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a few / few       and        a little / little
example:
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  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     A LITTLE      too short for him. He's getting taller by the minute!
I suppose we'll have to buy him   A FEW   new pairs of pants this weekend.
17.
18.		 Wait! I'm not finished yet. I need   A FEW   more minutes. 
Can you give me     A LITTLE     more time?
19.
20.		 Dana: If you're hungry, I'd be happy to cook you   A FEW   eggs.
Tim: No thanks. I ate     A LITTLE     fruit about 20 minutes ago.
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22. 		 I stayed up too late last night; I got very     LITTLE     sleep. 
I wish I could sleep     A LITTLE     longer. 
23.
24.		 Very     FEW    people are millionaires.
I don't necessarily want to be a millionaire, but I'd like to have     A LITTLE     more money in the bank.
25. 
26.		 Into every life,     A LITTLE     rain must fall.
May your joys be many and your troubles be    FEW  .
27.
28.		 Can I borrow your dictionary to look up   A FEW   words?
I always use a dictionary, so I make very    FEW    mistakes in spelling.
29.
30.		 Tamara speaks very      LITTLE     Russian, 
but she knows   A FEW   words.
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