2. Adverbs of Frequency

Exercise 216 (*) Put the adverbs in the correct place in the sentence.

1. Mum makes pancakes on Saturday afternoon. (usually) 2. Mr. Tate is late. (late) 3. Kevin and Janet go swimming. (rarely) 4. My dog is hungry. (always) 5. Mr. and Mrs. Mumby don’t argue. (usually) 6. Martin isn’t unhappy. (usually) 7. Olaf arrives early. (never) 8. Harriet doesn’t cook fish. (often)

Exercise 217 (**) Put the adverbs in the correct place in the sentence.

1. I get up at seven o’clock. (always) 2. He has done this before. (never) 3. Jan and Susan are early for their class. (generally) Tom comes late. (usually) 4. Mary comes to our house. (often) Margaret has come with her. (often) 5. I think (sometimes) that Hob will learn grammar. (never) 6. We have finished our work (nearly); I forgot (nearly) it had to be done by six o’clock. 7. It is not easy (always) to do something that you have done before. (never) 8. I have seen deer in these woods (never) but my father says he saw one (often) when he was a boy.

3. Little/a Little, Few/a Few

Exercise 218 (*) Put in “little” or “few”.

1. MI have __ time, so I can’t go with you. 2. He has __ English books. 3. There is __ ink in my pen. Have you got any ink? 4. There are __ bears in the zoo. 5. Tom was the son of poor parents and had very __ clothes. 6. There is too __ soup in my plate. Give me some more, please. 7. The children returned from the wood very sad because they had found very __ mushrooms. 8. There was too __ light in the room, and I couldn’t read. 9. There are __ people who don’t know that the Earth is round. 10. Your homework is better; you have __ mistakes than usual.

Exercise 219 (**) Put in “little”, “few”, “much” or “many”.

1. My brother is a young teacher. Every day he spends __ time preparing for his lessons. 2. I know very __ about this writer. 3. The pupils of our class ask __ questions at the lesson. They want to know everything. 4. You don’t make __ mistakes in your spelling. Do you work hard at it? – Oh, yes, I do, I work very __. 5. Does your sister read __? – Yes, she does. And your brother? – Oh, he doesn’t. He has so __ books, but he reads very __. 6. Have you __ work to do today? – No, not very __. 7. Walk more quickly, please. We have very __ time. 8. I’m sorry to say, I have read very __ books by Walter Scott.

Exercise 220 (***) Put in “little”, “a little”, “few” or “a few”.

1. I have __ money, so we can go to the cinema. 2. I have __ money, so we cannot go to the cinema. 3. This girl works very __, that’s why she knows nothing. 4. Mother gave us __ apples, and we were glad. 5. He didn’t like it at the camp: he had very __ friends there. 6. This lemon drink is sour; if you put __ sugar in it, it will be sweater. 7. This lemon drink is sour; if you put __ lumps of sugar in it, it will be sweater. 8. The hall was almost empty: there were __ people in it. 9. I can’t buy this expensive hat today: I have too __ money. 10. She left and returned in __ minutes.

Exercise 221 (***) Put in “little”, “a little”, “few” or “a few”.

1. I didn’t have any money but Tom had __. 2. He doesn’t speak much English. Only __ words. 3. Nora’s father died __ years ago. 4. “Would you like some more cake?” “Yes, please, but only __.” 5. This town isn’t very well-known and there isn’t much to see, so __ tourists come here. 6. I don’t think Jill would be a good teacher. She’s got __ patience with children. 7. This is not the first time the car has broken down. It has happened __ times before. 8. The cinema was almost empty. There were very __ people there. 9. I’m sorry I have seen __ plays by this author. 10. I think you can spare me __ time now.

Exercise 222 (***) Put in “little”, “a little”, “few”, “a few”, “much” or “many”.

1. He had __ French books at home, he had to go to the library for more books. 2. She gave him __ water to wash his hands and face. 3. I’d like to say __ words about my journey. 4. After the play everybody felt __ tired. 5. Let’s stay here __ longer: it is such a nice place. 6. There were __ new words in the text, and Peter spent __ time learning them. 7. There was __ hay in the barn, and the children couldn’t play there. 8. There was __ water in the river, and they decided to cross it. 9. My mother knows German __ and she can help you with the translation of this letter. 10. When we walked __ farther down the road, we met another group of students. 11. Have you got __ ink in your pen? 12. At the conference we met __ people whom we knew well. 13. There are very __ old houses left in our street. Most of them have already been pulled down. 14. If you have __ spare time, look through this book. You’ll find __ stories there which are rather interesting. 15. There are __ things here which I cannot understand. 16. Shall I bring __ more chalk? – No, thank you. There is __ chalk on the desk.