Little(a little), few

(A) LITTLE                                             (A) FEW

(a) little + uncountable noun: (a) little water (a) little time (a) little money (a) little soup	(a) few + plural noun: (a) few books (a) few questions (a) few people (a) few days
a little =   some but not much She didn't eat anything, but she drank a little water. I speak a little Spanish. (= some Spanish but not much) Can you speak Spanish? A little.	a few =   some but not many Excuse me, 1 have to make a few phone calls. We're going away for a few days. I speak a few words of Spanish. Are there any shops near here? Yes, a few.
little (without a) = nearly no or nearly nothing: There was little food in the fridge. It was nearly empty. You can say very little:  Dan is very thin because he eats very little.   (= nearly nothing)	few (without a) = nearly no: There were few people in the theatre. It was nearly empty.   You can say very few:  Your English is very good. You make very few mistakes.
Compare little and a little: They have a little money, so they're not poor. (= they have some money) They have little money. They are very poor. (= nearly no money)	Compare few and a few: I have a few friends, so I'm not lonely. (= I have some friends) I'm sad and I'm lonely. I have few friends. (= nearly no friends)

 

Answer the questions with a little or a few.

1 'Do you have any money?' 'Yes, a jittle ;

2 'Do you have any envelopes?' 'Yes,........................................ .'

3 'Do you want sugar in your coffee?' 'Yes,........................................, please.'

4 'Did you take any photos when you were on holiday?' 'Yes,..................

5 'Does your friend speak English?' 'Yes,.......................................

6 'Are there any good restaurants in this town?' 'Yes,..............................

 

 

 

(A) LITTLE                                             (A) FEW

 

(a) little + uncountable noun: (a) little water (a) little time (a) little money (a) little soup	(a) few + plural noun: (a) few books (a) few questions (a) few people (a) few days
a little =- some but not much She didn't eat anything, but she drank a little water. I speak a little Spanish. (= some Spanish but not much) - Can you speak Spanish? - A little.	a few = some but not many Excuse me, 1 have to make a few phone calls. We're going away for a few days. I speak a few words of Spanish. - Are there any shops near here? - Yes, a few
little (without a) = nearly no or nearly nothing: There was little food in the fridge. It was nearly empty. You can say very little:  Dan is very thin because he eats very little.   (= nearly nothing)	few (without a) = nearly no: There were few people in the theatre. It was nearly empty.   You can say very few:  Your English is very good. You make very few mistakes
Compare little and a little: They have a little money, so they're not poor. (= they have some money) They have little money. They are very poor. (= nearly no money)	Compare few and a few: I have a few friends, so I'm not lonely. (= I have some friends) I'm sad and I'm lonely. I have few friends. (= nearly no friends)

 

Answer the questions with a little or a few.

1 'Do you have any money?' 'Yes, a jittle ;

2 'Do you have any envelopes?' 'Yes,........................................ .'

3 'Do you want sugar in your coffee?' 'Yes,........................................, please.'

4 'Did you take any photos when you were on holiday?' 'Yes,..................

5 'Does your friend speak English?' 'Yes,.......................................

6 'Are there any good restaurants in this town?' 'Yes,..............................

 

 

 

Write a little or a few + these words:

chairs   days   fresh air   friends   milk   Russian   times   years

 

1 Mark speaks Italian well. He lived in Italy for  ......,,,,,,

2 Can I have ..........................in my coffee, please?

3 'When did Amy go away?'       '........................ ago.'

4 'Do you speak any foreign languages?'    'I can speak.................

5 'Are you going out alone?' 'No, I'm going with ........................ .'

6 'Have you ever been to Mexico?'            'Yes,............................. .'

7 There wasn't much furniture in the room - just a table and………

8 I'm going out for a walk.             I need...................................

 

Complete the sentences. Use very little or very few + these words:

Coffee   hotels   mistakes   people   rain    time    work

 

1 Your English is very good. You make very...........

2 I drink..............................   I prefer tea.

3 The weather here is very dry in summer. There is............................

4 It's difficult to find a place to stay in this town. There are……………..

5 Hurry up. We have...........................................................................

6 The town is very quiet at night.................................. go out.

7 Some people in the office are very lazy. They do........................

 

Write little / a little or few / a few.

1 There was…………… food in the fridge. It was nearly empty.

2 'When did Sarah go out?' ' minutes ago.'

3 I can't decide now. I need........................................time to think about it.

4 There was................................traffic, so we arrived earlier than we expected.

5 The bus service isn't very good at night - there are………. buses after 9 o'clock.

6 'Would you like some soup?' 'Yes,…………….. , please.'

7 I'd like to practise my English more, but I have................................ opportunity.

 

Right or wrong? Change the sentences where necessary.

1 We're going away for few days next week..............................

2 Everybody needs little luck…………….

3 I can't talk to you now - I have few things to do.................

 4 I eat very little meat - I don't like it very much...............

 5 Excuse me, can I ask you few questions?........................

6 There were little people on the bus - it was nearly empty. ..............................

7 Mark is a very private person.  Few people know him well.......................

 

Write a little or a few + these words:

chairs   days   fresh air   friends   milk   Russian   times   years

 

1 Mark speaks Italian well. He lived in Italy for  ......,,,,,,

2 Can I have ..........................in my coffee, please?

3 'When did Amy go away?'       '........................ ago.'

4 'Do you speak any foreign languages?'    'I can speak.................

5 'Are you going out alone?' 'No, I'm going with ........................ .'

6 'Have you ever been to Mexico?'            'Yes,............................. .'

7 There wasn't much furniture in the room - just a table and………

8 I'm going out for a walk.             I need...................................

 

Complete the sentences. Use very little or very few + these words:

Coffee   hotels   mistakes   people   rain    time    work

 

1 Your English is very good. You make very...........

2 I drink..............................   I prefer tea.

3 The weather here is very dry in summer. There is............................

4 It's difficult to find a place to stay in this town. There are……………..

5 Hurry up. We have...........................................................................

6 The town is very quiet at night.................................. go out.

7 Some people in the office are very lazy. They do........................

 

Write little / a little or few / a few.

1 There was…………… food in the fridge. It was nearly empty.

2 'When did Sarah go out?' ' minutes ago.'

3 I can't decide now. I need........................................time to think about it.

4 There was................................traffic, so we arrived earlier than we expected.

5 The bus service isn't very good at night - there are………. buses after 9 o'clock.

6 'Would you like some soup?' 'Yes,…………….. , please.'

7 I'd like to practise my English more, but I have................................ opportunity.

 

Right or wrong? Change the sentences where necessary.

1 We're going away for few days next week..............................

2 Everybody needs little luck…………….

3 I can't talk to you now - I have few things to do.................

 4 I eat very little meat - I don't like it very much...............

 5 Excuse me, can I ask you few questions?........................

6 There were little people on the bus - it was nearly empty. ..............................

7 Mark is a very private person.  Few people know him well.......................