Uses of few, a few,little , a little,

Today’s English Grammar

Written by : Mohammad Arif Mohiuddin        Phone : 01553516901

Few , A few = Countable

Little, a little = Uncountable

Uses of few, a few, little, a little

Few and little (without a) are negative ideas.( = not many, not much)

        

Raghib doesn’t like living in London. He has few friends there.

Raghib is very busy with his job. He has little time for other things.

A little and a few have a more positive meaning.

A little = some,  a small amount:

Let’s go out and have a coffee. We have a little time before the train leaves.

A few = some, a small number :

I enjoy my lif]e here. I have a few friends and we meet quite often.