Little vs Few

Little, a little, few, a few

They are use to express “not much”.

A little, a few with a noun:

We use a little with singular uncountable nouns.

We use a few with plural countable nouns.

Examples:

· Mary said nothing, but she drank some tea and ate a little bread.

· We stayed a few days in Florence and visited the museums.

Reminder!

Singular: ONE thing.	Example: dog.
Plural: more than 2 things.	Example: dogs.
Uncountable nouns: do not use “a” or “an” before the word because it cannot be plural or measurable with numbers.	Example: happiness (we cannot say “happiness or two happiness”).
Countable nouns: use “a” or “an” before the word because it can be plural and measurable with numbers.	Example: a book or two books.

Summary:

Plural countable	Singular Uncountable
A few	A little

You can watch this video to get a better idea how to use it correctly :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlcbmqHTfW4

Practice the use of a few and a little with the following links:

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