Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.

Determiners are words like few, little, some, any, much, many, all and whole. They usually go before nouns, but they are not exactly adjectives.

Use few with plural nouns. Use little with uncountable nouns. Some and any can be used with both plural and uncountable nouns. Use much with uncountable nouns; use many with plural verbs.

Determiners worksheet for class 9

1. She has ……………………… friends. (few / little / any)

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

3. There is ……………………….. water in the pond. (little / few / many)

4. I could answer only ………………………… questions. (a few / a little / any)

5. Have we got ……………………….. eggs? (any / some / few)

6. She has ………………………… interest in politics. (little / few / any)

7. ………………………… of my friends are atheists. (Some / Any / Much)

8. ………………………… money has been wasted on that project. (Much / Many / Most)

9. I have invited …………………………. of my friends. (all / whole)

10. You didn’t each ……………………….. rice. (much / many / some)

11. ……………………….. students simply hate mathematics. (Many / Much / Little)

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

Answers

1. few (Use few with plural nouns; use little with uncountable nouns)

2. any   (Use any in questions and negatives; use some in affirmative sentences)

3. little (Use little with uncountable nouns.)

4. a few

5. any

6. little

7. some

8. Much (Use much with uncountable nouns)

9. all

10. much

11. Many

12. any