1. Primary Longman Elect 4B Chapter 3 a lot of / a few / a little
more / fewer / less

2. a lot of / a few / a little
I ate a lot of sweets yesterday.

3. a lot of / a few / a little
I ate a lot of steak yesterday.

4. a lot of / a few / a little
I ate a few cherries yesterday.

5. a lot of / a few / a little
I ate a little broccoli yesterday.

6. more / fewer / less
You need to eat fewer sweets.

7. more / fewer / less
You need to eat less meat.

8. more / fewer / less
You need to eat more fruit.

9. more / fewer / less
You need to eat more vegetables.

10. a lot of / a few / a little
We use a lot of with both countable and uncountable nouns.
e.g. I ate a lot of tomatoes.
I ate a lot of pork.
We use a few with countable nouns.
e.g. I ate a few tomatoes.
We use a little with uncountable nouns.
e.g. I ate a little pork.

11. more / fewer / less
We use more with both countable and uncountable nouns.
e.g. You need to eat more vegetables.
You need to eat more fruit.
We use fewer with countable nouns.
e.g. You need to eat fewer sweets.
We use less with uncountable nouns.
e.g. You need to eat less meat.

12. Key structure a lot of broccoli. / cherries. a few cherries. He ate
a little
fish.
fewer
sweets.
more
You need to eat
less
meat.
more
When we give advice, we suggest food types, not specific food items.

13. Practice Choose the correct answer. I ate ________ potatoes. a few
a little
I ate ________ potatoes.
a few

14. Practice Choose the correct answer. I ate ________ spaghetti. a little
a few
a little
I ate ________ spaghetti.
a little

15. Practice Choose the correct answer. I drank ________ cola. a little
a few
a little
I drank ________ cola.
a little

16. Practice Choose the correct answer. I ate ________ grapes. a few a few
a little
I ate ________ grapes.
a few

17. Practice Choose the correct answer. You need to eat ________ sweets.
less
fewer
You need to eat ________ sweets.
fewer

18. Practice Choose the correct answer. You need to eat ________ meat.
fewer
less
You need to eat ________ meat.
less

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