little a little By Biw

LITTLE, A LITTLE FEW, A FEW With Teacher BiwBiw

WELCOME, STUDENTS!

MEANING... It is a statement of quantity that has the same meaning, that is, few but has different uses, where few and a few are plural countable nouns, while little and a little are used with uncountable nouns.

LITTLE AND A LITTLE A little is more than little. We use a little and little + an uncountable noun. • Little is a negative idea. It means 'nearly none, nearly nothing'. We can also use very little. Ex. I can't help you. I speak little English. • A little is a positive idea. It means 'not much, but some'. Ex. I can help you: I speak a little English.

FEW AND A FEW A few is more than few. We use a few and few + a plural countable noun. • Few is a negative idea. It means 'almost none'. We can also use very few. Ex. He has few friends, so he is very lonely. • A few is a positive idea. There are few, but there are still some. Ex. I have a few books, I can lend you one.

IRREGULAR COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS. • little ⇒ less ⇒ the least • a little ⇒ more ⇒ the most • few ⇒ fewer ⇒ the fewest • a few ⇒ more ⇒ the most

TEST!

Complete the sentences 1 I have ____ water lelf. there is enough with little, a little, few and to share. a few. 2 I have ____ good friends, I am not lonely. 3 She is lucky. She has ____ problems. 4 She has ____ self-confidence. She has a lot of trouble talking to new people.

Answer I have a little water lelf. there is enough to share. I have a few good friends, I am not lonely. She is lucky. She has few problems. She has little self-confidence. She has a lot of trouble talking to new people.

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