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A Little A Few Little Few

The document explains the usage of 'a few' with countable nouns and 'a little' with uncountable nouns, highlighting their meanings as nearly none. It provides examples and exercises for choosing the correct quantifiers in various sentences. The document serves as a grammar guide for understanding the distinction between countable and uncountable nouns.

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A Little A Few Little Few

The document explains the usage of 'a few' with countable nouns and 'a little' with uncountable nouns, highlighting their meanings as nearly none. It provides examples and exercises for choosing the correct quantifiers in various sentences. The document serves as a grammar guide for understanding the distinction between countable and uncountable nouns.

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A few + countable nouns A little + uncountable nouns

a few books a little water


a few people a little information
a few times a little time

few + countable = nearly no little + uncountable = nearly no


I have few friends. = I have nearly no friends. I have little money. = I have nearly no money.

Choose: a little / little / a few / few.


1) I have _____________water left. There's enough to share.
2) I have _______________good friends. I'm not lonely.
3) He has ______________education. He can't read or write, and he can hardly
count.
4) There are _________________people she really trusts. It's a bit sad.
5) We've got ______________time at the weekend. Would you like to meet?
6) Julie gave us ____________apples from her garden. Shall we share them?
7) She has ______________self-confidence. She has a lot of trouble talking to new
people.
8) There are _________________women politicians in the UK. Many people think
there should be more.
9) It's a great pity, but the hospital has _________medicine. They can't help many
people.
10) I've got _____________cakes to give away. Would you like one?
11) There's _______________milk left in the fridge. It should be enough for our
coffee.
12) _____________________children from this school go on to university,
unfortunately.
13) Do you need information on English grammar? I have _____________books
on the topic if you would like to borrow them.
14) She's lucky. She has _______________problems.
15) London has _______________sunshine in the winter. That's why so many
British people go on holiday to sunny places!
16) There's ______________spaghetti left in the cupboard. Shall we eat it
tonight?
17) There are ___________programmes on television that I want to watch. I
prefer to download a film or read a book.
18) He has __________________free time. He hardly ever even manages to call
his mother!
19) Unfortunately, I have _________________problems at the moment.
20) Are you thirsty? There's ________________juice left in this bottle, if you'd like
it.

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