Grammar test
Some, any, a lot of, a few, a little
1. Fill in some, any. 2. Put a few, a little, a lot of into the sentences.
1. Is there __any_____ milk left? 1. _a few ____ people came to see the play. It was rather
2. We must buy ___some____ vegetables for dinner. sad.
3. Mary doesn’t have ___any________ money. 2. There is a lot of____ furniture in the house.
4. I’m going to buy ___some________ clothes. 3. This soup is too salty. I’ve put _____ a lot of _______
5. Can I have __some______ coffee, please? salt into it.
6. Have you got __any_____ children? 4. Give me _ a few __________ sheets of paper, please.
7. I have __some______ friends in Britain. They are I need to write a letter.
students. 5. There are __ a lot of ________ interesting stories in
8. - Are there _any______ sweets in your bag? – Yes, the book.
there are __some____. 6. _ a lot of ____ people came to the meeting. We need
9. I want to buy __some_____ kitchen furniture. some more chairs.
10. I want to show you ___some______ pictures. 7. Can you skate? - Yes, I can skate ___a little______,
11. There is nothing in the fridge. Go to the shop and but not very much.
buy _some___ food. 8. Do you have many English books? - No, just _ a few
12. There isn’t __any_______ water in this bottle. __.
13. There are ___some______ sandwiches on my party. 9. Can you walk _ a little _ faster? We are going to be
14. She drinks __some_______ milk with her cereal. late for the concert.
15. Are there ___any_____ good books in the library? 10. I can see __ a lot of __ English magazines on the table.
16. There wasn´t ___any_____ space in the cupboard. Are they yours?
17. Peter never gives his mother ___any______ help. 11. They are rich. They have ___ a lot of ____ money.
18. There's hardly ____any ________ coffee left. 12. I have ___ a lot of __ of apples. I can give you some.
19. Can I have ___some_____ of these kiwis?
20. We saw ___some_______ dolphins in the sea.
3. Put a lot of into the sentences.
1. We met interesting people at the party. _We met a lot of interesting people at the party__
2. I ate fish for lunch. _I ate a lot of fish for lunch. __
3. She bought nice shoes for the next summer. __She bought a lot of nice shoes for the next summer __
4. They have problems in their business. __They have a lot of problems in their business___________________
4. Replace some by a few, a little. Cross some and put a few or a little.
E.g. Would you like some a little chocolate?
1. Would you like some __a little_______ cheese?
2. Would you like some __ a little ______ mineral water?
3. Would you like some ___a few__________ strawberries?
4. Can I offer you some __ a little _____ black coffee?
5. Can I offer you some __ a little ____ bread?
6. Shall I bring you some ___ a few ____ biscuits?
7. Shall I bring you some ___ a few ______ plums?
8. Would you like some __ a little ____ meat?
9. Would you like some __ a little __ dessert?
10. Can I have some ___ a few sweets?