Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:
The bus was stuck in traffic for an hour, so I had ______ time to revise before the exam and went in feeling nervous.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → little
Complete sentence: The bus was stuck in traffic for an hour, so I had little time to revise before the exam and went in feeling nervous. “Time” is uncountable. The bus was late, and the writer “went in feeling nervous”.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) a little | some, a small amount: a positive sense | I still have a little money left for the bus fare. |
| (2) few | with countable plural nouns (things we can count) | Few shops were open during the curfew. |
| (3) a few | also with countable plural nouns | Sunita made a few friends on her first day at college. |
| (4) little (answer) | hardly any: a negative sense, with uncountable nouns | The farmers got little help after the flood. |