Упражнение 1 Вставьте some, any, no или артикль a/an вместо пропусков.
1 I haven’t got ________ paper.
2 There is ___________ petrol in the car.
3 I have ___________problem with this exercise.
4 I bought _________fruit, but they didn’t have _________vegetables.
5 Give me _________apple, please.
6 I don’t have _________free time today. Sorry.
7 I have __________work to do today.
8 Mr. Brown has ___________letter for Mr. Stone.
9 Are there ___________mistakes in my dictation?
10 I saw ___________ change (деньги: мелочь) on the table a minute ago.
Упражнение 2 Вместо слов (словосочетаний) в скобках используйте very few, a few, very little, a little.
1(Not much time) ____________time was wasted.
2 This dish needs (some) ____________more salt in it.
3 Five hundred years ago (not many) ____________people had books.
4 There were only (a small number of student) ______________at the lecture.
5 We have saved only (a small sum of) _____________money for our holidays.
6 I’d like (some) ___________more coffee, please.
7 I saw Marry (three or four) __________days ago.
8 (Not many) _____________women worked a hundred years ago.
9 He has read (a small number of) __________books on European history.
10 He is a man of (not many) _____________words.
Answers & Comments
1 I haven’t got a paper.
2 There is some petrol in the car.
3 I have a problem with this exercise.
4 I bought some fruit, but they didn’t have some vegetables.
5 Give me an apple, please.
6 I don’t have some free time today. Sorry.
7 I have a work to do today.
8 Mr. Brown has a letter for Mr. Stone.
9 Are there some mistakes in my dictation?
10 I saw some change (деньги: мелочь) on the table a minute ago.
very few, a few, very little, a little.
1 a few time was wasted. (точно не знаю как правильно)
2 This dish needs a little more salt in it.
3 Five hundred years ago a few people had books.
4 There were only at the lecture.
5 We have saved only a few money for our holidays.
6 I’d like a few more coffee, please.
7 I saw Marry a few days ago.
8 Few women worked a hundred years ago.
9 He has read a fewbooks on European history.
10 He is a man of a few words.
Few + исчисляемое существительное = мало …, недостаточно …
A few + исчисляемое существительное = несколько …., достаточно ….
Little + неисчисляемое существительное = мало …, недостаточно …
A little + неисчисляемое существительное = немного …., достаточно …