Determiners are words like the, a, my, his, their, some, any, most, little, few and enough. Determiners come at the beginning of nouns or noun phrases. However, they are not adjectives.

• some students
• my daughter
• the government
• any person
• enough food
• little money

There are mainly two types of determiners – group A determiners and group B determiners

Group A determiners

Group A determiners are of three kinds.

• Articles: a, an, the
• Possessives: my, his, their, your, her, our, whose etc.
• Demonstratives: this, these, that, those

We cannot put two group A determiners together.

Group B determiners

These determiners usually say how much or how many we are talking about. Examples are: much, many, few, little, some, any, each, every, either, neither, all, both, half etc.

We can put two group B determiners together.

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner. This English grammar worksheet is designed for students of classes 7 and 8.

Determiners Worksheet

1. I would like …………………… more rice. (some / any / few)

2. Has she got ………………………. friends? (some / any)

3. She does not have ………………………. friends here. (many / much)

4. Have you got ……………………… for me to eat? (anything / something)

5. You don’t offer me ……………………….. help. (any / some)

6. I opened the window but I didn’t see ………………………. (anything / something)

7. She earns ……………………… money than I do. (less / few)

8. She has got ……………………… friends than me. (less / fewer)

9. He doesn’t do ……………………….. work. (any / some)

10. I couldn’t answer ……………………. of the questions. (any / some)

11. I have invited ………………………. of my friends to the party. (some / any)

12. I haven’t got ………………………. to wear. (anything / something)

13. She doesn’t have ……………………….. concern for the poor. (any / some)

14. We meet every ………………………… days. (few / many)

15. Have you got ……………………….. letters for me? (any / some)

16. ………………………… students passed the test. (Few / Less)

17. ………………………… people supported the plan. (Most / Much / Less)

18. ………………………… of these trees was planted by my grandmother. (Each / Every / All)

19. ……………………………. of them was able to solve the problem. (Neither / Either / Both)

20. I want to ask …………………………….. questions. (few / a few / any)

Answers

1. some, 2. any, 3. many, 4. anything, 5. any, 6. anything, 7. less, 8. fewer, 9. any, 10. any, 11. some, 12. anything, 13. any, 14. few, 15. any (Use any in questions and negatives; use some in affirmative sentences), 16. Few (Use few with plural nouns; less with uncountable nouns), 17. Most, 18. Each (Each is followed by a singular verb; all is followed by a plural verb.), 19. Neither (Neither is followed by a singular verb; both is followed by a plural verb.), 20. a few (A few indicates a small number; few means almost none)