the street.
10. Unfortunately there are very few literature classes in the secondary school.

Перевод: 1. В коробке мало мела. 2. В классе было мало свободных мест. 3. Мне нечего тебе сказать. 4. У нас есть несколько правил, которым нужно следовать. 5. В письме мало информации. 6. Колин сегодня получил мало хороших оценок. 7. В пенале мало карандашей. 8. Вчера в рюкзаке было мало цветной бумаги. 9. В это время на улице обычно мало шума. 10. К сожалению, в средней школе очень мало уроков литературы.

Ответ: 1) little; 2) few; 3) little; 4) few; 5) little; 6) few; 7) few; 8) little; 9) little; 10) few.