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Little and Few

Little is an adjective of quantity. It is used with uncountable nouns.

Read the following sentences.

There is little milk in the bottle.
O
She has little money.
O
Few is an adjective of number. It is used with countable nouns.

Read the following sentences.

I have few friends in Delhi.
O
Few boys are playing in the park.
O

Practice Time 2

Fill in the blanks with the correct adjectives from those given in brackets.
Adjectives: Degrees of Comparison
1. _______________ animals were grazing in the field. (Few/Little)

2. There are _______________ students in my class. (much/many)

3. Sangeeta is _______________ than Meenakshi. (elder/older)

4. Vishal does not have _______________ friends. (much/many)

5. Mother has _______________ work to do. (much/many)

6. Kunal is my _______________ brother. (elder/older)

Logical Thinking
Activity Time

Rewrite these sentences by removing errors.
1. The crow was more clever than the snake.

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2. That was the highly sweatest moment of my life.

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3. Of the two girls, Nancy is the oldest.

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4. Harish is most miserly than his brother.
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5. Her marks are better than you.
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