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a few / few and a little / little
EXAMPLES:
MEANING:
count
nouns
a few
I saw
a few
friends at the mall.
two or three
(positive)
I saw
two or three
friends at the mall.
few
He has
few
friends because he's so mean.
almost none
(negative)
He has
almost no
friends because he's so mean.
non
count
nouns
a little
I have
a little
bit of homework.
a small amount
(positive)
I have
a small amount
of homework.
little
There is
little
pollution in that country.
almost none
(negative)
There is
almost no
pollution in that country.
1.
2.
Max: Do you have (a few/ few)
pieces of paper I can borrow?
Lee: Sure. Here's (a little/little)
paper for you.
3.
4.
Pat: I only have (a little/little)
money for lunch. Let's go somewhere inexpensive.
Jim: I can lend you (a few/few)
dollars if you want.
5.
6.
Irene is really unfriendly. She has (a few/ few)
friends.
She also has very (a little/little)
patience with other people.
7.
8.
Pablo has many acquaintances, but he only has (a few/ few)
very close friends.
He thinks that it's better to have (a few/ few)
close friends, than dozens of acquaintances.
9.
10.
Sara likes (a little/little)
honey in her tea.
Jan likes (a few/ few)
spoonfuls of sugar in hers.
11.
12.
Fran enjoys listening to (a few/few/a little/little)
music when she gets home from school.
She is thinking about buying (a few/few/a little/little)
new CD's next week.
13.
14.
We got to the airport early because there was very (a few/few/a little/little)
traffic at 3 am.
Since we got there early, we had (a few/few/a little/little)
time to catch a nap in the terminal.
15.
16.
Ben's pants are getting
too short for him. He's getting taller by the minute!
I suppose we'll have to buy him
new pairs of pants this weekend.
17.
18.
Wait! I'm not finished yet. I need
more minutes.
Can you give me
more time?
19.
20.
Dana: If you're hungry, I'd be happy to cook you
eggs.
Tim: No thanks. I ate
fruit about 20 minutes ago.
21
22.
I stayed up too late last night; I got very
sleep.
I wish I could sleep
longer.
23.
24.
Very
people are millionaires.
I don't necessarily want to be a millionaire, but I'd like to have
more money in the bank.
25.
26.
Into every life,
rain must fall.
May your joys be many and your troubles be
.
27.
28.
Can I borrow your dictionary to look up
words?
I always use a dictionary, so I make very
mistakes in spelling.
29.
30.
Tamara speaks very
Russian, but she knows
words.
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