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 Adjectiveso Adjective exercises Adjective exercises much vs many Decide whether you have to use much or many: 1... manylittle vs less Decide whether you have to use little or less: 1..

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Adjective exercises

much vs many

Decide whether you have to use much or many:

1 We saw _ animals at the zoo

2 How _ oranges did you put in the box?

3 There isn’t _ sugar in my coffee

4 I don’t have friends

5 The old man hasn’t got _ hair on his head

6 I’ve packed _ bottles of water

7 I didn’t get _ sleep last night

8 How _ fruit do you eat in an average day? Answers:

5 much

a little vs a few

Decide whether you have to use a little or a few:

1 Can you please buy _ apples

2 We need _ water

3 I have _ money left

4 I take _ sugar with my coffee

5 We had _ pints of beer there

6 You have _ time left

7 There are _ chairs in the room

8 He only spent _ dollars there Answers:

2 a little

3 a little

4 a little

6 a little

some vs any

Decide whether you have to use some or any:

1 Is there _ milk left?

2 There is _ juice in the bottle

3 Do you have _ coffee?

4 I don’t have _ money left.

5 She has _ money

6 Do you know _ of these singers?

7 I don’t know _ of them

8 I know _ of them

Answers:

some vs many

Decide whether you have to use some or many:

1 The child put _ sand into the bucket

2 I can lend you _ money if you need it

3 There aren’t _ pears left Only two

4 We had _ cake with the tea

5 Don’t eat so _ sweets or you’ll get fat

6 I had _ beer last night at the bar

7 I don’t have _ friends

8 He brought _ food with him

Answers:

5 many

little vs less

Decide whether you have to use little or less:

1 I have _ interest in classical music

2 I have _ faith in him

3 We need _ furniture in this dance hall than in the big one

4 You have to drink _ coffee

5 He has _ money than I thought

6 Tonight I drank _ wine than last night

7 She dedicates _ time to her homework than to her hobbies

8 This will take _ time to finish than the last time we tried Answers:

1 little

2 little

a little vs a lot

Decide whether you have to use a little or a lot:

1 That may cost you _ of money

2 I added _ sugar to the mix

3 You’ll have to spend _ of cash on this car (a lot)

4 I can do it with _ help from my friends.

5 _ change can really make a difference

6 I don’t have _ of free time today

7 He left _ of laundry for me to do

8 She gave him _ attention

Answers:

1 a lot

2 a little

3 a lot

4 a little

5 a little

6 a lot

7 a lot

8 a little

few vs little

Decide whether you have to use few or little:

1 There’s _ point in calling

2 _ people understood what he said

3 There is _ use in trying to do this

4 There’s _ space here as it is

5 There’s _ I can do about this

6 Dan is a great student He has _ problems with history

7 There was _ traffic on the road

8 I think Coventry will win the match but _ people agree with me Answers:

1 little

3 little

4 little

5 little

7 little

fewer vs less

Decide whether you have to use fewer or less:

1 There were _ days below freezing last winter

2 I drank _ water than she did

3 I have _ than an hour to do this work

4 People these days are buying _ newspapers

5 I have _ time to do this work

6 _ than thirty children each year develop the disease

7 I wear _ makeup on weekdays

8 He worked _ hours than I did

Answers:

farther vs further

Decide whether you have to use farther or further:

1 How much _ do you plan to drive tonight?

2 I just can’t go any _

3 Do you have any _ plans for adding on to the building?

4 That’s a lot _ than I want to carry this heavy suitcase!

5 The _ that I travel down this road, the _ behind schedule I get

6 How much _ do you intend to take this legal matter?

7 It’s not that much _ to the gas station

8 How much _ do I have to run, coach?

Answers:

1 farther

2 further

3 further

4 farther

5 farther, further

6 further

7 farther

8 farther

later vs latter

Decide whether you have to use later or latter:

1 My neighbours have a son and a daughter : the former is a teacher, the _ is a nurse

2 I will address that at a _ time

3 Of the first two Harry Potter books, I prefer the _

4 John arrived at the party _ than Mary did

5 I prefer the _ offer to the former one

6 I will be back _

7 I was given the choice between a hamburger or a hotdog, I chose the _ of the two; the hotdog

8 When it comes to soy burgers or a juicy cow burger, I prefer the _

Answers:

1 latter

2 later

3 latter

4 later

5 latter

6 later

7 latter

8 latter

last vs latter

Decide whether you have to use last or latter:

1 Jack, Jill and Bob went up the hill; the _ watched the other two fall down

2 The former half of the film is more interesting than the _ half

3 Out of chapters 1, 2, and 3, the _ one is the most difficult to learn

4 Dan is now friends with Ruth, Maya and Ben The _ is his cousin

5 Jane speaks Italian and English : the former language fairly well and the _ fluently

6 There are two versions, A and B, but the _ is more popular

7 Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the _ is remembered today

8 I study math, English and history I enjoy the _ one most

Answers:

2 latter

5 latter

6 latter

7 latter